# Speedster - Video Speed Controller

> A privacy-focused video speed controller for various video platforms. Just press the shortcut keys and see the magic!

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

## Overview

- **ID:** `speedster-speed-controller`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Dev-Akuma
- **Category:** privacy-security,photos-music-videos,games-entertainment
- **Daily users:** 6
- **Weekly downloads:** 2
- **Version:** 1.0
- **Last updated:** 2025-05-04
- **First published:** 2025-05-01
- **Size:** 31 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-11
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/speedster-speed-controller/)

## Description

A privacy focused minimalist speed controller that keeps you super safe and super private while getting the speedy video done and dusted.

Works with almost all types of video formats!

You can even skip ads!! at 16x

Simply Use the shortcut keys : S - Slow down , D - Speed Up , R - Reset Speed

Future updates are still in progress so  bare with me! Thank you and Welcome!

## Rankings

- #42,008 — Overall
- #54 — video speed
- #191 — speed

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `activeTab`
- `storage`

### Content script matches

- `<all_urls>`

## Safety

- **Risk impact:** Moderate risk impact
- **Risk likelihood:** Moderate risk likelihood

### Analysis details

- Allows access to all websites, posing a significant security risk as it can monitor and modify data from any visited site.
- 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/speedster-speed-controller)