Is HTML5 Video Speed Control for Google Chrome™ safe?

Clean risk

This extension lets users speed up or slow down HTML5 videos in Chrome.

It adds controls for adjusting playback speed while watching videos. Users can increase speed to move through sections faster or reduce speed to follow content more easily.

Free Software Utilitiesv3.0.0Chrome Web Store
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Who publishes it

Free Software Utilities - 2 other listings from the same operator, none carrying a finding

What this publisher told the store about itself, and the other listings that told it the same thing.

Publisher
Free Software Utilities

Same store account

2 other listings published from this account, 25k+ users between them, none of them carrying a finding.

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What it can do

Permissions this extension asks for, as declared in version 3.0.0. Asking for a permission is not a finding on its own - it is what the extension can do if it chooses to.

  • Act on the current tab, but only after you click the extension

    activeTab

  • Store data in your browser

    storage

  • Run its own code inside the pages you visit

    scripting

Updated 30 September 2026ibgbkojmhhoobdapmkofkbhglahnpddk