What is Global Speed?

Global Speed focuses on controlling playback speed consistently across video and audio websites. It is catalogued under Browser DevTools & extensions on PulseGate.

Who is Global Speed for?

Global Speed is an open-source project built for people who watch or listen to media in web browsers.

Does Global Speed have a free plan?

Yes — Global Speed is free to use.

What platforms does Global Speed run on?

Global Speed runs on the web and embeddable surfaces.

Is Global Speed still active?

Unverified. Global Speed has not been re-checked since it entered the index, so there is no finding either way — and only a positive finding would say otherwise.

What projects are similar to Global Speed?

Similar projects tracked by PulseGate include Youtube Speed Control, Playback speed, and Video Speed Controller (New).

Who makes Global Speed?

Global Speed is developed by polywock.

When did Global Speed launch?

Global Speed first shipped in 2020.

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Global Speed

Name: Global Speed
Author: polywock

github.comBrowser DevTools & extensions

Global Speed is an open-source browser extension that sets default playback speeds for video and audio across websites. It provides browser-based controls for adjusting media playback, with listings for Chrome, Firefox, and Edge users.

FreeWebEmbeddable

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Overview

6 features

Global Speed is a Browser DevTools & extensions project. It focuses on controlling playback speed consistently across video and audio websites. It is built as an open-source project for people who watch or listen to media in web browsers. Global Speed is free to use. It runs on the web and embeddable surfaces.

Behind Global Speed is polywock, and it first shipped in 2020. Among its 6 catalogued features are default speed control, video playback control, and audio playback control.

Summary written by a language model from the project’s public pages.

Default speed control
Video playback control
Audio playback control
Speed presets
Keyboard shortcuts
Per-site settings

Built with & integrations

Runs on

BrowserEmbeddable

Trust & compliance

Verified signals

HTTPSFree tierStore-verified publisher

Indexing history

What PulseGate has recorded for this listing

Indexed7 Sept · 22:56 UTC
Global Speed - Video Speed Control verified via Firefox Add-ons
Source: Firefox Add-ons · Open

Frequently asked questions about Global Speed

What is Global Speed?: Global Speed focuses on controlling playback speed consistently across video and audio websites. It is catalogued under Browser DevTools & extensions on PulseGate.
Who is Global Speed for?: Global Speed is an open-source project built for people who watch or listen to media in web browsers.
Does Global Speed have a free plan?: Yes — Global Speed is free to use.
What platforms does Global Speed run on?: Global Speed runs on the web and embeddable surfaces.
Is Global Speed still active?: Unverified. Global Speed has not been re-checked since it entered the index, so there is no finding either way — and only a positive finding would say otherwise.
What projects are similar to Global Speed?: Similar projects tracked by PulseGate include Youtube Speed Control, Playback speed, and Video Speed Controller (New).Youtube Speed Control Playback speed Video Speed Controller (New)
Who makes Global Speed?: Global Speed is developed by polywock.
When did Global Speed launch?: Global Speed first shipped in 2020.

At a glance

Pricing: Free
Platforms: Web
Languages: English
First seen: 7 Sept 2026
Built for: people who watch or listen to media in web browsers
Model: Open source
Solves: Controlling playback speed consistently across video and audio websites.

Registered as

Firefox Add-ons: global-speed

Developer

polywock

Index record

Indexed: 7 Sept 2026
Lifecycle: Alive
First seen: Sept 2026
Last seen: 7 Sept 2026

Identity audit (13)

Slug: global-speed-video-speed-control-github-com
Lifecycle last checked: 8 Sept 2026
Verification state: Indexed for public listing
Listing state: Listed: yes
Index status: Included in index
Latest evidence snapshot: 7 Sept 2026
Timeline basis: Indexed-at chronology (no inferred launch/funding milestones).
Name from: Written by a language model from the project's public pages.
Category from: Assigned by a language model.
Summary from: Written by a language model from public pages.
Languages from: Detected by a language model, checked against the page's own declaration.
Last updated: 7 Sept 2026
Canonical URL: https://github.com/polywock/globalSpeed

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