YouTube Music Hotkeys

YouTube Music Hotkeys

Use keyboard shortcuts to control YouTube Music playing in a background tab

What is YouTube Music Hotkeys?
YouTube Music Hotkeys is a browser extension that allows you to control background playback of YouTube Music without switching tabs. It offers features like building playlists, keyboard-based playback control, and opening or pinning YouTube Music. This add-on is not affiliated with YouTube Music.
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Stats
Users: 306 ▼ -7
Rating: 4.49 (49)
Version: 1.9.0 (Last updated: 2021-05-04)
Creation date: 2017-10-10
Weekly download count: 3
Firefox on Android: Yes
Risk impact: Very high risk impact
Risk likelihood: Low risk likelihood
Manifest version: 2
Permissions:
  • https://play.google.com/music/listen*
  • https://podcasts.google.com/*
  • https://music.youtube.com/*
  • contextMenus
  • tabs
Size: 47.54K
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YouTube Music Hotkeys
YouTube Music Hotkeys (v1.9.0)
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Summary

This browser extension lets you control background playback of YouTube Music without switching tabs.
That is all.

Features:

  • tries to build a new playlist when one hasn't been loaded yet
  • browser action button (left click toggles playback, context click displays more options)
  • keyboard-based playback control for play/pause, prev, next
  • open and pin YouTube Music if it is not open yet
  • autoplay when &autoplay=true is found in URL (useful for bookmarks)
This extension is a hobby project, not affiliated with YouTube Music.
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Safety
Risk impact

YouTube Music Hotkeys is very risky to use and it requires a lot of sensitive permissions. Avoid installing this add-on unless you absolutely trust this publisher.

Risk likelihood

YouTube Music Hotkeys has earned a fairly good reputation and likely can be trusted.

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