HTML5 Video Keyboard Shortcuts

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

Enhance Video Playback with HTML5 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

Users: 6,000+

Rating: 4.12

(94)

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

Creation date: 2017-08-14

Permissions:

contextMenus
storage

Size: 46.94K

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

Full description: See detailed description

Ranking

# 11,617 ▲ 41

Other rankings

#274 in Functionality & UI ▲ 2

#45 in video player keyword 29 ▼ 7

#48 in keyboard keyword 12 ▼ 11

#55 in arrow keyword 5 ▼ 2

#62 in shortcut keyword 12 ▼ 15

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Other platforms

Not available on Android

Not available on Firefox

Not available on Edge

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 Chrome Web Store does not verify user reviews, so some user reviews may be inaccurate, spammy, or outdated.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

Works well with various video platforms (e.g., Facebook)
Behaves similarly to VLC player, providing familiar shortcuts
Saves time for users, especially on laptops
Great for controlling video playback speed
User-friendly once configured correctly

Cons

Does not work with all video platforms (e.g., YouTube, Zoom)
Playback speed control does not function reliably
Not maintained or updated, leading to functionality issues
Requires specific settings to work, which might confuse some users
May fail to operate with direct video URLs

Most mentioned

Doesn't work with YouTube
Playback speed control issues
Requires 'Allow Access to Urls' to function
Not maintained or updated since 2017
Good user experience when it works

User 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 :)

Scott Pierobon, 2024-04-01

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Extension safety

Risk impact

HTML5 Video Keyboard Shortcuts requires very minimum permissions.

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