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YouTube Music Hotkeys

by lidel · Workflow & Planning
Manifest V3 Free
View in Chrome Web Store Data as of 16 Oct 2026

Use keyboard shortcuts to control YouTube Music

Users
3,000
0 in 30 days
Rating
4.8 / 5
−0.17 in 30 days
Ratings
29
+2 in 30 days
Store rank
#17K
#14K among extensions
Version
3.0.1
updated 7 Oct 2026

Users

monthly, 3 years
2001,6003,000Aug 2023Apr 2025Oct 2026
Latest, 16 Oct 2026: 3,000 usersMove the mouse over the chart for any month

Ratings count

monthly, 3 years
31629Aug 2023Apr 2025Oct 2026
Latest, 16 Oct 2026: 29 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 YouTube Music Hotkeys

This browser extension lets you control background playback of YouTube Music (previously known as Google Music) without switching tabs. That is all. Features: toolbar button left click toggles playback, context click displays more options open and pin YouTube Music if it is not open yet toggle playback: Ctrl+Shift+8 previous song: Ctrl+Shift+9 next song: Ctrl+Shift+0 autoplay when &autoplay=true is found in URL On Windows the default shortcuts use Alt+Shift, on macOS Command+Shift. One can customize default shortcuts via chrome://extensions/shortcuts

Growth

WindowUsersChangeRatingsRating
7 days0+0.0%00.00
30 days0+0.0%+2−0.17
6 months+1,000+50.0%+5−0.16
1 year+2,000+200.0%+9−0.14

Chrome Web Store search rankings

Where YouTube Music Hotkeys appears when people search the store, with the 30 day change
Search phrasePosition30 days
music#17+7
song#82new

Version history

6 versions recorded
3.0.17 Oct 2026
3.0.016 Jul 2025
1.9.04 May 2021
1.8.16 Apr 2021
1.8.028 Dec 2020
1.7.013 Oct 2019

Details

Category
Workflow & Planning
First seen
13 Oct 2019
Size
37 KB
Languages
en
Pricing
Free
Support
github.com
Extension ID
fgjkdpncbpnlhbdbmelbhmapblgaamkl

Permissions and risk

Moderate riskimpact 3, likelihood 2
Permissions
contextMenustabsscripting
Site access
https://music.youtube.com/*

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