Reel Keeper — Instagram Background Play

Keep Instagram Reels, Stories, and videos playing when you switch tabs, with custom speed, volume, and seek controls.

Tired of Instagram pausing your Reels every time you switch to another tab — and stuck with no scrubber, no speed control, and a clunky mute toggle? Reel Keeper fixes both. This lightweight extension overrides Instagram's auto-pause behavior so your videos keep playing in the background, and adds a clean floating control bar over whichever Reel you're watching. How it works: • Install the extension and it's active immediately — no setup required • Instagram Reels, Stories, and video posts continue playing when you switch tabs • Hover a Reel to reveal a seek bar, play/pause, speed badge, and volume slider • Click the extension icon to toggle background playback or the control bar on/off Features: • Works with Reels, Stories, and all Instagram videos • Seek bar — click or drag to jump to any point in the video • Speed control — pick from 0.5x to 2x in a one-click dropdown • Volume slider with mute, instead of Instagram's all-or-nothing toggle • Your speed/volume choices carry over automatically from one Reel to the next • Simple on/off toggles from the popup • ON/OFF badge on the extension icon so you always know the current state • Zero configuration — just install and go • Lightweight — no background network requests, no performance impact Privacy: Reel Keeper does not collect, store, or transmit any data. No analytics, no tracking, no cookies. The only things stored are your on/off and player preferences — locally in your browser. Your Instagram activity stays completely private. Perfect for multitaskers who want to listen to Reels while working, skip through long ones, or watch at their own pace.