YouTube Playback Rate Control

by Simple and Tiny Utilities · yudai-tiny-developer.github.io · Functionality & UI

Established publisherManifest V3 Free

View in Chrome Web Store Data as of 15 Oct 2026

This extension adds a button to YouTube videos that allows you to change the playback rate with touch operations.

Users

169

+1 in 30 days

Rating

5.0 / 5

unchanged in 30 days

Ratings

0 in 30 days

Store rank

#68K

#57K among extensions

Version

1.11.2

updated 27 Mar 2026

Users

monthly, 2 years

Latest, 15 Oct 2026: 169 usersMove the mouse over the chart for any month

Ratings count

monthly, 2 years

Latest, 15 Oct 2026: 4 ratingsMove the mouse over the chart for any month

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About YouTube Playback Rate Control

A lightweight Chrome extension that adds playback rate buttons directly to the YouTube player. It is designed for fast, touch-friendly rate switching without opening YouTube's settings menu. The extension also supports keyboard shortcuts and lets you enable or disable individual rate buttons from the popup. ## Features - Adds playback rate buttons to the YouTube player UI - Works on `https://www.youtube.com/*` - Includes preset speeds from `0.25x` up to `16x` - Lets you show or hide each preset from the popup/settings screen - Supports Chrome keyboard shortcuts through the extension commands API ## Usage 1. Open any YouTube video page 2. Look for the added playback rate buttons in the player controls 3. Click a button to switch the current video's playback speed 4. Open the extension popup to enable or disable individual rate buttons The popup is also used as the extension's options page. ## Keyboard Shortcuts To assign keys: 1. Open `chrome://extensions/shortcuts` 2. Find **YouTube Playback Rate Control** 3. Set the shortcuts you want for each command