Youtube™ Controller

Youtube™ Controller

Control Youtube™ videos from any web page

What is Youtube™ Controller?
Youtube™ Controller is a remarkable Chrome extension that allows users to control Youtube™ video playback from any web page or even when Chrome runs in the background by defining up to two shortcuts. It offers the ultimate convenience and versatility to Chrome users when watching Youtube™ videos.
Merlin
Stats
Users: 2,000+
Rating: 4.75 (51)
Version: 2.1.0 (Last updated: 2021-07-25)
Creation date: 2019-12-12
Risk impact: High risk impact
Risk likelihood: Low risk likelihood
Manifest version: 2
Permissions:
  • tabs
  • *://*.youtube.com/*
Size: 34.54K
URLs: Website
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Summary

Play and pause Youtube™ videos from any other web page or even when Chrome is in the background.

Up to two shortcuts can be set to control video playback. To set shortcuts for this extension, navigate to chrome://extensions/shortcuts

User reviews
User reviews summary
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Pros
  • Global keyboard shortcuts
  • Simple and easy to use
  • Works great for play/pause functionality
Cons
  • Limited control for multiple open videos
  • No feature for advancing or going back 10 seconds
  • Doesn't always recognize the currently playing video
Most mentioned
  • Great for play/pause functionality
  • Works smoothly
  • Global hotkey is awesome
Recent reviews
Works great!
by A Google user, 2018-12-20

Love it when it works, but more often than not when I click on it, it comes up blank. I have a number of videos up at one time, it has handled 2/3 videos before, so not sure what has happened.
by A Google user, 2019-02-27

Works great!
by A Google user, 2018-12-20
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Safety
Risk impact

Youtube™ Controller is risky to use as it requires a number of sensitive permissions that can potentially harm your browser and steal your data. Exercise caution when installing this extension. Review carefully before installing. We recommend that you only install Youtube™ Controller if you trust the publisher.

Risk likelihood

Youtube™ Controller has earned a fairly good reputation and likely can be trusted.

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