320: How To Change Playback Speed on YouTube Videos 🐢🐇

Slow down or Speed Up Playback in Browser & App

Change the Playback Speed on YouTube Videos

Do you want to consume more content in a shorter amount of time?
Do you like listening to podcasts at a faster speed?
Do you ever wish you could slow down a YouTube video to watch in more detail?

YouTube: How To Change Playback Speed

This article will show you how to change the playback speed when watching or listening to YouTube videos in a web browser or on the mobile app (iOS for this tutorial).

Playback Speeds on YouTube

How to Change YouTube Playback Speed (Browser)

1. Open Web Browser (Chrome, Firefox, Safari, etc)
2. Go to YouTube.com and play video of choice
3. Click on the Gear icon (settings) in the lower right corner
4. Click on ‘Playback Speed’
5. Select Slower (0.25,0.5, 0.75) or Faster (1.25, 1.5, 1.75, 2x)
6. Select ‘Custom’ in the top right to use a slider to fine-tune the speed
7. Repeat the process to change to another speed or return to Normal (1x)