What does Media Keys do?

Media Keys focuses on controlling web media players without switching tabs or using on-screen controls. It is catalogued under Browser DevTools & extensions on PulseGate.

Who should use Media Keys?

Media Keys is an open-source project built for people who use browser-based media players.

Yes — Media Keys is open source under the Open Source license and free to use.

What platforms does Media Keys run on?

Media Keys runs on the web and embeddable surfaces.

Is Media Keys still active?

Unverified. Media Keys 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.

Who makes Media Keys?

Media Keys is developed by Carlin Q. Scott.

When did Media Keys launch?

Media Keys first shipped in 2014.

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Media Keys

Name: Media Keys
Author: Carlin Q. Scott

github.comBrowser DevTools & extensions

Media Keys is an open-source browser extension that maps keyboard media keys to controls for supported web media players. It is intended for users who listen to music or watch media in browser tabs and want hardware-key playback control.

Open SourceWebEmbeddable

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Overview

5 features

In the Browser DevTools & extensions space, Media Keys takes a focused approach. It focuses on controlling web media players without switching tabs or using on-screen controls. Media Keys is an open-source project aimed at people who use browser-based media players. Media Keys is open source under the Open Source license. It ships for the web and embeddable surfaces.

Carlin Q. Scott builds and maintains Media Keys, and it first shipped in 2014. Key capabilities include play and pause, track navigation, and volume control.

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

Play and pause
Track navigation
Volume control
Web player support
Keyboard media keys

Built with & integrations

Runs on

BrowserEmbeddable

Trust & compliance

License

Open Source

Verified signals

HTTPSOpen SourceFree tierStore-verified publisher

Indexing history

What PulseGate has recorded for this listing

Indexed8 Sept · 19:29 UTC
Media Keys verified via Firefox Add-ons
Source: Firefox Add-ons · Open

Frequently asked questions about Media Keys

What does Media Keys do?: Media Keys focuses on controlling web media players without switching tabs or using on-screen controls. It is catalogued under Browser DevTools & extensions on PulseGate.
Who should use Media Keys?: Media Keys is an open-source project built for people who use browser-based media players.
Is Media Keys free?: Yes — Media Keys is open source under the Open Source license and free to use.
What platforms does Media Keys run on?: Media Keys runs on the web and embeddable surfaces.
Is Media Keys still active?: Unverified. Media Keys 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.
Who makes Media Keys?: Media Keys is developed by Carlin Q. Scott.
When did Media Keys launch?: Media Keys first shipped in 2014.
Is Media Keys open source?: Yes — Media Keys is open source under the Open Source license.

At a glance

Pricing: Open Source
Platforms: Web
Languages: English
License: Open Source
First seen: 8 Sept 2026
Built for: people who use browser-based media players
Model: Open source
Solves: Controlling web media players without switching tabs or using on-screen controls.

Registered as

Firefox Add-ons: media-keys

Developer

Carlin Q. Scott

Index record

Indexed: 8 Sept 2026
Lifecycle: Alive
First seen: Sept 2026
Last seen: 8 Sept 2026

Identity audit (13)

Slug: media-keys-github-com
Lifecycle state recorded: 8 Sept 2026
Verification state: Indexed for public listing
Listing state: Listed: yes
Index status: Included in index
Latest evidence snapshot: 8 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: 8 Sept 2026
Canonical URL: https://github.com/carlin-q-scott/browser-media-keys

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