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YouTube Speed Controller

FeaturedEstablished publisherManifest V3 in_app
View in Chrome Web Store Data as of 15 Oct 2026

Control YouTube video playback with just a click!

Users
295
+9 in 30 days
Rating
5.0 / 5
unchanged in 30 days
Ratings
6
0 in 30 days
Store rank
#54K
#45K among extensions
Version
0.8.0
updated 26 Apr 2026

Users

monthly, 2 years
0156312Mar 2025Jan 2026Oct 2026
Latest, 15 Oct 2026: 295 usersMove the mouse over the chart for any month

Ratings count

monthly, 2 years
036Mar 2025Jan 2026Oct 2026
Latest, 15 Oct 2026: 6 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 Speed Controller

YouTube Speed Controller is a Chrome extension that helps you speed up or slow down YouTube videos quickly, without opening YouTube’s playback sub-menus every time. The controller appears directly on the video player, so you can adjust playback speed as you watch using your mouse or keyboard. You can drag it where you want, switch between +/- buttons and a slider, and customize the speed range to match your workflow. Features: - Change YouTube playback speed with one click or key press - Use either +/- buttons or a horizontal slider - Set your own speed increment - Set your own minimum and maximum playback speed - Works on embedded YouTube players outside youtube.com - Saves time while watching tutorials, courses, talks, and long videos - Premium adds customizable keyboard shortcuts and more advanced options Change-log: v 0.7.5 - 25/03/2026 - Made Reset button optional v 0.7.5 - 21/03/2026 - Added a configurable default playback speed in Settings - Added a Reset button to set speed to default v 0.7.0 - 14/03/2026 - Added an horizontal slider as an alternative to the ± buttons v 0.6.0 - 16/02/2026 - Added customisable keyboard shortcuts for speed control (Premium only) v 0.5.1 - 09/02/2026 - Refactored UI v 0.5.0 - 01/02/2026 - Introduced Premium v 0.4.1 - 23/01/2026 - Bug fixes v 0.4.0 - 20/01/2026 - Major refactor: Complete rewrite following KISS principles and maintainability-first design - Bug fixes - Removed dead code and simplified positioning logic - Maintained backwards compatibility with existing user settings v 0.3.4 - Added support for embedded YouTube players outside youtube.com, including youtube-nocookie iframes v 0.3 - Added "leave a review" section - Added settings/options page - Added Google Analytics tagging v 0.2 - First public verison - (Much) Improved design logo - Thinner controller design - Added "donate" section v 0.1 - Created test files

Growth

WindowUsersChangeRatingsRating
7 days−2−0.7%00.00
30 days+9+3.1%00.00
6 months+66+28.8%00.00
1 year+180+156.5%+20.00

Version history

16 versions recorded
0.8.026 Apr 2026
0.7.628 Mar 2026
0.7.524 Mar 2026
0.7.016 Mar 2026
0.6.021 Feb 2026
0.5.111 Feb 2026
0.5.04 Feb 2026
0.4.127 Jan 2026

Details

Category
Functionality & UI
First seen
21 Mar 2025
Size
251 KB
Languages
en
Pricing
in_app
Privacy policy
playbackspeedcontroller.netlify.app
Extension ID
liacncmhbbhobffhknjkijfmcpdifbfa

Permissions and risk

Minimal riskimpact 2, likelihood 0
Permissions
storagealarmscontextMenus
Site access
*://*.youtube.com/**://*.youtube-nocookie.com/*https://api.polar.sh/*https://sandbox-api.polar.sh/*

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