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YouTube Speed Controls

by James de Klerk

v2.5 Updated Nov 3, 2025 12.25KiB
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Description

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 :)
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Reviews (41 cached)

★☆☆☆☆2026-03-15
Ahmed Fetni

max is x2

★☆☆☆☆2026-01-13
Mat The Rat

this literally did not work

★☆☆☆☆2025-12-12
gy_sp33dy Gaming

its greyed out can't even use it

★☆☆☆☆2025-11-24
egg

not working

★☆☆☆☆2025-11-05
Dipanjan Dutta

I am having shortcut conflict issue with magnifer, and i cant turn off magnifer, is there any option to change the shortcut of this plugin? thanks. Edit: Since, i didnt get to use without proper shortcut, i have to remove it, sorry for the 1 star

★☆☆☆☆2025-01-18
Jerin Akter

the 3x speed doesnt wor

★☆☆☆☆2025-01-16
Mitchell

3x doesnt work

★☆☆☆☆2024-12-15
caroline vineeta

the 3x speed doesnt work

★☆☆☆☆2024-12-11
Ruben

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

★☆☆☆☆2024-12-06
achmad afinadi

it doesnt work!

★☆☆☆☆2024-11-24
Musab

how to use

★☆☆☆☆2024-11-24
Matthew Clay

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.

★☆☆☆☆2024-10-24
Ryan

very epic

★☆☆☆☆2024-07-29
The Sadanand

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

★☆☆☆☆2024-06-11
Nate Felton

its terrible and doesnt work at all

★☆☆☆☆2024-06-02
Jacob Coleman

doesn't work

★☆☆☆☆2024-05-02
bruno ch

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

★☆☆☆☆2024-04-15
Joshua Ofili

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

★☆☆☆☆2023-08-18
Frank N. Stein

Not working

★☆☆☆☆2023-03-26
Divyanshu Ojha

please don't add this extension, totally worst .

★☆☆☆☆2023-03-18
CSGO HERO

fake not working don't waste ur time

★☆☆☆☆2022-03-06
Lawrence Cao

IF you want an extension that actually works and has a customizable speed use this one https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/video-speed-controller/nffaoalbilbmmfgbnbgppjihopabppdk/related?hl=en

★☆☆☆☆2022-01-30
nitin vyas

NOT ABLE TO USE IT . WINDOWS 8

★☆☆☆☆2022-01-09
Elizaveta Kokosova

garbage

★☆☆☆☆2022-01-08
Emily Ennabi, DDS

doesnt work

★★☆☆☆2025-11-25
user 1

the extension is good i use it on my other device but ⚠️PROBLEM-- on this device i cant use this extension its showing grey in the extension tab please help me fix this issue

★★☆☆☆2024-07-08
The Gamers Fantasy

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

★★☆☆☆2023-06-10
Ashish Naik

So, it either doesn't work or the controls are far too confusing as when I followed the instructions outlined in the overview, it simply would not speed up my video; obviously, I was greatly distraught and in tremendous distress. For now I will have to live with a mere 2x speed[ :( ] Any help resolving the issue or a future update will be greatly appreciated :D

★★☆☆☆2023-04-19
m.nageh

it has a really bad bug, if you pick a video after searching in YouTube and open it in the same tab the extension won't work unless you refresh the tab !

★★★☆☆2025-06-01
dekky

3x speed doesnt work on opera windows 11

★★★☆☆2025-05-08
Liam Hammond

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

★★★☆☆2025-03-23
Marc Xie

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!

★★★☆☆2025-03-14
ZY

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

★★★☆☆2024-11-30
Schanwel de Sagun

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

★★★☆☆2024-07-07
Advit

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

★★★☆☆2024-07-04
John Dor

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

★★★☆☆2024-05-19
Azranelian

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

★★★☆☆2024-03-26
Wyld Stealer

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

★★★☆☆2023-07-17
Sam Hughes

I'm on the verge of removing this plugin, because of how annoying it is to comment on youtube videos. You can't configure it or selectively enable different options, so it's both 3x speed and the other weird, undesired functionality, or else just dealing with Youtube's 2x speed. Clearly the author does not comment on videos much. The plugin includes the ability to tap a number key N, and jump to that N/10th of the video. I have never once intended to invoke this functionality, and I often invoke it accidentally while commenting. I love having the option to 3x through a boring segment or to just see if there's anything useful in a video or if I like the video, but the presenter is just talking god.awful.laboriously.slow.

★★★☆☆2022-03-25
Nicolas W

3 stars bc i'm not sure if I'm doing something wrong but it's not working, i'm doing ctrl `

★★★☆☆2022-01-24
santanu das

please add 2.5

Details

Version 2.5
Updated Nov 3, 2025
Size 12.25KiB
First Seen Mar 26, 2026