# Video Speed by ctrl + scrolling

> Allows you to change the playback speed by ctrl + scrolling on top of videos.

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/video-speed-by-ctrl-scrolling](https://chrome-stats.com/d/video-speed-by-ctrl-scrolling)

## Overview

- **ID:** `video-speed-by-ctrl-scrolling`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Niku
- **Category:** photos-music-videos
- **Daily users:** 4
- **Version:** 1.3.0
- **Last updated:** 2026-05-08
- **First published:** 2024-05-26
- **Size:** 12 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-15
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/video-speed-by-ctrl-scrolling/)
- **Website:** [https://github.com/Nikug/video-speed-extension](https://github.com/Nikug/video-speed-extension)

## Description

Minimal extension to that allows you to control video playback speed by ctrl + scrolling on top of a video.

<b>Permissions</b>
Requires "Access your data for all websites" for funtionality. The extension works by adding a tiny script that checks when you are ctrl + scrolling on top of a video element, in which case it controls the speed of the video instead of zooming the page.

<b>User data</b>
This extension does not collect any user data.

## Rankings

- #48,912 — Overall
- #35 — cmd/ctrl+m
- #60 — lolli
- #61 — video speed
- #160 — spelling
- #247 — scroll

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `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/video-speed-by-ctrl-scrolling)