Video Speed Controller

Name: Video Speed Controller
Rating: 4.5455 (759 reviews)
Author: codebicycle

Speed up, slow down, advance and rewind any HTML5 video with quick shortcuts.

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Video Speed Controller enhances your HTML5 video experience by enabling quick and precise playback control. Whether you want to speed up, slow down, rewind, or advance videos, this extension offers intuitive keyboard shortcuts and on-screen controls to optimize your viewing.

Key Features

Fast playback speed adjustments: Use S,D,R keys to decrease, increase, or reset speed.
Easy video navigation: Z and X keys rewind or advance videos by 10 seconds.
Customizable shortcuts and settings: Tailor controls and playback increments to your preferences.
On-screen speed indicator and controls: Visible on the top-left of the video player for instant access.

This tool is perfect for learners, professionals, or anyone who consumes video content and wants more flexible control over playback speed and navigation.

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Version:

0.6.3.3 Last updated: 2021-04-06

Version code:

5211665

Creation date:

2017-02-06

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Permissions:

storage

Size:

66.17K

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Firefox Browser Add-ons

Updated:

a day ago

Ranking

# 214

Other rankings

#26 in Social & Communication

#27 in Photos, Music & Videos

#40 in Appearance ▲ 1

#1 in video speed keyword 59

#2 in self control keyword 32

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User reviews

Users appreciate the extension's ability to precisely control video speed and its simple, functional design. However, a significant issue affecting Amazon Prime Video causing black screens has been reported by multiple users. Performance degradation on Firefox, particularly with many tabs open, is another notable problem. The extension could benefit from more customizable controls and UI enhancements. Overall, it is useful but has notable compatibility and performance drawbacks.

Pros

Effectively controls video playback speed beyond default platform limits.
Simple and functional user interface.
Compatible with various video platforms including LinkedIn Learning and Prime Video (with some issues).
Basic permissions required are standard for similar extensions.
Has a blacklist feature to prevent performance issues on non-video websites.

Cons

Causes video playback issues on Amazon Prime Video (black screen) when enabled.
Performance degradation, especially with many open tabs, leading to browser slowdowns.
Lack of customizable hotkeys for additional controls.
User interface could be improved, such as opacity of controls and key bindings.

Recent reviews

There is currently an issue where video playback does not display correctly on Amazon Prime Video. However, this is still an excellent plugin. The issue originates from the original Video Speed Controller by igrigorik, which this fork is based on. I believe that codebicycle will address it once the original is updated. In the meantime, the issue is being discussed in issue #1186 on igrigorik's GitHub, and a temporary workaround is known: ``` ▶️ While the video is playing, press V ✅ The controller overlay will be removed and video playback will resume as expected. ```

by kakashi_kakashi_, 2025-05-04

Since 2025-05-03, With this add-on, Amazon Prime Video can't work. I.e. Sound is OK. but Image is black screen. This problem happens on Chrome too. And it looks that other speed control add-ons don't have this problem. Please solve this problem.

by 60/40, 2025-05-04

Suddenly on 4th May it stopped working on Amazon Prime. Whenever the extension is enabled, prime video shows black screen

by Master, 2025-05-03

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Extension safety

Risk impact

Video Speed Controller requires a few sensitive permissions. Exercise caution before installing.

Risk impact analysis details

Critical Allows access to all websites, posing a significant security risk as it can monitor and modify data from any visited site.
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Risk likelihood

Video Speed Controller has earned a fairly good reputation and likely can be trusted.

Risk likelihood analysis details

Low This extension was updated more than 6 months ago. Older versions are more likely to be stable and safe.
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