Video Speed Controller: Playback Rate & Hotkeys

Speed up or slow down HTML5 video and audio with hotkeys. Set a default playback speed for any site — fast, private, offline.

Video speed controller puts the playback speed of every HTML5 clip and audio track right under your fingertips. Race through long lectures, ease off on a tricky tutorial, or lock in one default pace for every site you open — all from simple keyboard shortcuts and a compact toolbar popup. No sign-in, no servers, nothing leaves your browser. Most players hide a handful of fixed rates deep in a menu. This html5 video speed control gives you smooth, precise steps from 0.10x up to 16x on any HTML5 media, so you decide exactly how fast something plays. ⏩ What you can do - Speed up video lectures and finish a two-hour talk in one sitting. - Slow down video that moves too quickly to follow. - Change video speed on the fly, without opening a menu. - Set a default rate that applies to every new clip automatically. - Keep a different pace per site whenever you like. - Jump around with quick rewind and forward keys. ⌨️ Keyboard shortcuts, fully hands-on ▸ S — slower, ease the pace ▸ D — faster, raise the pace ▸ R — reset to your default ▸ Z — rewind a few seconds ▸ X — fast forward video by a few seconds Tune the step size, so each tap of S or D nudges the rate by 0.05, 0.10, 0.25, 0.50 or a full 1.00 — whatever suits the way you watch. These video speed shortcuts stay out of the way and never fight the player's own controls. ✓ Why people choose it ✓ Works on virtually any HTML5 media across the web. ✓ Precise steps that you pick yourself. ✓ A speed read-out that shows up when you change pace, then clears itself. ✓ Lightweight and quick — it adds controls, not bloat. ✓ Private by design: no account, no tracking, no network calls. Three ways people use this video speed controller: 1️⃣ Study mode — push recorded courses to 1.5x or 2x and take the time back. 2️⃣ Detail mode — drop to 0.5x for a chord, an accent, a demo that flies by. 3️⃣ Set and forget — pick one video playback speed and let it apply everywhere. One default pace, everywhere Pick the tempo that suits you and it applies to every new clip you open. Prefer 1.5x for talks and 1x for films? Switch on per-site memory: each website keeps its own rate, so the pace you left is ready the moment you come back. → Great for 1. Students and self-learners working through recorded lectures and courses. 2. Professionals catching up on webinars, meetings and training material. 3. Anyone who wants to ease down tutorials, recipes or language practice. 4. Podcast and audiobook fans who prefer a brisker tempo. 📌 Small things that add up 📌 The read-out clears itself after three seconds — nothing sits on your video. 📌 Nothing is written into the page you are reading. 📌 The step you choose survives a browser restart. 💡 A few habits that pay off 💡 Bump the rate by one step, not three — your ears adapt within a minute. 💡 Press R whenever a speaker starts mumbling, then climb back up. 💡 Leave films at 1x and let per-site memory handle the switch for you. How it works Press S, D or R and the new rate flashes over the player for three seconds, then clears itself. Prefer buttons? Open the video speed controller popup — rewind, slower, reset, faster and forward are right there, next to your default playback rate, the step size and per-site memory. ❓ Questions people ask ❓ Does it drive audio as well? Yes — any HTML5 audio player answers the same keys, which makes it handy for podcast speed and audiobooks. ❓ Will my rate stick after a reload? Your default does, and per-site memory brings back the pace you left on that website. ❓ Does the badge cover my video? Only for three seconds after a speed change, then it clears itself — there is nothing to close. ❓ Will the video speed controller slow my browser down? No — it adjusts the playback rate the page already supports, nothing more. 🔒 Your privacy comes first The whole thing runs locally in your browser. Your settings live on your device with chrome.storage and are never uploaded. It makes no network requests and collects no personal data. The extension only touches the players on pages you visit, to change how fast they run. 🎬 Built for HTML5 media If a page uses a standard html5 video or audio element, this video speed controller can drive it — streaming sites, lectures, course platforms, news clips, self-hosted files and more. There is nothing to set up per site; it just works wherever HTML5 media lives. • Where it earns its keep • Long talks, where 2x hands you back an hour. • Dense tutorials that need a slower playback rate. • Interviews and webinars you would rather skim. • Music practice, where slowing footage down matters. • Background audio you like a little brisker. Learn faster, watch smarter Adjust video speed once and the habit sticks: skim what you know, linger on what you do not. People who watch videos faster tend to finish more of what they start, and the minutes you save add up across a week. Faster video playback is not about rushing — it is about spending your attention where it counts. Set it up in seconds 1. Install and pin it to your toolbar. 2. Open any page with a clip. 3. Press D to go faster or S to go slower — that is it. Take charge of how you watch. Install this video speed controller and give every HTML5 player the pace it deserves — brisk when you are busy, gentle when detail matters, and always right where you left it.