Always Show HTML5 Video Controls

This tiny extension makes all HTML5 video elements show controls by default.

Always Show HTML5 Video Controls - Chrome Extension

Always Show HTML5 Video Controls is a Chrome extension that sets the "Show Controls" attribute to true for HTML5 video elements, making them display controls by default. It does not affect video controls on popular websites like YouTube, Netflix, Vimeo, and others.

Extension stats

Users: 3,000+
Rating: 4.00
(32)
Version: 1.14 (Last updated: 2017-04-18)
Creation date: 2017-04-18
Risk impact: Low risk impact
Risk likelihood:
Manifest version: 2
Size: 6.95K

Other platforms

Not available on Android
Not available on Firefox
Not available on Edge
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Extension summary

HTML5 video tags have their "Show Controls" attribute set to false by default. This extension looks for video tags on most webpages and sets the "Show Controls" attribute to true. Does not take action on the following sites to prevent conflicts with proprietary video controls: youtube.com netflix.com vimeo.com dailymotion.com hulu.com twitch.tv liveleak.com vine.co

User reviews

On some sites you need to right click and choose "show controls" but overall it works well.
by Tomasz Kłosiński, 2022-05-27

Works well for 9gag, thank you.
by Y. Apostoł, 2022-05-07

omg thank you
by Martin Gašparek, 2022-04-08
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Extension safety

Risk impact

Always Show HTML5 Video Controls requires very minimum permissions.

Risk likelihood

Always Show HTML5 Video Controls may not be trust-worthy. Avoid installing if possible unless you really trust this publisher.

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