Hold to speed up: YouTube .5x, 3x, 4x, 5x, custom
Adds minimalist buttons to the YouTube player for easy custom playback speeds.
As of June 2026, Hold to speed up: YouTube .5x, 3x, 4x, 5x, custom has 648 users and a 5.00/5 rating from 3 reviews in the Productivity category.
Usersup 162.3 percent+162.3%
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Ratingno change0%
5.00
3 reviews
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3
Version
2.5.1
Manifest V3
90-day change · In the last 90 days this extension 1 version update.
History
11 snapshotsTracking since Apr 1, 2026.
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| Date | Users | Rating | Reviews | Version |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 1, 2026 | 247 | 5.00 | 3 | 2.4.0 |
| Apr 17, 2026 | 263 | 5.00 | 3 | 2.4.0 |
| Apr 22, 2026 | 337 | 5.00 | 3 | 2.4.0 |
| Apr 27, 2026 | 355 | 5.00 | 3 | 2.4.0 |
| May 4, 2026 | 375 | 5.00 | 3 | 2.5.1 |
| May 10, 2026 | 409 | 5.00 | 3 | 2.5.1 |
| May 15, 2026 | 436 | 5.00 | 3 | 2.5.1 |
| May 22, 2026 | 491 | 5.00 | 3 | 2.5.1 |
| May 28, 2026 | 527 | 5.00 | 3 | 2.5.1 |
| Jun 4, 2026 | 517 | 5.00 | 3 | 2.5.1 |
| Jun 10, 2026 | 577 | 5.00 | 3 | 2.5.1 |
| Now | 648 | 5.00 | 3 | 2.5.1 |
Changelog
- May 28, 2026description
YouTube playback speed control: set any custom speed from .1x to 16x across 4 buttons. Hold for temporary speed boost or toggle/lock speeds your choice! Plus some nice UX tweaks that you didn't know you needed! Perfect for skipping slow parts, speeding through lectures, or (let's be honest) sponsors. Waste time watching YouTube ✨ efficiently! ✨ All with the privacy of me not caring about what you watch. so nothing is collected! (Thanks for the toggle idea reviews!) Wanna take a peek at the code? Its open source! https://github.com/NuclearBlox/Sensible-YouTube-speed-controls (keybinds coming soon)
YouTube playback speed control: set any custom speed from .1x to 16x across 4 buttons. Hold for temporary speed boost or toggle/lock speeds your choice! Plus some nice UX tweaks sprinkled in there that you didnt know you needed! Perfect for skipping slow parts, speeding through lectures, or (let's be honest) sponsors. Waste time watching YouTube ✨ efficiently! ✨ All with the privacy of me not caring about what you watch. so nothing is collected! (Thanks for the toggle idea reviews!) Wanna take a peek at the code? Its open source! https://github.com/NuclearBlox/Sensible-YouTube-speed-controls (keybinds coming soon)
- Apr 27, 2026description
YouTube playback speed control: set any custom speed from .1x to 16x across 4 buttons. Hold for temporary speed boost or toggle/lock speeds your choice! Perfect for skipping slow parts, speeding through lectures, or (let's be honest) sponsors. Waste time watching YouTube ✨ efficiently! ✨ All with the privacy of me not caring about what you watch. so nothing is collected! (Thanks for the toggle idea reviews!) Wanna take a peek at the code? Its open source! https://github.com/NuclearBlox/Sensible-YouTube-speed-controls (keybinds coming soon)
YouTube playback speed control: set any custom speed from .1x to 16x across 4 buttons. Hold for temporary speed boost or toggle/lock speeds your choice! Plus some nice UX tweaks that you didn't know you needed! Perfect for skipping slow parts, speeding through lectures, or (let's be honest) sponsors. Waste time watching YouTube ✨ efficiently! ✨ All with the privacy of me not caring about what you watch. so nothing is collected! (Thanks for the toggle idea reviews!) Wanna take a peek at the code? Its open source! https://github.com/NuclearBlox/Sensible-YouTube-speed-controls (keybinds coming soon)
Permissions & access
- Permissions
- storage
- Host access
- None declared
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About
YouTube playback speed control: set any custom speed from .1x to 16x across 4 buttons. Hold for temporary speed boost or toggle/lock speeds your choice! Plus some nice UX tweaks sprinkled in there that you didnt know you needed! Perfect for skipping slow parts, speeding through lectures, or (let's be honest) sponsors. Waste time watching YouTube ✨ efficiently! ✨ All with the privacy of me not caring about what you watch. so nothing is collected! (Thanks for the toggle idea reviews!) Wanna take a peek at the code? Its open source! https://github.com/NuclearBlox/Sensible-YouTube-speed-controls (keybinds coming soon)
Technical
- Version
- 2.5.1
- Manifest
- V3
- Size
- 2.58MiB
- Min Chrome
- 88
- Languages
- 1
- Featured
- No
Metadata
- ID
- jnbkjmhennioljmldcpongmfocobdnbm
- Developer ID
- u389eb2589abeeebd965e834a13394297
- Developer Email
- [email protected]
- Created
- Feb 3, 2026
- Last Updated (Store)
- May 28, 2026
- Last Scraped
- Jun 10, 2026
- Website
- —
- Support URL
- —
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Data sourced from the Chrome Web Store · last verified Jun 10, 2026.