# Simple Video Controller

> Simple open source HTML5 video speed controller. Allows users to control video speeds using custom mapped hotkeys. Speed up playback on YouTube, Vimeo, and more!

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/simple-video-controller](https://chrome-stats.com/d/simple-video-controller)

## Overview

- **ID:** `simple-video-controller`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Spencer
- **Category:** games-entertainment
- **Daily users:** 1
- **Version:** 0.2.0
- **Last updated:** 2022-09-12
- **First published:** 2022-09-11
- **Size:** 13 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-09
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/simple-video-controller/)
- **Website:** [https://github.com/spencergritton/simpleVideoController](https://github.com/spencergritton/simpleVideoController)

## Description

Simple Video Controller is an open source Firefox add-on that allows users to control video playback speed on popular platforms like YouTube and Vimeo. With custom mapped hotkeys, users can easily speed up or slow down videos to their preference.

## Rankings

- #107,206 — Overall

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `storage`
- `tabs`
- `webNavigation`
- `<all_urls>`

### Content script matches

- `<all_urls>`

## Safety

- **Risk impact:** High risk impact
- **Risk likelihood:** Moderate 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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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/simple-video-controller)