HTML5 Video Keyboard Shortcuts

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

What is HTML5 Video Keyboard Shortcuts?

"HTML5 Video Keyboard Shortcuts" is a Chrome extension designed to enhance your video playback experience by adding a comprehensive list of keyboard shortcuts. It works seamlessly with Chrome's native HTML5 video player, providing controls for play/pause, skipping, volume adjustment, and more without interfering with custom video players like YouTube. The extension is open source and has a variety of settings to customize the controls to your preference.

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Extension stats

By: AjaxGb

View on Chrome Web Store

Users: 7,000+

Rating: 4.12 (93)

Version: 4.1.5 (Last updated: 2024-03-11)

Creation date: 2017-08-14

Risk impact: Low risk impact

Risk likelihood: Very low risk likelihood

Manifest version: 3

Permissions:

contextMenus
storage

Size: 46.94K

Email: aj*****@gmail.com

Ranking

# 12121 ▼ 25

Other rankings

#263 in Functionality & UI ▼ 3

#42 in keyboard keyword 33 ▼ 2

#51 in video player keyword 43

#66 in arrow keyword 3 ▼ 1

#70 in shortcut keyword 32 ▼ 1

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Extension summary

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Tired of Chrome's primitive built-in HTML5 video player?

This extension adds an extensive list of keyboard controls to improve your viewing experience. The shortcuts are only active on videos with the default controls enabled, so don't worry about them messing up YouTube or other custom video players. To enable controls (and keyboard shortcuts) on videos that don't have them, just right-click the video in question and select "Show controls".

Note that this extension is only meant to affect Chrome's native HTML5 video player!

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FULL LIST OF SHORTCUTS:

-Click: Select video, Play/Pause selected video -Double-Click / F: Toggle fullscreen -Space / K:

User reviews

These summaries are automatically generated weekly using AI based on recent user reviews. Chrome Web Store does not verify user reviews, so some user reviews may be inaccurate, spammy, or outdated.

Pros

Great functionality that mimics VLC player behavior.
Helpful for controlling playback speed and navigation.
Simple setup for those who may have issues initially.
Well-received as a long-awaited solution for video playback needs.

Cons

Doesn't work with major platforms like YouTube or Zoom recordings.
Playback speed control is inconsistent or nonfunctional.
Not maintained or updated since 2017, leading to various issues.
Often disables itself on many sites, causing frustration.

Most mentioned

Doesn't work anymore.
Just behaves like VLC player.
Great app/extension.
Playback speed control does not work.
No longer maintained.

Recent reviews

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

As another reviewer said, it "just behaves like VLC player", but that's not quite right... Bluetooth audio devices add lag, so for audio-video synchronization it would be great to see VLC's audio delay J (-50ms) and K (+50ms) hotkey features implemented here too. Overall a fantastic little extension :)