# Video Speed Controller

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

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/videospeed](https://chrome-stats.com/d/videospeed)

## Overview

- **ID:** `videospeed`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** codebicycle
- **Category:** appearance,photos-music-videos,social-communication
- **Daily users:** 103,331
- **Weekly downloads:** 2,407
- **Rating:** 4.53 / 5 (801 ratings)
- **Version:** 0.6.3.3
- **Last updated:** 2021-04-06
- **First published:** 2017-02-06
- **Size:** 65 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-06
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/videospeed/)
- **Website:** [https://github.com/codebicycle/videospeed/issues](https://github.com/codebicycle/videospeed/issues)

## Description

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.

## Rankings

- #219 — Overall
- #31 — Photos, Music & Videos
- #31 — Social & Communication
- #50 — Appearance
- #2 — video speed
- #3 — speed

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `storage`

### Content script matches

- `*`
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## Safety

- **Risk impact:** Moderate risk impact
- **Risk likelihood:** Low 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 was updated more than 6 months ago. Older versions are more likely to be stable and safe.

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## Review summary

Users praise the add-on for high customization and universal video speed control across sites, including GIFs, with settings that sync across devices. However, many Firefox users report significant performance slowdowns and freezes, occasional unresponsiveness on sites like YouTube, and site-specific compatibility issues with streaming services (e.g., Paramount Plus, Amazon Prime) where overlays or UI elements can't be hidden. Overall, it’s powerful and valued by many, but reliability and performance trade-offs on Firefox are a common concern.

### Pros

- Highly customizable with keyboard shortcuts and adjustable speed increments.
- Works across most websites (universal video controls).
- Allows fast, flexible playback control including GIFs.
- Remembers settings across devices and is easy to use.

### Cons

- Significant Firefox performance hit: slows down pages and can cause rendering freezes.
- Occasional unresponsiveness or inability to change video speed on sites like YouTube.
- Site-specific compatibility issues with streaming services (Paramount Plus, Amazon Prime) including persistent UI overlays.
- Inconsistent behavior across Firefox on various sites.

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/videospeed)