YouTube-style keyboard shortcuts for any <video> or <audio> element on the web. You choose which sites to allow — the extension does not request broad website access at install time.
- Works on sites with HTML5 video/audio (including many iframe players)
- Familiar YouTube-style shortcuts
- Optional site access — allow the current site, or all sites, from the popup
- Custom shortcuts — remap or disable any action
- Site profiles — auto-disable conflicting keys on Twitch, Netflix, and custom domains
- Site blacklist (domain or regex)
- Playback speed, seek, volume, mute, fullscreen, PiP
- Subtitle cue jump (where
textTracksare available) - Toggle on/off from the popup (applies to allowed tabs)
- Settings stored locally — no accounts, no analytics
| Key | Function |
|---|---|
| K | Play / Pause |
| J / L | Seek −10s / +10s |
| ← / → | Seek −5s / +5s |
< / > |
Speed −0.25× / +0.25× |
| 0–9 | Jump to 0%–90% |
| M | Mute |
| F | Fullscreen |
| P | Picture-in-Picture |
| + / − | Volume ±10% |
| [ / ] | Previous / next subtitle |
Remap, disable, or override per site under Shortcuts & site profiles.
Universal Media Controller on the Chrome Web Store
After install, open the popup on a video page and click Allow this site (or Allow all sites).
- Download the latest release from Releases, or clone this repo
- Open
chrome://extensions/and enable Developer mode - Click Load unpacked and select the extension folder
- Open the popup → Allow this site or Allow all sites
git clone https://github.com/mostafaafrouzi/Universal-Media-Controller.git
cd Universal-Media-Controller
npm test # sanity checks
npm run build # creates releases/universal-media-controller.zip| Permission | When |
|---|---|
storage |
Always — save preferences |
activeTab / scripting |
Always — inject hotkeys when you use the popup or after you grant a site |
| Host access | Optional — only after you click Allow in the popup |
Chrome may still warn when you choose Allow all sites; that prompt is user-initiated, not forced at install. See PRIVACY.md.
- Twitch / Netflix / YouTube: optional site profiles in Options can disable clashing keys — off by default.
- If keys clash elsewhere, disable those actions globally or add a custom site profile.
- After granting a new site, reload the tab if shortcuts do not appear yet.
- Some DRM / fully custom players do not expose a standard media element.
See CONTRIBUTING.md. Bug reports welcome via Issues.
MIT — see LICENSE.
Inspired by @jiangts/media-hotkeys.
See CHANGELOG.md.