youtube-ad-speeder-and-playback-speed-saver

Oruc Qafarov
2025-09-17T14:03:05Z

Automatically speeds up YouTube ads, remembers playback speed, and displays current speed

YouTube Ad Speeder & Playback Speed Saver

Userscript that enhances your YouTube experience by:

⚡ Automatically speeding up ads (up to 16x)

💾 Remembering and restoring your preferred playback speed

📊 Displaying current playback speed

🎯 Working with both light and dark themes

🌍 Multi-language support (English, Turkish, Azerbaijani, Russian)

Features

🚀 Automatic Ad Acceleration

Speeds up video ads to 16x

Mutes audio during ad acceleration

Automatically detects and skips ad segments

Works with all types of YouTube ads

🔄 Playback Speed Memory

Remembers your preferred playback speed for each video

Automatically restores speed when you return to a video

Works across page refreshes and navigation

Saves preferences in your browser's local storage

📱 Clean UI Integration

Displays current playback speed in the control bar

Native-looking interface that matches YouTube's design

Supports both light and dark themes

Installation

1. Install a userscript manager:

Tampermonkey (Chrome/Edge/Brave)

Greasemonkey (Firefox)

Violentmonkey (All browsers)

2. Install the script:

Or visit the GreasyFork page and click "Install this script"

Or copy the contents of youtube-ad-speeder-and-playback-speed-saver.user.js into a new userscript

How It Works

The script works by:

1. Monitoring YouTube's video player for changes

2. Detecting when ads start and end

3. Accelerating ads to 16x speed (muted)

4. Remembering your preferred playback speed for each video

5. Restoring your speed when you return to content

6. Displaying current playback speed in the player controls

Troubleshooting

If the script isn't working:

1. Make sure you have a userscript manager installed

2. Check that the script is enabled

3. Try refreshing the YouTube page

4. Ensure no other YouTube-related extensions are interfering

Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Feel free to submit issues or pull requests.

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE file for details.

Support

If you find this script useful, consider:

⭐ Starring the repository

🐛 Reporting any issues

💡 Suggesting new features

📺 Watching my YouTube channel for updates and tutorials

🌟 Leaving a review on GreasyFork

Made with ❤️ by Orr888
Check out my YouTube channel for more!