Hold to speed up: YouTube .5x, 3x, 4x, 5x, custom

by nuclear · Tools

Manifest V3 Free

View in Chrome Web Store Data as of 16 Oct 2026

Adds minimalist buttons to the YouTube player for easy custom playback speeds.

Users

1,000

+68 in 30 days

Rating

4.8 / 5

+0.08 in 30 days

Ratings

+2 in 30 days

Store rank

#27K

#22K among extensions

Version

2.5.1

updated 28 May 2026

Users

monthly, 8 months

Latest, 16 Oct 2026: 1,000 usersMove the mouse over the chart for any month

Ratings count

monthly, 8 months

Latest, 16 Oct 2026: 8 ratingsMove the mouse over the chart for any month

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About Hold to speed up: YouTube .5x, 3x, 4x, 5x, custom

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)