Media Keys for Youtube™ icon

Media Keys for Youtube™

by timobaczynski · Accessibility
Manifest V3 Free
View in Chrome Web Store Data as of 15 Oct 2026

Improve hardware media key handling!

Users
1,000
0 in 30 days
Rating
3.9 / 5
unchanged in 30 days
Ratings
27
0 in 30 days
Store rank
#24K
#20K among extensions
Version
0.0.1
updated 1 Jun 2021

Users

monthly, 3 years
605301,000Aug 2023Apr 2025Oct 2026
Latest, 15 Oct 2026: 1,000 usersMove the mouse over the chart for any month

Ratings count

monthly, 3 years
31527Aug 2023Apr 2025Oct 2026
Latest, 15 Oct 2026: 27 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 Media Keys for Youtube™

Use the following keys to pause, rewind the video forward and backward, even when the youtube.com window / tab is not active. Play/Pause ⏯ - works like Space-key. Previous ⏮- works like LeftArrow-key (backward 5 seconds), long press switches to the previous video. Next ⏭ - works like RightArrow-key (forward 5 seconds), long press switches to the next video. Be careful, the extension takes some time to load when the page loads. Tested with Windows 10 only.

Growth

WindowUsersChangeRatingsRating
7 days0+0.0%00.00
30 days0+0.0%00.00
6 months+100+11.1%00.00
1 year+252+33.7%+2−0.11

Chrome Web Store search rankings

Where Media Keys for Youtube™ appears when people search the store, with the 30 day change
Search phrasePosition30 days
media#6+6

Version history

1 versions recorded
0.0.17 Apr 2021

Details

Category
Accessibility
First seen
7 Apr 2021
Size
4 KB
Languages
en
Pricing
Free
Extension ID
inpajkcdlienadkggigbmfhhkdkkpbfn

Permissions and risk

Low riskimpact 2, likelihood 1
Site access
https://www.youtube.com/*

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