PlayFaster

This extension's single purpose is enhanced playback speed control for videos and audio at your preferred speed.

As of June 2026, PlayFaster has 101 users and a 5.00/5 rating from 2 reviews in the Productivity category.

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2 reviews
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Version
2026.5.29
Manifest V3
90-day change · In the last 90 days this extension 5 version updates, changed permissions.

History

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Tracking since Apr 1, 2026.

107.4860.513.519999999999996Apr 1, 2026Jun 7, 2026
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Changelog

  • May 13, 2026
    description
    Speed up videos and change playback speed on any website — even sites that block speed changes. Play Faster is a free video speed controller for Chrome that lets you set any speed from 0.1x to 64x on any site with video or audio.
    
    WHAT'S NEW
    • A-B segment loop — in the overlay, press A to mark a start, B to mark an end, C to clear. The video loops your range automatically.
    • YouTube ad muter — automatically mutes ads and restores volume when they end
    • Pitch preservation — audio stays natural at any speed, even past 2x
    • Max speed raised to 64x — the fastest default ceiling of any speed controller
    • Hold Shift with arrow keys or scroll for large step adjustments
    • Per-site speed memory — each domain remembers its own playback speed
    • Smarter keyboard shortcut detection — stays silent in text fields, Shadow DOM inputs, and rich-text editors
    
    WHY PLAY FASTER?
    Most video speed controllers stop working when a site enforces a speed limit. Play Faster bypasses those limits by spoofing the playback rate — the site thinks you're at 2x while you're actually at 4x, 8x, or higher. No page reloads, no warnings, no detection.
    
    WORKS ON EVERY WEBSITE
    Any page with HTML5 video or audio — streaming sites, e-learning platforms, training portals, podcasts, and more. If it plays in your browser, Play Faster can speed it up.
    
    FEATURES
    ⚡ Video speed controller: 0.1x to 64x playback speed
    🔓 Bypass speed limits — works on sites that cap speed at 2x
    🎵 Pitch preservation — audio stays natural, no chipmunk effect
    💾 Per-site speed memory — each website remembers your preferred speed
    🎯 On-page speed overlay — control speed without opening the popup
    ⌨️ Keyboard shortcuts — customizable hotkeys for speed up and speed down
    🖱️ Mouse wheel control — scroll to nudge speed up or down
    ✏️ Direct input — type any exact speed value
    🖼️ Works inside iframes — reaches embedded players and e-learning content
    🔄 Speed persists across tabs, pages, and browser restarts
    🔇 YouTube ad muter — silences ads automatically, restores volume when they end
    🔁 A-B segment loop — mark a start and end in the overlay, video loops the range until you clear
    
    CHANGE VIDEO PLAYBACK SPEED IN 3 STEPS
    1. Click the Play Faster icon on any page with video or audio
    2. Set your speed with buttons, scroll wheel, or type a value
    3. Done — your speed saves automatically for next time
    
    PERFECT FOR
    🎓 Watching training videos and compliance courses faster
    📺 Speeding up online lectures and tutorials
    🚀 Pushing past the 2x speed cap on e-learning platforms
    🌍 Slowing down videos for language learning or transcription
    🎬 Reviewing your own footage or recordings at high speed
    🎧 Listening to podcasts and audiobooks faster
    
    PRIVACY — NO DATA COLLECTION
    🔒 No tracking, no analytics, no accounts
    💻 Your speed settings are stored locally on your device
    🚫 Nothing is ever sent to any server
    
    Play Faster is the fastest, most reliable video speed controller for Chrome. Speed up any video on the web.
    Speed up videos and change playback speed on any website — even sites that block speed changes. Play Faster is a free video speed controller for Chrome that lets you set any speed from 0.1x to 42x — the answer to life, the universe, and your training queue — on any site with video or audio.
    
    WHAT'S NEW
    • A-B segment loop — in the overlay, press A to mark a start, B to mark an end, C to clear. The video loops your range automatically.
    • YouTube ad muter — automatically mutes ads and restores volume when they end
    • Pitch preservation — audio stays natural at any speed, even past 2x
    • Max speed set to 42x — the answer to life, the universe, and everything (most controllers stop at 16x)
    • Hold Shift with arrow keys or scroll for large step adjustments
    • Per-site speed memory — each domain remembers its own playback speed
    • Smarter keyboard shortcut detection — stays silent in text fields, Shadow DOM inputs, and rich-text editors
    
    WHY PLAY FASTER?
    Most video speed controllers stop working when a site enforces a speed limit. Play Faster bypasses those limits by spoofing the playback rate — the site thinks you're at 2x while you're actually at 4x, 8x, or higher. No page reloads, no warnings, no detection.
    
    WORKS ON EVERY WEBSITE
    Any page with HTML5 video or audio — streaming sites, e-learning platforms, training portals, podcasts, and more. If it plays in your browser, Play Faster can speed it up.
    
    FEATURES
    ⚡ Video speed controller: 0.1x to 42x playback speed
    🔓 Bypass speed limits — works on sites that cap speed at 2x
    🎵 Pitch preservation — audio stays natural, no chipmunk effect
    💾 Per-site speed memory — each website remembers your preferred speed
    🎯 On-page speed overlay — control speed without opening the popup
    ⌨️ Keyboard shortcuts — customizable hotkeys for speed up and speed down
    🖱️ Mouse wheel control — scroll to nudge speed up or down
    ✏️ Direct input — type any exact speed value
    🖼️ Works inside iframes — reaches embedded players and e-learning content
    🔄 Speed persists across tabs, pages, and browser restarts
    🔇 YouTube ad muter — silences ads automatically, restores volume when they end
    🔁 A-B segment loop — mark a start and end in the overlay, video loops the range until you clear
    
    CHANGE VIDEO PLAYBACK SPEED IN 3 STEPS
    1. Click the Play Faster icon on any page with video or audio
    2. Set your speed with buttons, scroll wheel, or type a value
    3. Done — your speed saves automatically for next time
    
    PERFECT FOR
    🎓 Watching training videos and compliance courses faster
    📺 Speeding up online lectures and tutorials
    🚀 Pushing past the 2x speed cap on e-learning platforms
    🌍 Slowing down videos for language learning or transcription
    🎬 Reviewing your own footage or recordings at high speed
    🎧 Listening to podcasts and audiobooks faster
    
    PRIVACY — NO DATA COLLECTION
    🔒 No tracking, no analytics, no accounts
    💻 Your speed settings are stored locally on your device
    🚫 Nothing is ever sent to any server
    
    Play Faster is the fastest, most reliable video speed controller for Chrome. Speed up any video on the web.
  • May 9, 2026
    description
    PlayFaster gives you complete control over media playback speed on any website — no arbitrary 2x limits.
    
    WHAT'S NEW
    • Pitch preservation — audio stays natural at any speed, even past 2x
    • Max speed raised to 64x — the fastest default ceiling of any speed controller
    • Hold Shift with arrow keys or scroll for large step adjustments
    • Per-site speed memory — each domain remembers its own playback speed
    • Smarter keyboard shortcut detection — stays silent in text fields, Shadow DOM inputs, and rich-text editors
    
    ADDED RECENTLY
    • On-page speed overlay — activate with a keyboard shortcut and control speed without opening the popup
    • Customizable keyboard shortcut to toggle the overlay
    • Configurable small step (scroll) and large step (Shift+scroll)
    • Configurable min and max speed limits
    • Fully redesigned popup with cleaner, bolder controls
    
    FEATURES
    • Pitch preservation keeps audio natural at any speed — no chipmunk effect
    • Speed range: 0.1x to 64x playback
    • Click the buttons to step speed up or down by your configured increment
    • Scroll the mouse wheel over the popup to nudge speed
    • Type any value directly into the speed display
    • Keyboard overlay: activate with your shortcut, then scroll or use arrow keys to adjust
    • Speed persists across tabs, pages, and browser restarts
    • Works inside cross-origin iframes and embedded players (e-learning platforms, SCORM content)
    
    PERFECT FOR
    • Professionals grinding through mandatory training videos
    • Students skimming familiar lecture material
    • Podcast listeners pushing past the 2x cap
    • Content creators reviewing their own footage
    • Anyone who processes information better at a different speed
    
    HOW TO USE
    
    1. Click the extension icon on any video or audio page
    2. Adjust speed using the buttons or scroll the mouse wheel
    3. Or type any value directly (0.1 to 64)
    4. Use the gear icon to set a keyboard shortcut for the on-page overlay
    5. Your preference automatically saves across sessions
    
    PRIVACY
    • No data collection or tracking
    • Settings stored locally only
    • No external servers or analytics
    
    Take back control of your time. Never be limited by arbitrary speed restrictions again.
    
    Works on any website with HTML5 video or audio.
    Speed up videos and change playback speed on any website — even sites that block speed changes. Play Faster is a free video speed controller for Chrome that lets you set any speed from 0.1x to 64x on any site with video or audio.
    
    WHAT'S NEW
    • A-B segment loop — in the overlay, press A to mark a start, B to mark an end, C to clear. The video loops your range automatically.
    • YouTube ad muter — automatically mutes ads and restores volume when they end
    • Pitch preservation — audio stays natural at any speed, even past 2x
    • Max speed raised to 64x — the fastest default ceiling of any speed controller
    • Hold Shift with arrow keys or scroll for large step adjustments
    • Per-site speed memory — each domain remembers its own playback speed
    • Smarter keyboard shortcut detection — stays silent in text fields, Shadow DOM inputs, and rich-text editors
    
    WHY PLAY FASTER?
    Most video speed controllers stop working when a site enforces a speed limit. Play Faster bypasses those limits by spoofing the playback rate — the site thinks you're at 2x while you're actually at 4x, 8x, or higher. No page reloads, no warnings, no detection.
    
    WORKS ON EVERY WEBSITE
    Any page with HTML5 video or audio — streaming sites, e-learning platforms, training portals, podcasts, and more. If it plays in your browser, Play Faster can speed it up.
    
    FEATURES
    ⚡ Video speed controller: 0.1x to 64x playback speed
    🔓 Bypass speed limits — works on sites that cap speed at 2x
    🎵 Pitch preservation — audio stays natural, no chipmunk effect
    💾 Per-site speed memory — each website remembers your preferred speed
    🎯 On-page speed overlay — control speed without opening the popup
    ⌨️ Keyboard shortcuts — customizable hotkeys for speed up and speed down
    🖱️ Mouse wheel control — scroll to nudge speed up or down
    ✏️ Direct input — type any exact speed value
    🖼️ Works inside iframes — reaches embedded players and e-learning content
    🔄 Speed persists across tabs, pages, and browser restarts
    🔇 YouTube ad muter — silences ads automatically, restores volume when they end
    🔁 A-B segment loop — mark a start and end in the overlay, video loops the range until you clear
    
    CHANGE VIDEO PLAYBACK SPEED IN 3 STEPS
    1. Click the Play Faster icon on any page with video or audio
    2. Set your speed with buttons, scroll wheel, or type a value
    3. Done — your speed saves automatically for next time
    
    PERFECT FOR
    🎓 Watching training videos and compliance courses faster
    📺 Speeding up online lectures and tutorials
    🚀 Pushing past the 2x speed cap on e-learning platforms
    🌍 Slowing down videos for language learning or transcription
    🎬 Reviewing your own footage or recordings at high speed
    🎧 Listening to podcasts and audiobooks faster
    
    PRIVACY — NO DATA COLLECTION
    🔒 No tracking, no analytics, no accounts
    💻 Your speed settings are stored locally on your device
    🚫 Nothing is ever sent to any server
    
    Play Faster is the fastest, most reliable video speed controller for Chrome. Speed up any video on the web.
  • May 9, 2026
    short_description
    Enhanced playback speed control for online videos and audio. Works on YouTube, Vimeo, Loom, and most e-learning platforms.
    This extension's single purpose is enhanced playback speed control for videos and audio at your preferred speed.
  • Apr 19, 2026
    description
    PlayFaster gives you complete control over media playback speed on any website — no arbitrary 2x limits.
    
    WHAT'S NEW IN v2.0
    • On-page speed overlay — activate with a keyboard shortcut and control speed without opening the popup
    • Customizable keyboard shortcut to toggle the overlay
    • Configurable small step (scroll) and large step (Shift+scroll)
    • Configurable min and max speed limits
    • Fully redesigned popup with cleaner, bolder controls
    
    FEATURES
    • Speed range: 0.1x to 64x playback
    • Click the buttons to step speed up or down by your configured increment
    • Scroll the mouse wheel over the popup to nudge speed
    • Type any value directly into the speed display
    • Keyboard overlay: activate with your shortcut, then scroll or use arrow keys to adjust
    • Speed persists across tabs, pages, and browser restarts
    • Works inside cross-origin iframes and embedded players (e-learning platforms, SCORM content)
    
    PERFECT FOR
    • Professionals grinding through mandatory training videos
    • Students skimming familiar lecture material
    • Podcast listeners pushing past the 2x cap
    • Content creators reviewing their own footage
    • Anyone who processes information better at a different speed
    
    HOW TO USE
    
    1. Click the extension icon on any video or audio page
    2. Adjust speed using the buttons or scroll the mouse wheel
    3. Or type any value directly (0.1 to 64)
    4. Use the gear icon to set a keyboard shortcut for the on-page overlay
    5. Your preference automatically saves across sessions
    
    PRIVACY
    • No data collection or tracking
    • Settings stored locally only
    • Open source and transparent
    • No external servers or analytics
    
    Take back control of your time. Never be limited by arbitrary speed restrictions again.
    
    Works on any website with HTML5 video or audio.
    PlayFaster gives you complete control over media playback speed on any website — no arbitrary 2x limits.
    
    WHAT'S NEW
    • Pitch preservation — audio stays natural at any speed, even past 2x
    • Max speed raised to 64x — the fastest default ceiling of any speed controller
    • Hold Shift with arrow keys or scroll for large step adjustments
    • Per-site speed memory — each domain remembers its own playback speed
    • Smarter keyboard shortcut detection — stays silent in text fields, Shadow DOM inputs, and rich-text editors
    
    ADDED RECENTLY
    • On-page speed overlay — activate with a keyboard shortcut and control speed without opening the popup
    • Customizable keyboard shortcut to toggle the overlay
    • Configurable small step (scroll) and large step (Shift+scroll)
    • Configurable min and max speed limits
    • Fully redesigned popup with cleaner, bolder controls
    
    FEATURES
    • Pitch preservation keeps audio natural at any speed — no chipmunk effect
    • Speed range: 0.1x to 64x playback
    • Click the buttons to step speed up or down by your configured increment
    • Scroll the mouse wheel over the popup to nudge speed
    • Type any value directly into the speed display
    • Keyboard overlay: activate with your shortcut, then scroll or use arrow keys to adjust
    • Speed persists across tabs, pages, and browser restarts
    • Works inside cross-origin iframes and embedded players (e-learning platforms, SCORM content)
    
    PERFECT FOR
    • Professionals grinding through mandatory training videos
    • Students skimming familiar lecture material
    • Podcast listeners pushing past the 2x cap
    • Content creators reviewing their own footage
    • Anyone who processes information better at a different speed
    
    HOW TO USE
    
    1. Click the extension icon on any video or audio page
    2. Adjust speed using the buttons or scroll the mouse wheel
    3. Or type any value directly (0.1 to 64)
    4. Use the gear icon to set a keyboard shortcut for the on-page overlay
    5. Your preference automatically saves across sessions
    
    PRIVACY
    • No data collection or tracking
    • Settings stored locally only
    • No external servers or analytics
    
    Take back control of your time. Never be limited by arbitrary speed restrictions again.
    
    Works on any website with HTML5 video or audio.
  • Apr 9, 2026
    permissions
    storage, scripting, webNavigation
    storage, scripting, webNavigation, tabs

Permissions & access

Permissions
storagescriptingwebNavigationtabs
Host access
<all_urls>

Screenshots

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About

Speed up videos and change playback speed on any website — even sites that block speed changes. Play Faster is a free video speed controller for Chrome that lets you set any speed from 0.1x to 42x — the answer to life, the universe, and your training queue — on any site with video or audio.

WHAT'S NEW
• A-B segment loop — in the overlay, press A to mark a start, B to mark an end, C to clear. The video loops your range automatically.
• YouTube ad muter — automatically mutes ads and restores volume when they end
• Pitch preservation — audio stays natural at any speed, even past 2x
• Max speed set to 42x — the answer to life, the universe, and everything (most controllers stop at 16x)
• Hold Shift with arrow keys or scroll for large step adjustments
• Per-site speed memory — each domain remembers its own playback speed
• Smarter keyboard shortcut detection — stays silent in text fields, Shadow DOM inputs, and rich-text editors

WHY PLAY FASTER?
Most video speed controllers stop working when a site enforces a speed limit. Play Faster bypasses those limits by spoofing the playback rate — the site thinks you're at 2x while you're actually at 4x, 8x, or higher. No page reloads, no warnings, no detection.

WORKS ON EVERY WEBSITE
Any page with HTML5 video or audio — streaming sites, e-learning platforms, training portals, podcasts, and more. If it plays in your browser, Play Faster can speed it up.

FEATURES
⚡ Video speed controller: 0.1x to 42x playback speed
🔓 Bypass speed limits — works on sites that cap speed at 2x
🎵 Pitch preservation — audio stays natural, no chipmunk effect
💾 Per-site speed memory — each website remembers your preferred speed
🎯 On-page speed overlay — control speed without opening the popup
⌨️ Keyboard shortcuts — customizable hotkeys for speed up and speed down
🖱️ Mouse wheel control — scroll to nudge speed up or down
✏️ Direct input — type any exact speed value
🖼️ Works inside iframes — reaches embedded players and e-learning content
🔄 Speed persists across tabs, pages, and browser restarts
🔇 YouTube ad muter — silences ads automatically, restores volume when they end
🔁 A-B segment loop — mark a start and end in the overlay, video loops the range until you clear

CHANGE VIDEO PLAYBACK SPEED IN 3 STEPS
1. Click the Play Faster icon on any page with video or audio
2. Set your speed with buttons, scroll wheel, or type a value
3. Done — your speed saves automatically for next time

PERFECT FOR
🎓 Watching training videos and compliance courses faster
📺 Speeding up online lectures and tutorials
🚀 Pushing past the 2x speed cap on e-learning platforms
🌍 Slowing down videos for language learning or transcription
🎬 Reviewing your own footage or recordings at high speed
🎧 Listening to podcasts and audiobooks faster

PRIVACY — NO DATA COLLECTION
🔒 No tracking, no analytics, no accounts
💻 Your speed settings are stored locally on your device
🚫 Nothing is ever sent to any server

Play Faster is the fastest, most reliable video speed controller for Chrome. Speed up any video on the web.

Technical

Version
2026.5.29
Manifest
V3
Size
113KiB
Min Chrome
88
Languages
1
Featured
No

Metadata

ID
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Developer ID
ua3c879351a3fb396838940b837ef93cf
Developer Email
[email protected]
Created
Mar 12, 2026
Last Updated (Store)
May 29, 2026
Last Scraped
Jun 7, 2026
Website

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