YouTube Speed Controller

Control YouTube playback speed with custom values, keyboard shortcuts, and on-screen overlay.

As of June 2026, YouTube Speed Controller has users in the Functionality & UI category.

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Version
1.0.0
Manifest V3

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Permissions & access

Permissions
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Host access
https://www.youtube.com/*

Screenshots

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About

Control YouTube playback speed with custom values, keyboard shortcuts, and a sleek on-screen overlay.

## Features

- **Custom playback speed** — Set any speed from 0.1x to 16x via slider, custom input, or quick-preset buttons
- **Keyboard shortcuts** — Speed up / slow down with configurable key combos (default: `[` / `]`)
- **On-screen speed overlay** — Displays current speed on the video player; auto-hides based on configurable timeout
- **Overlay controls** — Optional mini +/− buttons on the video for mouse-based speed changes
- **SPA-aware** — Survives YouTube's single-page-app navigation (no reload on new videos, Shorts, etc.)
- **Ad-respecting** — Automatically pauses speed control during ads
- **Sync across devices** — All preferences saved to `chrome.storage.sync`
- **Customizable** — Speed step, default speed, quick-preset list, overlay position & opacity, theme (dark/light), language
- **Globalized UI** — Translated into 50+ languages via `chrome.i18n` with runtime locale switching
- **Modern UI** — Popup with slider, +/- buttons, quick presets, and custom speed input; full options page

Technical

Version
1.0.0
Manifest
V3
Size
144KiB
Min Chrome
88
Languages
52
Featured
No

Metadata

ID
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Developer ID
uecc80b0b9567964c9dc6e9c024dafb36
Developer Email
[email protected]
Created
May 26, 2026
Last Updated (Store)
May 26, 2026
Last Scraped
Jun 8, 2026
Website
Support URL

Data sourced from the Chrome Web Store · last verified Jun 8, 2026.