Speed Player for Safari

Name: Speed Player for Safari
Rating: 4.3 (43 reviews)
Author: William Taylor

By: William Taylor

Change video speeds on the web

Features & Capabilities

Speed Player is a Safari extension that allows you to easily change the playback speed for any video on the web. Whether you need to speed up lectures or slow down international movies, Speed Player has got you covered.

Speed Player does not access or collect any data from websites you visit. It requires access to read and modify websites you visit to change the speed of videos.

With Speed Player you can set a default playback speed which will be applied to every video, or videos that exceed a certain length. You can also use customisable keyboard shortcuts to quickly increase or decrease the playback rate.

User Growth & Download Statistics

App

By:

William Taylor

Rating:

4.30

(43)

Version:

2.2.1 Last updated: 2023-07-03

Version code:

858214404

Creation date:

2020-06-29

Compatible devices:

Works as Safari extension:

Size:

7.01MB

URLs:

Full description:

Source:

Apple Apps Store

Data ingested on:

2026-06-04

Compare stats and ranking:

Ranking

# 212,009 ▼ 672

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Developed by:

William Taylor

Apple Apps Store

https://apps.apple.com/us/app/speed-player-for-safari/id1521133201

User Reviews

Users praise the app’s simple, minimalist UI and strong customization (shortcuts, auto-activate) plus pitch correction when it works. However, many report reliability problems: freezes, non-responsiveness, and frequent need to re-enable Safari. Site compatibility varies, with some platforms not working or changing after OS updates. Performance is limited by a 2x speed cap and lag at higher speeds. Setup can be fiddly due to per-site permissions and occasional disappearance of the extension.

Pros

Simple, minimalist UI that’s easy to use.
Highly customizable speed controls, including shortcuts and auto-activate options.
Pitch correction works well when the feature is functioning.
Effective speed control and general usability on popular sites (e.g., YouTube) when it works.

Cons

Reliability problems: frequent freezing, crashes, and need to re-enable the extension.
Site compatibility gaps: some sites don’t work (e.g., Disney, YouTube Shorts, Instagram Reels) and behavior can change after OS updates.
Speed performance is limited by a 2x cap and higher speeds can be laggy or not seamless.
Per-site permissions / extension management is fiddly and can cause the extension to disappear or require reconfiguration.
Some features (e.g., pitch shift on iOS 18) stop working after updates.

Recent reviews

Would appreciate 4.0 and 6.0 speed.

by Ch*****, 2026-04-03

Playing YouTube videos and VK videos (a Russian video website) slower than 0.25x doesn’t work. Why? Are there any other video websites where this app doesn’t work on them? Other times, this app stops working, completely, for any site, but deleting this app and then getting this app, again, takes care of this problem. Overall, I like this app.