YouTube Speed Controls

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Status
Live on Store
Description from extension meta

Click ` (backtick) to toggle between normal (1x) and 2x speed, or Ctrl + ` to play at 3x speed.

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YouTube Speed Controls
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Please Note:
- After initial installation, you may need to reload any open YouTube pages (this is only after initial install).
- On US English keyboards, control the speed of YouTube videos using the ` (backtick) key.
- For other (non-US English) keyboard layouts, see the "Non-US English Keyboard Usage" section below.

General:
Click ` to toggle between normal (1x) and 2x speed. Increase the speed to 3x, 4x, or 5x by using the corresponding shortcut combinations listed in the usage information below.

Alternative Toggle Keys:
- On US English keyboards, the " (quotation mark) or ' (apostrophe) or @ or ` (backtick) keys can be used interchangeably for any of the shortcuts. Note: keys like " and @ may require pressing Shift (e.g. Shift + 2 produces @ on many US English keyboards).

Windows Usage (US English Keyboard):
- 1x/2x Toggle: Press `
- 3x Speed: Press Ctrl + `
- 4x Speed: Press Windows + `
- 5x Speed: Press Alt + `

Mac Usage (US English Keyboard):
- 1x/2x Toggle: Press `
- 3x Speed: Press Control + `
- 4x Speed: Press Command + `
- 5x Speed: Press Option + `

Non-US English Keyboard Usage:

An inexhaustive list of suggested keys to try for toggling between normal (1x) and 2x speed.

- US-International English: @ (i.e. Shift + 2)
- UK English: `
- Japanese: @
- Turkish: "
- India: ` (General) or ॊ (Devanagari) or ॥ (Bengali) or ञ (Nepali)
- German: ö
- French: @ or ' or ù
- Chinese: `
- Spanish: ñ
- Portuguese: '
- Polish: `
- Russian: ё
- Arabic: > or ذ
- Hebrew: ;
- Korean: `
- Vietnamese: `
- Italian: ò
- Dutch: ù or @ (i.e. Shift + 2)

For higher speeds, use the appropriate modifier key (e.g. Ctrl, Windows, Alt, Control, Command, Option) along with the toggle key. For example:

- 3x speed on Windows (US English): Ctrl + `
- 3x speed on Mac (US English): Control + `
- 3x speed on Windows (Japanese): Ctrl + @
- And so on.

If you have any issues, please log a support query (or a GitHub issue on the repo) - please also specify the language and keyboard layout you're using and what you've tried. I'll try get back to you within the same year :)

Latest reviews

Cytroit X 2025-07-31

Lol it works on ads too i use it as an ad blocker ig 5x on ads

vroom vroom 2025-06-01

3x speed doesnt work on opera windows 11

Shiddat Singh 2025-05-16

Overall I'll say it's good , It does what it say's but there should be an option for 2.5 speed or 2.75 speed that's it .

Liam Hammond 2025-05-08

I don't think 4x speed works on mac, the shortcut commant + ` doesn't do anything

Marc Xie 2025-03-23

The 4x function dosen't work. I had to download another google extension for 4x, which is more complex. Could you reprogram your code to make the 4x function work? Thanks!

ZY 2025-03-14

NO 1.25x, 1.5x, 2.5x ... etc

blandragny 2025-03-03

So useful!

Ahza 2025-02-21

cool, sometimes i really need it

julian acosta 2025-01-25

Before the update the extension worked fine, but it doesn't work anymore :c. I hope it gets fixed soon, I loved it. EDIT: The extension was updated again, and now it works!

Marc Harder 2025-01-24

Doesn't work at all after the update Edit: It doesn't work at all on an international keyboard, x3 doesn't on any keyboard Edit 2: Works great now

アトリア 2025-01-24

The "1x/2x Toggle" hasn't worked well since it was updated to version 2.0. I'm Japanese and using the Japanese version of Windows. I can't input ` correctly on the Japanese version of Windows. When I change the display language in the settings to English (United States), it works. Before the update, the "1x/2x Toggle" worked by inputting @. I want it to work with @ again as it did before. PS It now works properly with version 2.1. Thanks.

Andrei-alexandru Tulbure 2025-01-23

really great extension but it stopped working for me since last week. I use win 11 pro in english. nothing works, neither the toggle for 1x 2x , neither the 3x toggle

Jerin Akter 2025-01-18

the 3x speed doesnt wor

Mitchell 2025-01-16

3x doesnt work

caroline vineeta 2024-12-15

the 3x speed doesnt work

Ruben 2024-12-11

Does not work. Only 1x and 2x works.

achmad afinadi 2024-12-06

it doesnt work!

Schanwel 2024-11-30

ctrl + ` doesn't work but pressing ` to flick between 1 n 2x works

Musab 2024-11-24

how to use

Matthew Clay 2024-11-24

Clunky and only seems to work on some videos, at least on Mac. Lack of feedback when it does work is frustrating and a shame it doesn't integrate with the youtube interface.

Sly Hombre 2024-11-23

which it had faster speeds. >:D

Phil Nu 2024-11-19

I love this extension. Please do setting up to x5 playback speed

Jon Brown 2024-11-11

It works! Simply press ctrl-` and viola 3x speed. While I won't fault the developer of this extension for the UX, I kinda wish it also added a 3x to playback speed in the the youtube player gear icon popup menu.

Kirill “BuzzKirill” B 2024-11-07

Very useful, thanks

Derek 2024-11-03

great extension but can you add another keybind for people with small keyboards? (i dont have grave accent key)

Ryan 2024-10-24

very epic

Eamon Sing 2024-10-01

This is a great extension. Love it! Could you make a 2.5x speed mode?

Arush Charde 2024-09-26

Amazing extension, not only helps a student like me to quickly change lecture speeds but also helps to skip youtube ads by increasing the speed which feels like a bonus

Max Beech 2024-09-07

Works well, thank you, but really got to allow some more customisation. Why not just overwrite the default YT speed dialog with many more options? Or at least allow us to modify the shortcut key and the speed it changes to/from.

The Sadanand 2024-07-29

after recent chrome update(Version 127.0.6533.73 (Official Build) (64-bit)) this is no more working... So Sad...

Spencer Winset 2024-07-27

Please make flick between 3x and 0.5x speed at ctrl + `

Ameya Khangar 2024-07-22

very nice application !

Sai Shivaram Rao Pujari 2024-07-20

One of the most useful chrome extensions

Yugank Singh 2024-07-10

brilliant... Make sure you reload page if it doesn't work in one go!!

The Gamers Fantasy 2024-07-08

how to useeee?????????

Advit 2024-07-07

3 may get too fast, need an option for 2.5x

John Dor 2024-07-04

3 speed is too fast. Should be 1, 2, and 2.5

junes lee 2024-06-24

Small and not bulky. And it works fine! I recommend this app.

Isaac Luzuriaga 2024-06-20

its worked for me for a while now goes up to 3x

Nate Felton 2024-06-11

its terrible and doesnt work at all

Jacob Coleman 2024-06-02

doesn't work

Azranelian 2024-05-19

As non english keyboard user, i can't use this extensions because of " ` " binding. I suggest another key for more world-wide compatibility

Casey Cartagena 2024-05-09

Using it to listen to an hour long AP Psych review video. This was the perfect extension and it works perfectly for me.

bruno ch 2024-05-02

Using the ` key and not be able to change it is nonsense. I already have programs that use that key.

Jisnudeep Mandal 2024-04-19

working fine...wish there was an option for 2.5x

KAVYANSH SAINI 2024-04-19

great

Joshua Ofili 2024-04-15

It just Doesn't Work, what are people on?

Lalith Madhav 2024-04-06

Very Nice.

Khalid Waleed 2024-04-01

its awesome like really i was struggling with ppl that talks like turtle and also it makes ads go faster

Wyld Stealer 2024-03-26

Can't seem to get it to do 3x speed on Mac.

Statistics

Installs
50,000
Market
Chrome Web Store
Rating
3.87 (123 votes)
Last update
2025-01-27
Version 2.4
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