YouTube SpeedUp by GoliafRS
Change YouTube playback speed with the mouse wheel: scroll over the speedometer button in the player controls, click it to return to normal speed. Works on videos and Shorts, settings are on the options page.
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About this extension
YouTube SpeedUp adds a speedometer button to the YouTube player, on the right
side of the controls at the bottom. Scroll the mouse wheel over it to speed up
or slow down, click it to return to normal speed. Settings are on the options
page.
side of the controls at the bottom. Scroll the mouse wheel over it to speed up
or slow down, click it to return to normal speed. Settings are on the options
page.
- Open the options page from the add-on's entry in Add-ons and themes
(about:addons). - Each wheel step changes the speed by 0.25. Choose another step on the options
page. - Point at the button to see the current speed.
- Speed from 0.25× to 16×.
- Shorts are off by default. Turn them on in the options page, and the button
appears among the Shorts player buttons. - Keep one speed for all videos, or a separate speed for each video. The options
page lists the saved speeds, where you can change or remove them. - Scrolling over the button never scrolls the page, even in fullscreen.
- Settings stay in your browser and are never sent anywhere.
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Permissions and data
Required permissions:
- Access your data for sites in the youtube.com domain
Optional permissions:
- Access your data for sites in the youtube.com domain
Data collection:
- The developer says this extension doesn't require data collection.
More information
- Add-on Links
- Version
- 1.2.3
- Size
- 36.07 KB
- Last updated
- 6 months ago (Mar 28, 2026)
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- All Rights Reserved
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