Video playback rate control for YouTube™

Name: Video playback rate control for YouTube™
Rating: 4.6 (15 reviews)
Author: sweet

Take full control of YouTube video playback speed. Adjust the rate more extensively.

As of June 2026, Video playback rate control for YouTube™ has 9,000 users and a 4.60/5 rating from 15 reviews in the Workflow & Planning category.

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9.0K

9,000

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4.60

15 reviews

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Version

0.2.3

Manifest V3

90-day change · In the last 90 days this extension gained 1.0K users, 1 version update.

History

6 snapshots

Tracking since Apr 16, 2026.

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Date	Users	Rating	Reviews	Version
Apr 16, 2026	8.0K	4.60	15	0.2.1
Apr 26, 2026	9.0K	4.60	15	0.2.1
May 11, 2026	8.0K	4.60	15	0.2.1
May 23, 2026	9.0K	4.60	15	0.2.1
Jun 6, 2026	9.0K	4.60	15	0.2.3
Jun 20, 2026	8.0K	4.60	15	0.2.3
Now	9.0K	4.60	15	0.2.3

Permissions & access

Permissions: storagescripting
Host access: https://*.youtube.com/*, https://*.youtube-nocookie.com/*

Screenshots

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About

Take full control of your YouTube viewing experience with powerful keyboard shortcuts!

🔹 This is a third-party extension and is not officially affiliated with YouTube™. 

🔶Key Features:

🔸Extended Speed Control: Adjust playback speed with greater precision and a wider range (up to 16x). It uses the same standard YouTube shortcuts (< and >).

🔸Custom Time Seeking: Rewind or fast-forward by a custom amount of time (1-4 seconds) using SHIFT + ← and SHIFT + →.

On-Screen Display: Instantly see the current playback speed right on the player's control bar.

🔶Please Note:

🔸When playing at speeds above 2x (or 4x for Premium users), YouTube's native closed captions (CC) may occasionally lag and then appear in a batch.

🔸⚠️ The custom seek shortcut has been changed to SHIFT + Arrow to avoid conflicting with YouTube's default shortcut for chapter navigation (CTRL + Arrow on Windows, ⌘ + Arrow on Mac).





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What's New in v0.2.0:

- Wider Compatibility: The extension now fully works on videos embedded with "privacy-enhanced mode" (youtube-nocookie.com).
- Instant Option Updates: Changes made in the options page now apply instantly, no page reload required.
- Optimized for YouTube Premium: Full support for YouTube Premium's new high-speed playback features, providing a stable viewing experience at higher rates.