YouTube Playback Rate Control

Name: YouTube Playback Rate Control
Rating: 5 (4 reviews)
Author: Simple and Tiny Utilities

This extension adds a button to YouTube videos that allows you to change the playback rate with touch operations.

As of June 2026, YouTube Playback Rate Control has 120 users and a 5.00/5 rating from 4 reviews in the Functionality & UI category.

Simple and Tiny Utilities Functionality & UI

Chrome Web Store ↗.crx

Users+5.3%

120

Rating0%

5.00

4 reviews

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Version

1.11.2

Manifest V3

History

10 snapshots

Tracking since Apr 1, 2026.

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Date	Users	Rating	Reviews	Version
Apr 1, 2026	114	5.00	4	1.11.2
Apr 16, 2026	115	5.00	4	1.11.2
Apr 23, 2026	106	5.00	4	1.11.2
Apr 30, 2026	110	5.00	4	1.11.2
May 7, 2026	115	5.00	4	1.11.2
May 12, 2026	111	5.00	4	1.11.2
May 17, 2026	109	5.00	4	1.11.2
May 24, 2026	121	5.00	4	1.11.2
May 31, 2026	119	5.00	4	1.11.2
Jun 6, 2026	116	5.00	4	1.11.2
Now	120	5.00	4	1.11.2

Permissions & access

Permissions: storage
Host access: None declared

Screenshots

YouTube Playback Rate Control screenshot 1

YouTube Playback Rate Control screenshot 2

About

A lightweight Chrome extension that adds playback rate buttons directly to the YouTube player.

It is designed for fast, touch-friendly rate switching without opening YouTube's settings menu. The extension also supports keyboard shortcuts and lets you enable or disable individual rate buttons from the popup.

## Features

- Adds playback rate buttons to the YouTube player UI
- Works on `https://www.youtube.com/*`
- Includes preset speeds from `0.25x` up to `16x`
- Lets you show or hide each preset from the popup/settings screen
- Supports Chrome keyboard shortcuts through the extension commands API

## Usage

1. Open any YouTube video page
2. Look for the added playback rate buttons in the player controls
3. Click a button to switch the current video's playback speed
4. Open the extension popup to enable or disable individual rate buttons

The popup is also used as the extension's options page.

## Keyboard Shortcuts

To assign keys:

1. Open `chrome://extensions/shortcuts`
2. Find **YouTube Playback Rate Control**
3. Set the shortcuts you want for each command