SpeedByGenre
Automatically adjust YouTube playback speed based on video category
Key benefits
- Automatically identifies YouTube video genres in real time
- Set a custom playback speed for each content category
- Skips speed changes during ads automatically
- Respects manual speed adjustments during a session
- All detection happens on your device. Nothing leaves your browser
Use cases
- Automatically speed up News and Education while keeping Music at 1.0x
- Breeze through long tutorials without manual speed toggling
- Optimize your YouTube viewing time across diverse content types
Privacy
All processing happens on-device.
Not collected: browsing history, account details, watch history
Pricing
Free
What's new
v1.0.0
Initial release with smart category detection and custom speed rules.
v1.0.0
Now available on the Mac App Store as a native Safari extension for macOS 15+.
FAQ
How does it detect the video category?
It uses a multi-layer detection pipeline that reads YouTube's internal data, meta tags, and structured data—all entirely on your device.
Does it work with YouTube Music?
Yes, it supports both standard YouTube and YouTube Music.
