YouTube Speed Controls

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Please Note:
- After initial installation, you may need to reload any open YouTube pages (this is only after initial install).
- On US English keyboards, control the speed of YouTube videos using the ` (backtick) key.
- For other (non-US English) keyboard layouts, see the "Non-US English Keyboard Usage" section below.

General:
Click ` to toggle between normal (1x) and 2x speed. Increase the speed to 3x, 4x, or 5x by using the corresponding shortcut combinations listed in the usage information below.

Alternative Toggle Keys:
- On US English keyboards, the " (quotation mark) or ' (apostrophe) or @ or ` (backtick) keys can be used interchangeably for any of the shortcuts. Note: keys like " and @ may require pressing Shift (e.g. Shift + 2 produces @ on many US English keyboards).

Windows Usage (US English Keyboard):
- 1x/2x Toggle: Press `
- 3x Speed: Press Ctrl + `
- 4x Speed: Press Windows + `
- 5x Speed: Press Alt + `

Mac Usage (US English Keyboard):
- 1x/2x Toggle: Press `
- 3x Speed: Press Control + `
- 4x Speed: Press Command + `
- 5x Speed: Press Option + `

Non-US English Keyboard Usage:

An inexhaustive list of suggested keys to try for toggling between normal (1x) and 2x speed.

- US-International English: @ (i.e. Shift + 2)
- UK English: `
- Japanese: @
- Turkish: "
- India: ` (General) or ॊ (Devanagari) or ॥ (Bengali) or ञ (Nepali)
- German: ö
- French: @ or ' or ù
- Chinese: `
- Spanish: ñ
- Portuguese: '
- Polish: `
- Russian: ё
- Arabic: > or ذ
- Hebrew: ;
- Korean: `
- Vietnamese: `
- Italian: ò
- Dutch: ù or @ (i.e. Shift + 2)

For higher speeds, use the appropriate modifier key (e.g. Ctrl, Windows, Alt, Control, Command, Option) along with the toggle key. For example:

- 3x speed on Windows (US English): Ctrl + `
- 3x speed on Mac (US English): Control + `
- 3x speed on Windows (Japanese): Ctrl + @
- And so on.

If you have any issues, please log a support query (or a GitHub issue on the repo) - please also specify the language and keyboard layout you're using and what you've tried. I'll try get back to you within the same year :)