Spotify Web Player Hotkeys

Add keyboard shortcuts to control playback in Spotify Web.

What is Spotify Web Player Hotkeys?

The 'Spotify Web Player Hotkeys' is a revolutionary Chrome extension designed specifically for users who regularly use Spotify Web. It offers added functionality by incorporating custom keyboard shortcuts for a better, more personalized user experience. Its features include playback control, volume adjustments, toggling song likes, repeating songs, and shuffling playlists, among others. The extension is updated regularly, complete with fixes and exciting new features to keep pace with the Spotify interface changes.

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By: Alexandre Macabies

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Users: 5,000+

Rating: 4.58 (64) ▲ 1 new ratings

Version: 1.3.1 (Last updated: 2023-08-28)

Creation date: 2020-05-30

Risk impact: Moderate risk impact

Risk likelihood: Very low risk likelihood

Manifest version: 3

Permissions:

scripting
storage

Host permissions:

https://open.spotify.com/

Size: 24.69K

Email: zo*****@gmail.com

URLs: Website

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Chrome-Stats Rank

# 13716 ▼ 93

Other rankings

#427 in Accessibility

#34 in shuffle keyword 2

#54 in pause keyword 13 ▼ 6

#57 in shortcut keyword 34 ▲ 6

#76 in player keyword 55 ▼ 27

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Summary

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Adds the following default keyboard shortcuts to open.spotify.com:

Play/Pause media key: play, pause
Previous media key: previous track
Next media key: next track

There is no default shortcut, but you can also bind keys for:

Toggle shuffle
Toggle repeat (once, all, disabled)
Toggle song like
Volume up / down / mute
Seek backward and forward in both songs and podcasts

You can customize these shortcuts and make them global hotkeys (not just while Chrome is in focus) by opening chrome://extensions/shortcuts.

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 Chrome Web Store does not verify user reviews, so some user reviews may be inaccurate, spammy, or outdated.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

Works great for setting up Spotify Hotkeys
Convenient for Spotify PWA users
Easy to install and use

Cons

Affects bluetooth control functions from headphones and earbuds
Issues with controlling audio or video from websites other than Spotify
Difficulty in customizing hotkeys

Most mentioned

Works perfectly
Not working for other websites like YouTube
Difficulty in customizing hotkeys

Recent reviews

Works great! But the "like song" shortcut doesn't work as intended recently. Instead of liking the song it likes the whole playlist.

Arash N, 2024-04-17

super ezz

Luka Ellegaard Jensen, 2024-04-05

Works great! Now I don't have to go into the spotify web player (on chromeOS) every time I want to pause my music.

Allan M, 2021-05-22

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Safety

Risk impact

Spotify Web Player Hotkeys may not be safe to use and it requires some risky permissions. Exercise caution when installing this extension. Review carefully before installing.