East Control

East Control

An extension that allows easy control of various media streaming websites.

What is East Control?
East Control is a user-friendly Google Chrome extension that integrates efficiency into your regular media streaming. It not only allows play/pause action of currently streaming media but also facilitates keyboard shortcuts for next, previous, like, or dislike depending upon website compatibility. In addition, it supports content playback speed adjustment on selective websites deploying HTML audio/video elements, enabling you to pace up/down your audio/video.
Merlin
Stats
Users: 747 ▼ -2
Rating: 4.71 (35)
Version: 3.1.0.1 (Last updated: 2022-05-31)
Creation date: 2020-06-18
Risk impact: Very high risk impact
Risk likelihood: Low risk likelihood
Manifest version: 2
Permissions:
  • clipboardWrite
  • contextMenus
  • idle
  • notifications
  • storage
  • tabs
  • https://*.pandora.com/
  • https://*.p-cdn.com/
  • https://*.p-cdn.us/
  • https://*.scdn.co/
  • See more
Size: 11.02M
URLs: Website
Stats date:

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Merlin
Summary

A simple extension that adds a browser action to easily play/pause currently streaming content. Allows adding keyboard shortcuts for other various controls such as next, previous, like, dislike (depending on website support).

On supported websites, also adds content playback speed controls. Allows you to speed up or slow down the audio/video (only supported on websites using HTML audio/video elements).

User reviews
User reviews summary
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 Chrome Web Store does not verify user reviews, so some user reviews may be inaccurate, spammy, or outdated.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 for controlling video on most websites
  • Responsive developer constantly adding new features
  • Customizable shortcuts for play, pause, next video, previous video, volume control
Cons
  • Size of the extension (10mo) is considered big by some users
  • Configuring shortcuts can be confusing for some users
Most mentioned
  • Responsive developer constantly adding new features
  • Customizable shortcuts for play, pause, next video, previous video, volume control
  • Works well on many websites
Recent reviews
Not responding on Spotify. I'm on Edge
by yaniv pur yaniv pur, 2024-03-25

This is the only video controller that matters.
by Bruce Preston Bruce Preston, 2023-06-29

extension impeccable it replace it 2 of my extension ,loop, and media control ....the only issue is it's size 10mo ?!! its somehow big and doubteful
by med ism med ism, 2023-04-10
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Safety
Risk impact

East Control is very risky to use and it requires a lot of sensitive permissions. Avoid installing this extension unless you absolutely trust this publisher.

Risk likelihood

East Control has earned a fairly good reputation and likely can be trusted.

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