Video Speed Controller

Name: Video Speed Controller
Rating: 4.519747235387046 (4431 reviews)
Author: igrigorik

By: igrigorik

Speed up, slow down, advance and rewind HTML5 audio/video with shortcuts

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Features & Capabilities

The Video Speed Controller Chrome extension empowers users to take full control over HTML5 audio and video playback. It enhances native video player capabilities by providing quick and intuitive keyboard shortcuts to accelerate, slow down, rewind, and advance videos by customizable increments. Whether you want to speed through lectures or rewind to catch a detail, this tool offers seamless on-screen controls along with a persistent speed memory feature.

Designed for anyone who consumes video content online, the extension places a speed indicator on the top-left of the video player with hover controls for easy access. Keyboard shortcuts such as 'S' to slow down, 'D' to speed up, 'Z' to rewind, and 'X' to fast forward make video navigation effortless. Advanced settings allow customization of shortcuts and increment values, making Video Speed Controller a versatile tool for learning, entertainment, and more.

User Growth & Download Statistics

Extension

By:

igrigorik

Users:

3,000,000

Rating:

4.52

(4,431) 3 new ratings

Version:

0.10.2 Last updated: 2026-04-15

Creation date:

2020-06-25

Risk:

Permissions:

storage

Content scripts matches:

Size:

93.49KB

Email:

ig*****@gmail.com

URLs:

Full description:

Source:

Chrome Web Store

Data ingested on:

2026-06-20

Compare stats and ranking:

Ranking

# 124 ▲ 5

Other rankings

#780 in Functionality & UI ▼ 300

#1 in video keyword 71

#1 in video speed keyword 60

#2 in speed keyword 45

#13 in increase keyword 53 ▼ 2

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Video Speed Controller (New) (v0.7.4)

864 4.19

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Developed by:

igrigorik

Chrome Web Store

https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/video-speed-controller/nffaoalbilbmmfgbnbgppjihopabppdk?hl=en

Email:

ig*****@gmail.com

Permission Change History

2026-04-05: Version 0.9.5 → 0.10.0

Remove Permissions: activeTab

2025-08-20: Version 0.9.2 → 0.9.3

Remove Permissions: tabs

2025-07-21: Version 0.9.0 → 0.9.1

Add Permissions: tabs

2025-07-17: Version 0.8.0 → 0.9.0

Add Permissions: activeTab

Remove Permissions: contextMenus

2025-06-08: Version 0.7.4 → 0.8.0

Add Permissions: contextMenus

User Reviews

Users praise Video Speed Controller for its broad, flexible speed options (including very high speeds) and cross-site HTML5 video support, plus handy keyboard shortcuts and long-term reliability. It’s free and often superior to built-in YouTube speed controls. Common downsides are bugs that reset or ignore speed settings, compatibility issues with some browsers and UI overlays, occasional performance hiccups, and rare keyboard shortcut glitches. Many also request a save/restore feature for last positions/settings.

Pros

Very flexible speed control (any speed, including high speeds like 4x/5x, with the ability to restore the previous speed)
Works on HTML5 videos across sites, not limited to YouTube
Strong keyboard shortcuts and quick controls (customizable, with features like Mark/Jump and restore)
Reliable and well-maintained; long-term, stable performance across reloads
Free and offers more control than built-in YouTube options

Cons

Settings frequently reset or forget the current speed, indicating bugs in speed persistence
Compatibility issues on some browsers (e.g., Brave) and intrusive UI overlays that obstruct pages
Occasional errors, lag, or reliability hiccups affecting playback
Keyboard shortcut bugs (e.g., ctrl+A triggering a pop-up) in some cases
Requests for a save/restore feature to remember the last controller position or settings

Recent reviews

Controls always start in the middle of the video screen, even after I move it to the top-left and refresh

Ja*****, 2026-06-18

Wow love this extension so much!

Em*****, 2026-06-16

Really cool. Keybinds are awesome. Ty Ty

Yo*****, 2026-06-10

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Is Video Speed Controller Safe?

Risk impact

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Video Speed Controller 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

Risk likelihood measures the probability that a Chrome extension may turn malicious. This is determined by the publisher and the Chrome extension reputation on Chrome Web Store, the amount of time the Chrome extension has been around, and other signals about the Chrome extension. Our algorithms are not perfect, and are subject to change as we discover new ways to detect malicious extensions. We recommend that you always exercise caution when installing a Chrome extension.

Video Speed Controller has earned a good reputation and can be trusted.

Risk likelihood analysis details

Medium This extension was updated in the past 3 months. New updates may not be stable or safe.
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