YouTube Default Playback Speed

Set the default playback speed for YouTube videos! Complete with hotkeys to manipulate the current video speed.

As of May 2026, YouTube Default Playback Speed has 3,000 users and a 3.65/5 rating from 54 reviews in the fun category.

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Version
3.0.2
Manifest V3

History

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Tracking since May 2, 2026.

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Permissions & access

Permissions
storagetabscommands
Host access
None declared

Screenshots

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About

The main popup for the extension allows you to set the default playback speed for YouTube videos along with buttons to set the speed of the video in the current tab to half, normal, and double speed. The main settings popup shown in the screen shots is only active on YouTube video pages. The extension also provides hotkeys for quickly changing the speed of the video in the current tab:

Alt+Shift+1 sets the current tab to normal speed
Alt+Shift+2 sets the current tab to set default speed
Alt+Shift+Up increases the current tab by a the specified increment speed
Alt+Shift+Down decreases the current tab by the specified increment speed

Please let me know what other features you'd like.

Technical

Version
3.0.2
Manifest
V3
Size
17.75KiB
Min Chrome
88
Languages
1
Featured
Yes

Metadata

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Developer ID
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Developer Email
[email protected]
Created
Mar 23, 2020
Last Updated (Store)
Feb 13, 2024
Last Scraped
May 31, 2026
Website
Support URL
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