HTML5 Video Keyboard Shortcuts

Add keyboard support to Chrome's native HTML5 video player.

HTML5 Video Keyboard Shortcuts is a Chrome extension designed to significantly enhance the native HTML5 video player. It introduces a comprehensive set of keyboard controls that allow users to easily play, pause, skip, control volume, toggle captions, adjust playback speed, and enter fullscreen mode. These shortcuts activate only on videos with default controls, preserving functionality on platforms like YouTube with custom players.

Users can enable controls on videos lacking them by right-clicking and selecting "Show controls," making this extension versatile and user-friendly. The extension is open source and continuously updated for improved performance and compatibility, ensuring a seamless and enriched video watching experience on Chrome.

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By:: AjaxGb
Users:: 6,000+
Rating:: 4.13
(95)
Version:: 4.1.5 (Last updated: 2024-03-11)
Creation date:: 2017-08-14
Risk:: Low risk impact Very low risk likelihood
Permissions:: contextMenus
storage
Size:: 46.94K
Email:: aj*****@gmail.com
Full description:: See detailed description
Source:: Chrome Web Store
Updated:: a day ago

Ranking

# 12,223 ▲ 87

Other rankings

#283 in Functionality & UI ▼ 2

#62 in keyboard keyword 36 ▼ 2

#62 in video player keyword 52 ▼ 2

#65 in arrow keyword 10 ▼ 2

#75 in shortcut keyword 35 ▼ 3

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User reviews

Users appreciate the extension for adding VLC-like keyboard shortcuts to HTML5 videos across various websites, enhancing playback control and user convenience. However, multiple reviews highlight that the extension is no longer maintained, causing it to fail on many sites like YouTube and Zoom recordings. Playback speed controls are inconsistent, and non-English keyboard layouts are unsupported. Some users found that enabling 'Allow Access to URLs' fixes initial issues. Overall, it remains a valuable tool but struggles with compatibility and maintenance.

Pros

Provides keyboard shortcuts for HTML5 videos, similar to VLC player, enhancing user control.
Supports playback speed control (e.g., slow down, speed up) on many sites.
Works well on various websites including Facebook videos, improving user experience over default players.
Easy to use and a time saver, especially appreciated by users accustomed to VLC shortcuts.
Helpful for users wanting consistent video controls across different web players.

Cons

The extension may not work on all websites, including Zoom cloud recordings and YouTube.
Playback speed control sometimes fails or is unresponsive on certain videos.
Requires enabling 'Allow Access to URLs' and restarting Chrome for proper functionality, which may confuse some users.
No longer maintained since 2017, leading to compatibility problems with newer sites and browsers.
Does not support keyboards with layouts other than English, causing issues for international users.

Recent reviews

How can I customize or disable the shortcuts?

James leon, 2025-04-10

Very good, sometimes not working.. If my keyboard is not in English this is also do not work. Thanks, I searched something like this for very long time.

Shai Shem Tov, 2024-11-10

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Julius Ceaser, 2024-07-25

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Extension safety

Risk impact

HTML5 Video Keyboard Shortcuts requires very minimum permissions.

Risk impact analysis details

High Injects scripts into web pages, which may alter or extract site contents, resulting in a substantial risk.

Risk likelihood

HTML5 Video Keyboard Shortcuts has earned a good reputation and can be trusted.

Risk likelihood analysis details

High This extension has low user count. Unpopular extensions may not be stable or safe.
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