Playback Controls

Skip YouTube ads / Control video playbacks using keyboard shortcuts
What is Playback Controls?
Playback Controls is a powerful Chrome extension that allows users to control video playbacks on the internet using keyboard shortcuts. With this extension, you can easily skip ads on platforms like YouTube and Facebook. Speed up or slow down videos, adjust volume, fast-forward or rewind, play or pause videos effortlessly. Discover the convenience of controlling video playbacks with Playback Controls.

Extension stats

Users: 223 ▼ -6
Rating: 4.86 (7)
Version: 2.0.0 (Last updated: 2022-04-11)
Creation date: 2021-12-31
Risk impact: Low risk impact
Risk likelihood: Very low risk likelihood
Manifest version: 3
Size: 41.54K

Other platforms

Not available on Firefox
Not available on Edge
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Extension summary

This extension allows users to control all video playbacks on the internet.

Use the keyboard shortcuts to speed up/down the videos, increase/decrease volume, fast-forward or rewind, or play/pause/end the videos.

The extension can also skip YouTube/ Facebook ads.

The shortcuts can be viewed from the popup-menu once the plugin has been installed (as shown in the screenshots).

User reviews

by Ravi Vikas, 2024-09-04

Great extension. Would have liked to be able to set how many seconds to forward or rewind with {shift+->} and {shift+<-}, but other than that it does what it says.
by Yair Jacob, 2024-06-13

Awesome extension! Thanks for sharing this one with us! <3
by Nik olaos, 2022-01-04
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Extension safety

Risk impact

Playback Controls requires very minimum permissions.

Risk likelihood

Playback Controls has earned a good reputation and can be trusted.

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