# YouTube SpeedUp

> A simple Firefox extension to speed up YouTube videos.

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

## Overview

- **ID:** `youtube-speedup`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** GoliafRS
- **Category:** appearance,photos-music-videos
- **Daily users:** 1,158
- **Weekly downloads:** 114
- **Rating:** 4.20 / 5 (20 ratings)
- **Version:** 1.2.3
- **Last updated:** 2026-03-28
- **First published:** 2023-11-26
- **Size:** 36 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-09
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/youtube-speedup/)

## Description

YouTube SpeedUp adds a draggable speedometer to the native YouTube player controls, letting you increase or decrease playback speed with precision. Use keyboard controls (Enter, Space, and Arrow keys) and click to reset to 1.00. Hover the control to see the current speed, and the saved speed carries across YouTube navigation, including Shorts.

Settings are accessible via Firefox: about:addons → Extensions → YouTube SpeedUp → Options. You can enable separate behavior for regular videos and Shorts, set the saved speed, adjust the speed increment, or reset to defaults. All data is stored locally, no data is collected, and the extension supports Firefox 140+ on desktop.

## Rankings

- #3,033 — Overall
- #33 — speed
- #74 — spend
- #99 — increase
- #112 — youtube
- #159 — speech

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `storage`

### Host permissions

- `*://*.youtube.com/*`

### Content script matches

- `*.youtube.com`

## Safety

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

### Analysis details

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

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## Review summary

Users praise YouTube SpeedUp for simple, fast speed adjustments via scroll-and-click controls and a tidy UI. However, frequent greyed-out states, confusing discoverability, and UI changes on YouTube create reliability concerns. Some users want per-video/tab speed memory or automatic reset on new videos. There are occasional conflicts with ads and Shorts affecting speed values. Overall it's effective for quick adjustments but not consistently reliable.

### Pros

- Simple and effective; it does what it promises.
- Fast, convenient speed tweaks via scrolling with a click-to-reset.
- Lightweight and unobtrusive UI that stays out of the way.
- Intuitive control method—scroll to adjust and click to reset.
- Generally reliable for basic use across videos.

### Cons

- Frequently greyed-out or inactive in the extensions list, with no obvious options to configure.
- UI/UX issues: discoverability challenges (missing clear options) and misalignment after YouTube UI updates.
- Speed values can be affected by ads or Shorts, causing resets or conflicting with the extension's control.

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