YouTube Default Playback Speed

Set the default playback speed for YouTube videos! Complete with hotkeys to manipulate the current video speed.

What is YouTube Default Playback Speed?

YouTube Default Playback Speed is a Chrome extension developed by NotYourAppDev, and its main feature is "Set the default playback speed for YouTube videos! Complete with hotkeys to manipulate the current video speed.".

Extension Screenshots

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Download YouTube Default Playback Speed Extension CRX File

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Extension Usage Instructions

                        The main popup for the extension allows you to set the default playback speed for YouTube videos along with buttons to set the speed of the video in the current tab to half, normal, and double speed. The main settings popup shown in the screen shots is only active on YouTube video pages. The extension also provides hotkeys for quickly changing the speed of the video in the current tab:

Alt+Shift+1 sets the current tab to normal speed
Alt+Shift+2 sets the current tab to set default speed
Alt+Shift+Up increases the current tab by a the specified increment speed
Alt+Shift+Down decreases the current tab by the specified increment speed

Please let me know what other features you'd like.                    

Extension Basic Information

Name YouTube Default Playback Speed YouTube Default Playback Speed
ID bcogakegjkeopbkokbkkaopnclmhhfmp
Official URL https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/youtube-default-playback/bcogakegjkeopbkokbkkaopnclmhhfmp
Description Set the default playback speed for YouTube videos! Complete with hotkeys to manipulate the current video speed.
File Size 17.75 KB
Installation Count 2,758
Current Version 3.0.2
Last Updated 2024-02-13
Publish Date 2020-04-24
Rating 4.00/5 Total 40 Ratings
Developer NotYourAppDev
Email [email protected]
Payment Type free
Supported Languages en-US
manifest.json
{
    "update_url": "https:\/\/clients2.google.com\/service\/update2\/crx",
    "manifest_version": 3,
    "name": "YouTube Default Playback Speed",
    "description": "Set the default playback speed for YouTube videos! Complete with hotkeys to manipulate the current video speed.",
    "version": "3.0.2",
    "permissions": [
        "storage",
        "tabs",
        "commands"
    ],
    "action": {
        "default_popup": "popup\/popup.html",
        "default_icon": {
            "16": "images\/youtube_playback16.png",
            "32": "images\/youtube_playback32.png",
            "48": "images\/youtube_playback48.png",
            "128": "images\/youtube_playback128.png"
        }
    },
    "background": {
        "service_worker": "scripts\/worker.js",
        "type": "module"
    },
    "content_scripts": [
        {
            "js": [
                "scripts\/content.js"
            ],
            "matches": [
                "https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch*"
            ],
            "run_at": "document_end"
        }
    ],
    "commands": {
        "increment-speed": {
            "suggested_key": {
                "default": "Alt+Shift+Up"
            },
            "description": "Increase the speed of the current video by increment."
        },
        "decrement-speed": {
            "suggested_key": {
                "default": "Alt+Shift+Down"
            },
            "description": "Decrease the speed of the current video by increment."
        },
        "set-speed-1": {
            "suggested_key": {
                "default": "Alt+Shift+1"
            },
            "description": "Set the speed of the video in the current tab to 1x."
        },
        "set-speed-default": {
            "suggested_key": {
                "default": "Alt+Shift+2"
            },
            "description": "Set the speed of the video in the current tab to your specified default speed."
        }
    },
    "web_accessible_resources": [
        {
            "resources": [
                "html\/time_ui.html"
            ],
            "matches": [
                ""
            ]
        }
    ]
}