Video Control for Instagram

Adds volume and play controls to Instagram videos.

Video Control for Instagram Extension

Video Control for Instagram is a simple web extension that enables volume and play controls for Instagram videos, allowing users to control the volume and video position for an improved viewing experience.

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By: https://www.david-schulte.de

Users: 5,000+

Rating: 4.48

(23)

Version: 1.5.0 (Last updated: 2025-01-13)

Creation date: 2023-07-09

Risk impact: Low risk impact

Risk likelihood:

Moderate risk likelihood

Manifest version: 3

Permissions:

storage

Size: 90.72K

Email: ma*****@david-schulte.de

URLs: Website

Ranking

# 13,479 ▲ 29

Other rankings

#4302 in Accessibility ▼ 11

Other platforms

Not available on Android

Video Control for Instagram (v1.5.0)

4.75

(52) 5,402+

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Extension summary

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This simple web extension enables video controls for Instagram videos. This grants you the ability to control the volume and the video position.

User reviews

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Pros

Remembers volume across stories, reels, and posts
Simple and efficient controls
Controls accessible around Instagram's native controls
Saves volume level between videos
Works excellently without major issues

Cons

Overlapping buttons on story video screen
Volume issue with reels requiring manual unmute
Controls can be obscured by Instagram's interface elements
Fullscreen option has been removed in latest updates
Video gets stuck when played forward or backward

Most mentioned

Volume control issues
Interference with Instagram's native features
Request for playback speed control
Usability problems with overlapping buttons
General praise for functionality

User reviews

Hélène Loozen, 2025-01-11

remembers volume across stories, reels and posts and controls are accesible around instagrams native controls the other extension for this fails on both these points w̶h̶e̶n̶ I̶ o̶p̶e̶n̶ r̶e̶e̶l̶s̶ t̶h̶e̶y̶'r̶e̶ a̶l̶w̶a̶y̶s̶ o̶n̶ m̶u̶t̶e̶ t̶h̶o̶u̶g̶h̶ w̶h̶i̶c̶h̶ s̶h̶o̶u̶l̶d̶ b̶e̶ f̶i̶x̶e̶d̶ this has been fixed