I am looking for a browser extension that can play YouTube videos faster than x2 in the browser, and if possible, work with Google Chrome and Windows 7.
2 Answers
Not an extension, but a cheap workaround for Chrome/Firefox/Brave/Opera/Vivaldi/etc that will work with any HTML5 video or audio on any page (unless it's inside an iframe
):
- Right-click anywhere on the page and pick Inspect.
- In the devtools window that opens go to
Console
, adjust and paste the script below, and hit Enter.
document.querySelectorAll('video,audio').forEach(m => {
m.playbackRate = 2.5;
m.play();
})
NOTE: set your own desired
playbackRate
This will play all the HTML5 videos and audios on the page at 2.5x speed. Adjust to your taste.
2.5x Browser Bookmarklet
By placing a bookmarklet in your browser Bookmarks bar you can run the snippet above with a single click without the need to open devtools.
Usage: in the editor page that opens drag the Drag me.. link to your browser's Bookmarks bar. While on a page containing HTML5 video/audio such as youtube or any other site click the corresponding bookmarklet.
You could use MySpeed (a paid product - I'm not affiliated with it in any way). It integrates automatically with all browsers, although you would have to initially install it via a windows installer.
This will then do EXACTLY what you've asked for:
This will:
- play YouTube videos,
- faster than x2,
- in the browser, and
- work with Google Chrome and Windows 7