Here's how you can set YouTube video playback rate to any speed you like

Posted by vkhorikov on Monday December 17, 2018 @09:44PM
from the self-post dept.

1. Open browser console

2. Type in: $('video').playbackRate = 2.5

3. Enjoy

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Re:Here's how you can set YouTube video playback rate to any... by guiambros on Monday December 17, 2018 @11:07PM (#18704452)

If you use Chrome, a better option is to use Video Controller extension[1]. Works with any html5 video, and gives you a lot more granular control.

[1] https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/video-speed-contro...

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Re:Here's how you can set YouTube video playback rate to any... by jessriedel on Monday December 17, 2018 @11:22PM (#18704508)

I use this every day. Being able to quickly jump forward/backward 10 seconds is also very useful. I recommend setting keyboard shortcuts that agree with equivalent functionality on your desktop player like VLC.

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Re:Here's how you can set YouTube video playback rate to any... by milkmiruku on Tuesday December 18, 2018 @06:55AM (#18705890)

https://addons.mozilla.org/en-GB/firefox/addon/videospeed/

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Re:Here's how you can set YouTube video playback rate to any... by vkhorikov on Wednesday December 19, 2018 @08:01PM (#18721614)

Omg, this extension is sooo good!

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Re:Here's how you can set YouTube video playback rate to any... by chrisa on Monday December 17, 2018 @10:52PM (#18704397)

There are also some chrome extensions that allow you to speed up any html5 video (so it works on youtube, Vimeo, and even Netflix!) highly recommended.

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Re:Here's how you can set YouTube video playback rate to any... by cupar on Wednesday December 19, 2018 @01:40PM (#18718091)

I used to do this manually, but after a while I decided to create a simple website [1] containing bookmarklets that provide the same functionality.

[1] https://www.videospeedup.com/

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Re:Here's how you can set YouTube video playback rate to any... by superasn on Wednesday December 19, 2018 @01:29PM (#18717991)

Is there a way to do this on android too, maybe rooted phones?

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Re:Here's how you can set YouTube video playback rate to any... by darepublic on Tuesday December 18, 2018 @08:47AM (#18706329)

You would not find news like this in the new York times :)

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Re:Here's how you can set YouTube video playback rate to any... by Cypher on Monday December 17, 2018 @09:56PM (#18704212)

omg!

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