Best alternatives to YouTube Speed Control (2026)
10 Chrome extensions that do a similar job to YouTube Speed Control, closest first. Each shows real store users, its rating, how recently it was updated and how many permissions it asks for.
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Video Speed Controller
Control the playback speed of HTML5 videos.
≈5K users4.0★ from 11 ratingsUpdated 5 weeks ago1 permissions- About 2.5× more users than YouTube Speed Control
- Updated more recently
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YouTempo: YouTube Music Speed Controller
Playback speed control, pitch lock, A/B loop, and visualiser for YouTube Music. Stores your set speed and preferences locally.
589 users4.9★ from 9 ratingsUpdated 6 weeks ago2 permissions- About 3.4× fewer users than YouTube Speed Control
- Updated more recently
- Asks for more permissions (2 vs 1)
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YouTube Control Center
YouTube popup pause and resume as well as no buffer, HD quality, wide screen, ...
≈10K users3.2★ from 73 ratingsNot updated for 2+ years3 permissions- About 5.0× more users than YouTube Speed Control
- Updated more recently
- Asks for more permissions (3 vs 1)
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ScrewMyCode.in: Pitch control for YouTube
Slow down and speed up videos directly on YouTube like you would on a turntable.
≈2K users4.8★ from 23 ratingsUpdated 14 months ago2 permissions- A similar number of users to YouTube Speed Control
- Updated more recently
- Asks for more permissions (2 vs 1)
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YouTube Default Playback Speed
Set the default playback speed for YouTube videos! Complete with hotkeys to manipulate the current video speed.
≈3K users3.6★ from 58 ratingsNot updated for 2+ years3 permissions- About 1.5× more users than YouTube Speed Control
- Updated more recently
- Asks for more permissions (3 vs 1)
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HTML5 Speed Controller
Adjust the playback speed of HTML5 games and animations. Control game speed from 1x to 100x with per-site settings.
≈1K users3.3★ from 3 ratings3 permissions- About 2.0× fewer users than YouTube Speed Control
- Asks for more permissions (3 vs 1)
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Youtube-shorts block
Play the Youtube shorts video as if it were a normal video.
≈400K users4.5★ from 1.1K ratingsUpdated 11 months ago1 permissions- About 200× more users than YouTube Speed Control
- Updated more recently
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Youtube Autostop
Loads youtube videos in the unstarted state
912 users4.7★ from 18 ratingsUpdated 24 months ago1 permissions- About 2.2× fewer users than YouTube Speed Control
- Updated more recently
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Youtube Accelerator
Set custom playback speeds on your Youtube videos
≈2K users4.4★ from 13 ratingsNot updated for 4+ yearsNo special permissions- A similar number of users to YouTube Speed Control
- Updated more recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (0 vs 1)
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Speedify – Playback Speed Controller
Restore playback speed control in the Spotify Web Player with Speedify. Open source: github.com/edenb-dev/Speedify
≈7K users5.0★ from 6 ratingsUpdated 8 months agoNo special permissions- About 3.5× more users than YouTube Speed Control
- Updated more recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (0 vs 1)
YouTube Speed Control alternatives: questions
What is the best alternative to YouTube Speed Control?
By users, the most popular alternative is Youtube-shorts block with ≈400K users and a 4.5-star rating. The closest match by what it does is Video Speed Controller.
Which YouTube Speed Control alternative has the best rating?
Youtube-shorts block has the highest rating of these alternatives with 50+ ratings: 4.5 out of 5 from 1.1K ratings.
Is there a YouTube Speed Control alternative that asks for fewer permissions?
Youtube Accelerator asks for 0 permissions, against 1 for YouTube Speed Control.
How many alternatives to YouTube Speed Control are there?
We list 10 close alternatives to YouTube Speed Control on the Chrome Web Store, picked by what they do and ranked by how close they are.
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