# Stream Keys - Video Keyboard Controls

> Keyboard shortcuts and position restore for YouTube, Disney+, HBO Max, and BBC iPlayer video players.

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/stream-keys-video-controls](https://chrome-stats.com/d/stream-keys-video-controls)

## Overview

- **ID:** `stream-keys-video-controls`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** ViktorStiskala
- **Category:** photos-music-videos,games-entertainment
- **Daily users:** 22
- **Weekly downloads:** 7
- **Version:** 2.1.4
- **Last updated:** 2026-01-07
- **First published:** 2026-01-04
- **Size:** 72 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-07
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/stream-keys-video-controls/)

## Description

Tired of pressing <strong>Space</strong> and accidentally skipping ahead, restarting a movie, or triggering a random button? Frustrated that keyboard shortcuts stop working after exiting fullscreen?

<strong>Stream Keys</strong> fixes broken keyboard behavior on streaming sites. Your shortcuts always do what you expect – play, pause, toggle subtitles, or go fullscreen – no matter what's focused on the page.

Supported Services

Disney+ • HBO Max • BBC iPlayer • YouTube (position restore)

Key Features
<ul><li><strong>Space</strong> always plays or pauses, even when a button is focused</li><li><strong>F</strong> toggles fullscreen—and shortcuts keep working after you exit</li><li><strong>C</strong> toggles subtitles based on your preferred languages</li><li><strong>Arrow keys</strong> rewind or fast-forward on Disney+ and BBC iPlayer</li><li><strong>Media keys</strong> work for play/pause and skipping</li></ul>
Never Lose Your Place—Position Restore

Press <strong>R</strong> to instantly jump back to where you were. Perfect for when you overshoot a skip, accidentally seek too far, or want to rewatch a scene and then return.

The position menu shows:
<ul><li>Your starting position when the video loaded</li><li>Your manually saved position (press <strong>S</strong> to bookmark any moment)</li><li>Up to 3 recent positions saved before you seeked</li><li>How long ago each position was saved</li><li>One-key access (press <strong>0–4</strong> to jump)</li></ul>
Press <strong>S</strong> anytime to save your current position – great for marking a favorite scene or keeping your place before exploring. Stream Keys also automatically save positions whenever you use the timeline or skip buttons – so there's always somewhere to go back to. <em>It's like undo for video navigation.</em>

Customizable
<ul><li>Set your preferred subtitle languages in the extension settings</li><li>Configure custom skip duration (5–120 seconds)</li><li>Enable or disable individual services</li><li>Turn off position history tracking if you don't need it</li></ul>

<strong>Lightweight, privacy-friendly, and unobtrusive.</strong> No tracking, no ads – just reliable keyboard shortcuts.

## Rankings

- #23,700 — Overall
- #44 — keyboard
- #74 — stream
- #95 — position
- #212 — self control
- #230 — board

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `webNavigation`
- `scripting`
- `storage`

### Host permissions

- `https://*.disneyplus.com/*`
- `https://*.hbomax.com/*`
- `https://*.youtube.com/*`
- `https://*.bbc.co.uk/*`

### Content script matches

- `*.bbc.co.uk`

## Safety

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

### Analysis details

- Request access to the following domains: co.uk, disneyplus.com, hbomax.com, youtube.com
- This extension has low user count. Unpopular extensions may not be stable or safe.

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