BetterPlayback

Removes YouTube's 2x cap and keeps your speed locked across tabs + new videos.

Install (unpacked)

• Open chrome://extensions
• Enable Developer mode
• Load unpacked and pick this folder

Controls

Ctrl + > = faster Ctrl + < = slower

Speed changes persist across reloads, sync across tabs, and show a small speed popup inside the player.

Edit content.js if you want to change RATE_STEP (default 0.25) or MIN_RATE (default 0.25).