# Playback speed

> Control the speed of video playback.

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

## Overview

- **ID:** `playback-speed`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** WaldiPL
- **Category:** appearance,photos-music-videos
- **Daily users:** 5,316
- **Weekly downloads:** 110
- **Rating:** 4.96 / 5 (71 ratings)
- **Version:** 1.4.4
- **Last updated:** 2021-11-07
- **First published:** 2017-03-20
- **Size:** 62 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-09
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/playback-speed/)

## Description

Playback Speed is a simple and effective Chrome extension that allows users to control the speed of video playback on any webpage. Whether you want to speed up lectures, tutorials, or slow down videos for detailed analysis, this tool offers convenient playback speed adjustment. It enhances your viewing experience by giving you full control over video tempo, making it ideal for students, professionals, and casual viewers alike.

## Rankings

- #1,129 — Overall
- #176 — Appearance
- #184 — Photos, Music & Videos
- #6 — speed
- #28 — spend
- #83 — play

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `tabs`
- `activeTab`
- `storage`
- `<all_urls>`

## Safety

- **Risk impact:** High risk impact
- **Risk likelihood:** Low risk likelihood

### Analysis details

- Grants access to browser tabs, which can be used to track user browsing habits and history, presenting a privacy concern.
- This extension has low user count. Unpopular extensions may not be stable or safe.

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## Review summary

Users broadly praise Playback speed for reliably speeding up videos across many sites, including ones without built-in speed controls. They highlight its user-friendly, concise UI and strong customization, with button-based speed presets and even support for shorts. Repeated requests focus on keyboard shortcut usability (modifiers required and no mouse-wheel support) and the desire for an auto-apply/default speed feature. Overall, it’s a versatile, time-saving tool that works across platforms but could improve in keyboard shortcuts and automation.

### Pros

- Works across multiple sites and players, not limited to YouTube.
- User-friendly and concise UI.
- Highly customizable with button-based speed presets (including support for shorts).
- Effectively speeds up videos that have no built-in speed control.

### Cons

- Keyboard shortcuts require modifier keys (alt/ctrl) and do not support single-key or mouse-wheel bindings.
- Missing auto-apply/default speed feature.

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