Media Keys for Youtube™

Name: Media Keys for Youtube™
Rating: 4 (25 reviews)
Author: timobaczynski

Improve hardware media key handling!

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Media Keys for Youtube™ enhances your YouTube video playback experience by enabling hardware media keys to control videos efficiently, even when the YouTube tab is not active. Easily play or pause videos, rewind or fast-forward by five seconds, and switch between videos using intuitive key presses and long-press actions.

Features include:

Play/Pause (⏯): Works like the spacebar key to toggle video playback.
Previous (⏮): Rewinds the video by 5 seconds; long press switches to the previous video.
Next (⏭): Fast-forwards 5 seconds; long press switches to the next video.

Note that the extension may require a moment to load upon page initialization. Currently tested and optimized for Windows 10 users, Media Keys for Youtube™ offers a convenient and efficient way to control your video viewing experience without switching browser focus.

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Version:

0.0.1 Last updated: 2021-06-01

Creation date:

2021-04-07

Risk:

Host permissions:

https://www.youtube.com/*

Size:

3.84KB

Email:

ti*****@gmail.com

Full description:

Source:

Chrome Web Store

Data ingested on:

2025-07-06

Ranking

# 35,047 ▲ 481

Other rankings

#2143 in Accessibility ▲ 10 #3 in media keyword 26 #88 in pause keyword 15 ▲ 4 #96 in press keyword 19 ▲ 15 #248 in youtube keyword 89 ▲ 13

User reviews

Users appreciate that Media Keys for Youtube™ enables media key support for forwarding, rewinding, and pausing YouTube videos, often while another app is focused, and respects privacy by not accessing browsing history. However, a common complaint is the malfunctioning play/pause key which sometimes accelerates playback instead of pausing, with issues more prevalent on MacOS and Windows. Some users resort to manual edits to fix the bugs. Compatibility issues after YouTube updates and slow activation times have also been reported, but overall many find it better than alternatives.

Pros

Allows controlling YouTube playback with media keys, including forward and rewind functions
Works well for seeking forward/backward videos on various platforms
Does not require access to browsing history, respecting user privacy
Enables media key controls while another application is focused
Some users find it to be an excellent and simple solution, better than alternatives

Cons

Play/Pause media key often does not work correctly, especially on MacOS and Windows, sometimes causing 2x speed playback instead of pausing
Extension may require manual fixes or tinkering with the source code to fully function
There are delays or slow startup times before the extension becomes active
Compatibility problems after recent YouTube updates, including issues related to adblock warnings
Some users report the extension not working at all in certain cases

Recent reviews

follow marius instructions for the 2x speed bug but also make sure to reload the youtube tab

Lu*****, 2025-06-20

Only works for Play.Pause button.. the other buttons for ff & rw keys don't work on Windows for me

Da*****, 2025-05-16

An excellent solution for anyone looking for a replacement to streamkeys.

La*****, 2025-03-04

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Media Keys for Youtube™ requires a few sensitive permissions. Exercise caution before installing.

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Media Keys for Youtube™ has earned a fairly good reputation and likely can be trusted.

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