YouTube-style keyboard shortcuts for any video or audio. You choose which sites to allow — nothing is collected.
Users
166
+28 in 30 days
Rating
4.3 / 5
unchanged in 30 days
Ratings
6
0 in 30 days
Store rank
#69K
#58K among extensions
Version
0.3.1
updated 29 Jul 2026
Users
monthly, 2 years
Latest, 18 Oct 2026:166 usersMove the mouse over the chart for any month
Ratings count
monthly, 2 years
Latest, 18 Oct 2026:6 ratingsMove the mouse over the chart for any month
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About Universal Media Controller
🎮 Universal Media Controller adds YouTube-style keyboard shortcuts to HTML5 video and audio on the web — play/pause, seek, speed, volume, mute, fullscreen, Picture-in-Picture, and more.
🌟 Key Features:
• Control almost any page media without hunting for player buttons
• Familiar shortcuts (K / J / L, arrows, </>, 0–9, M, F, P, +/-)
• You choose site access: allow this site, or all sites — nothing broad is forced at install
• Remap or disable any shortcut
• Optional site profiles (Twitch, Netflix, YouTube) to avoid key clashes
• Blacklist domains where you do not want hotkeys
• Open source, runs locally, no accounts or analytics
🔐 How site access works:
After install, open the extension popup on a video page and choose:
• Allow this site — recommended if you only need a few domains
• Allow all sites — convenient everywhere (Chrome shows its standard permission prompt when you choose this)
⌨️ Keyboard Shortcuts:
• K - Play/Pause
• J/L - Skip backward/forward 10s
• Left/Right arrows - Skip 5s
• </> - Decrease/Increase speed
• 0-9 - Jump to percentage
• M - Toggle mute
• F - Toggle fullscreen
• P - Picture-in-Picture mode
• +/- - Volume control
• [/] - Navigate subtitles
🔒 Privacy & Security:
• No data collection
• No external tracking
• Works offline
• Optional site access — you decide what to allow
• Open source code
💡 Perfect for:
• Online courses and educational videos
• Movie and TV show streaming
• Podcast and audio content
• Language learning with subtitles
• Multi-tasking with Picture-in-Picture
🚀 Regular updates and active development!
📝 Note: Some features may not work on websites that use custom video players, DRM, or have strict security policies. If keys clash with a site, disable those shortcuts or enable a site profile in Options.
🔧 Having issues or suggestions? Visit our GitHub page for support and feature requests:
https://github.com/mostafaafrouzi/Universal-Media-Controller
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Release version 0.3.1
# Changelog [0.3.1] - 2026-07-27
Fixed
• Service worker no longer throws Duplicate script ID 'umc-hotkeys' when content scripts sync races (install / reload / permission grant)
# Changelog [0.3.0] - 2026-07-26
Added
• Optional host access — allow this site or all sites from the popup (nothing broad required at install)
• Dynamic content-script registration after permission is granted
• Temporary inject on the active tab so you can try hotkeys before granting permanent access
• Site profiles — optional presets for Twitch, Netflix, and YouTube (off by default)
• Custom per-domain profiles in Options
• Disable individual shortcuts
• Toggle for number-key percentage seeking (0–9)
• Revoke previously granted site access from the popup
Changed
• Removed required host permissions / static content scripts
• Improved media target selection and iframe support
• Ignore shortcuts while typing in inputs
• README, PRIVACY, and SECURITY aligned with actual behavior
Fixed
• Playback speed no longer gets stuck off the 0.25× grid (e.g. 0.10x → 1.10x instead of 1.00x)
• Safer media operations on restrictive players (e.g. Twitch live)
• Enable toggle now applies to all open tabs
• Blacklist updates apply via storage sync
• Seeking skipped on live streams without a finite duration
• Removed remote CDN CSS from the popup