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Video Speed Controller

by igrigorik · Functionality & UI
FeaturedManifest V3 Free
View in Chrome Web Store Data as of 15 Oct 2026

Speed up, slow down, advance and rewind HTML5 audio/video with shortcuts

Users
3M
0 in 30 days
Rating
4.0 / 5
−0.54 in 30 days
Ratings
4,504
+11 in 30 days
Store rank
#150
#143 among extensions
Version
0.11.1
updated 15 Aug 2026

Users

monthly, 3 years
600K1.8M3MAug 2023Apr 2025Oct 2026
Latest, 15 Oct 2026: 3,000,000 usersMove the mouse over the chart for any month

Ratings count

monthly, 3 years
1,0002,7524,504Aug 2023Apr 2025Oct 2026
Latest, 15 Oct 2026: 4,504 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 Video Speed Controller

HTML5 video provides native APIs to accelerate playback of any video, but most implemented players either hide or limit this functionality. This extension fixes that, plus more... It will help you optimize your video viewing by allowing you to make quick playback speed adjustments, as well as rewind the video to hear the last few second one more time. Once the extension is installed simply navigate to any page that offers HTML5 video, and you'll see a speed indicator in top left corner of the video player. - Works on any site with HTML5 media: YouTube, Netflix, local files, etc, including audio. - Fine-grained speed controls and defaults - 0.07x to 16x in configurable increments. - Fully customizable shortcuts: remap every key, add modifier combos, custom speed toggles. - Configurable per-site speed rules - set a default playback speed for specific domains. - Option to persist your last speed across sessions and tabs. - Reposition the on-video speed indicator anywhere you like. Hover over the speed indicator to reveal the controls to accelerate, slowdown, or rewind the video (10 seconds + lowers playback speed). Or, even better, use your keyboard: - S - decrease playback speed. - D - increase playback speed. - R - reset playback speed. - Z - rewind video by 10 seconds. - X - advance video by 10 seconds. - V - show/hide controller. If you prefer other shortcuts, want to change the increment value, or want the player to remember your playback speed in the future, head into the settings page and customize it to your heart's content.

Growth

WindowUsersChangeRatingsRating
7 days0+0.0%+2−0.54
30 days0+0.0%+11−0.54
6 months0+0.0%+120−0.55
1 year0+0.0%+304−0.56

Chrome Web Store search rankings

Where Video Speed Controller appears when people search the store, with the 30 day change
Search phrasePosition30 days
video#1+5
video speed#10
speed#4+1
increase#16+3
video player#17−1
player#92+7

Version history

18 versions recorded
0.11.115 Aug 2026
0.11.01 Aug 2026
0.10.215 Apr 2026
0.10.15 Apr 2026
0.10.04 Apr 2026
0.9.59 Sep 2025
0.9.423 Aug 2025
0.9.320 Aug 2025

Details

Category
Functionality & UI
First seen
25 Jun 2020
Size
103 KB
Languages
en
Pricing
Free
Privacy policy
github.com
Support
github.com
Extension ID
nffaoalbilbmmfgbnbgppjihopabppdk

Permissions and risk

Minimal riskimpact 1, likelihood 0
Permissions
storage

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