# Video Speed Controller

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

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/nffaoalbilbmmfgbnbgppjihopabppdk](https://chrome-stats.com/d/nffaoalbilbmmfgbnbgppjihopabppdk)

## Overview

- **ID:** `nffaoalbilbmmfgbnbgppjihopabppdk`
- **Platform:** Chrome
- **Type:** Chrome extension
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** igrigorik
- **Category:** Functionality & UI
- **Users:** 3,000,000
- **Rating:** 4.52 / 5 (4,491 ratings)
- **Version:** 0.11.1
- **Last updated:** 2026-08-15
- **First published:** 2020-06-25
- **Size:** 103 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-11
- **Store listing:** [Chrome Web Store](https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/video-speed-controller/nffaoalbilbmmfgbnbgppjihopabppdk?hl=en)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://github.com/igrigorik/videospeed/blob/master/PRIVACY.md](https://github.com/igrigorik/videospeed/blob/master/PRIVACY.md)

## Description

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.

## Rankings

- #140 — Overall
- #1 — speed
- #1 — video
- #1 — video speed
- #16 — video player
- #21 — increase

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `storage`

### Content script matches

- `*`
- ``

## Safety

- **Risk impact:** Low risk impact
- **Risk likelihood:** Very low risk likelihood

### Analysis details

- Injects scripts into web pages, which may alter or extract site contents, resulting in a substantial risk.
- This extension was recently updated in the past month. New updates may not be stable or safe.

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## Review summary

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

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/nffaoalbilbmmfgbnbgppjihopabppdk)