HotKey Music Controller: YouTube, Spotify

Use keyboard media hotkeys to control YouTube, Youtube Music, Spotify, Tidal, Deezer and improve focus and increase productivity

HotKey Music Controller: Control Music Across Platforms

HotKey Music Controller is a Chrome extension providing an easy way to control music on platforms such as YouTube, Youtube Music, Spotify, Tidal and Deezer. This extension allows the use of keyboard media hotkeys to play, pause, forward and rewind music, boosting productivity by reducing the need to switch tabs. Suitable for music lovers seeking a simple and efficient music control tool.

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Extension stats

By: Mathias Gilson

Users: 1,000+

Rating: 4.32

(47)

Version: 0.0.5 (Last updated: 2020-04-14)

Creation date: 2020-04-08

Permissions:

tabs
https://www.youtube.com/*
https://music.youtube.com/*
https://www.deezer.com/*
https://open.spotify.com/*
https://listen.tidal.com/*

Size: 13.83K

Email: su*****@qualtir.com

Full description: See detailed description

Ranking

# 23,306 ▲ 1

Other rankings

#11954 in Workflow & Planning ▲ 172 #45 in music keyword 58 ▼ 30 #93 in trademark keyword 17 ▼ 68 #236 in control keyword 36 ▼ 124

Other platforms

Not available on Android

Not available on Firefox

Not available on Edge

User reviews

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Pros

Works well for controlling music playback on YouTube.
Makes forward/back keys work while using YouTube in Chrome.
No setup needed, handles multiple YouTube tabs effectively.

Cons

Only works when Chrome is focused; media keys stop functioning when Chrome is not the active window.
Does not work properly with Spotify.
Has issues with full-screen mode in YouTube after recent updates.

Most mentioned

Works great for YouTube playback.
Does not work on Spotify.
Requires Chrome to be the active window for full functionality.

User reviews

works, but only when Chrome is focused.

Trace Signs (crawlkill), 2024-09-20

Works Great

Denys Che, 2024-03-17

nice work smoothly

JOKO PRASETIO, 2024-02-28

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Extension safety

Risk impact

HotKey Music Controller: YouTube, Spotify requires some sensitive permissions that could impact your browser and data security. Exercise caution before installing.

Risk impact analysis details

Critical Grants access to browser tabs, which can be used to track user browsing habits and history, presenting a privacy concern.
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Risk likelihood

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High This extension has low user count. Unpopular extensions may not be stable or safe.
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