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

Manifest V2
Users: 3,000+
Rating: 4.00
(32)
Version: 1.14 (Last updated: 2017-04-18)
Creation date: 2017-04-18
Size: 6.95K
Full description: See detailed description

Other platforms

Not available on Android
Not available on Firefox
Not available on Edge

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 impact analysis details
  • High Injects scripts into web pages, which may alter or extract site contents, resulting in a substantial risk.
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Risk likelihood

We don't have sufficient data to confidently determine the risk likelihood of Always Show HTML5 Video Controls. Use it at your own risk.

Risk likelihood analysis details
  • Critical This extension is not longer available in the store
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