YouTube Speed Controls by Jeremiah
When watching YouTube videos, click ` (backtick) to toggle between normal (1x) and 2x speed, or Ctrl + ` to play at 3x speed.
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When watching YouTube videos, click
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.
For higher speeds, use the appropriate modifier key (e.g. Ctrl, Windows, Alt, Control, Command, Option) along with the toggle key. For example:
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 :)
Firefox port of YouTube Speed Controls by James de Klerk.
Original Chrome extension: https://github.com/jamesdeklerk/youtube-speed-controls
Licensed under the MIT License - Copyright (c) 2018-present James de Klerk
Full license text: https://github.com/jamesdeklerk/youtube-speed-controls/blob/master/LICENSE
(backtick) to toggle between normal (1x) and 2x speed, or Ctrl + to play at 3x speed.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 :)
Firefox port of YouTube Speed Controls by James de Klerk.
Original Chrome extension: https://github.com/jamesdeklerk/youtube-speed-controls
Licensed under the MIT License - Copyright (c) 2018-present James de Klerk
Full license text: https://github.com/jamesdeklerk/youtube-speed-controls/blob/master/LICENSE
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Required permissions:
- Access your data for sites in the youtube.com domain
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- The developer says this extension doesn't require data collection.
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- 2.5
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- Last updated
- 13 days ago (Jan 31, 2026)
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