Take back the controls on YouTube Shorts with seeking, speed, volume and more!
Users
20K
0 in 30 days
Rating
3.3 / 5
−0.86 in 30 days
Ratings
215
+1 in 30 days
Store rank
#5,514
#4,731 among extensions
Version
4.0.0
updated 13 Sep 2026
Users
monthly, 3 years
Latest, 15 Oct 2026:20,000 usersMove the mouse over the chart for any month
Ratings count
monthly, 3 years
Latest, 15 Oct 2026:215 ratingsMove the mouse over the chart for any month
The Chrome Web Store rounds user counts down to the leading digit, so the user line moves in steps. The ratings count is exact and is the better signal of real adoption.
About Better YouTube Shorts
⏭️ Control your YouTube Shorts just like a normal YouTube video! Features include seeking, playback speed, auto skip and more. You can also customize the keybinds to your liking!
List of features:
- Seeking 5 seconds backward and forward with arrow keys (adjustable time)
- Mini timer and speed above the like button (can be scrolled on!)
- Fullscreen support with F key and double click
- Decrease and increase playback speed with keys U and O
- Click the speed button to revert to normal speed or toggle between different speeds
- Toggle to autoplay the next short when the current one ends
- Control volume with - and =, mute audio with M
- Customizable keybinds
- 🌐 Supports more than 10 languages!
Extra features:
- Toggle captions with C
- Start short from beginning with J
- Go to the next or previous frame with . and , while paused
- Set default playback rate when first opening shorts
- Auto skip shorts with likes below a custom threshold (e.g. 500 likes)
Fully open-source with GNU GPL v3 License: https://github.com/ynshung/better-yt-shorts
If you have any suggestions or feedback, please let us know here: https://github.com/ynshung/better-yt-shorts#issues--suggestion
Growth
Window
Users
Change
Ratings
Rating
7 days
0
+0.0%
0
−0.88
30 days
0
+0.0%
+1
−0.86
6 months
0
+0.0%
+3
−0.88
1 year
−10K
−33.3%
+9
−0.95
Chrome Web Store search rankings
Where Better YouTube Shorts appears when people search the store, with the 30 day change