YouTube Speed Controls

YouTube Speed Controls is a Google Chrome extension that allows you to toggle between normal (1x) and 2x speed by pressing the ` (backtick) key. You can find the extension here.

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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).

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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 + `

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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.

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If you have any issues, please log 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 :)