ytSpeedControl

Tracking since Apr 19, 2026.

Changelog

• Apr 24, 2026
  description

  ytSpeedControl lets you pick a YouTube playback speed that actually sticks — and set different speeds for individual channels.
  
  WHAT IT DOES
  • One click on the toolbar icon opens a clean popup with +/- buttons and quick presets: 75 / 100 / 125 / 150 / 175 / 200%.
  • + and − adjust the current video by 5% and remember the rate for next time.
  • Pick “All of YouTube” for a global default, or “Only this channel” to save a per-channel rule.
  • The toolbar icon shows the active speed right on the icon, so you always know what’s applied.
  
  WHY YOU’LL LIKE IT
  • Per-channel exceptions — crank lectures to 1.75×, keep music at 1× automatically.
  • Works on watch, Shorts and Live pages.
  • Settings sync through your Chrome account, so your speeds follow you to every device.
  • No account, no tracking, no ads. The extension talks only to youtube.com.
  • Full settings page lists every saved exception and lets you remove them one by one or all at once.
  • Interface available in English, Russian, Spanish, French and German.
  
  PERMISSIONS
  • storage — to remember your default speed and per-channel exceptions.
  • tabs — to show the current speed on the toolbar icon for the active tab.
  • host access to youtube.com — to set the video playback rate on the page.
  That’s the whole list. No other sites are touched.
  
  OPEN SOURCE
  Source code and issue tracker: https://github.com/petrovi4/ytSpeedControl

  ytSpeedControl lets you pick a YouTube playback speed that actually sticks - and set different speeds for individual channels.
  
  WHAT IT DOES
  • One click on the toolbar icon opens a clean popup with +/- buttons and quick presets: 75 / 100 / 125 / 150 / 175 / 200%.
  • + and - adjust the current video by 5% and remember the rate for next time.
  • Pick “All of YouTube” for a global default, or “Only this channel” to save a per-channel rule.
  • The toolbar icon shows the active speed right on the icon, so you always know what’s applied.
  
  WHY YOU’LL LIKE IT
  • Per-channel exceptions - crank lectures to 1.75×, keep music at 1× automatically.
  • Works on watch, Shorts and Live pages.
  • Settings sync through your Chrome account, so your speeds follow you to every device.
  • No account, no tracking, no ads. The extension talks only to youtube.com.
  • Full settings page lists every saved exception and lets you remove them one by one or all at once.
  • Interface available in English, Russian, Spanish, French and German.
  
  PERMISSIONS
  • storage - to remember your default speed and per-channel exceptions.
  • tabs - to show the current speed on the toolbar icon for the active tab.
  • host access to youtube.com - to set the video playback rate on the page.
  That’s the whole list. No other sites are touched.

Permissions & access

Permissions

storagetabs

Host access

https://*.youtube.com/*

Screenshots