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YouTube: default 1.5x speed

Automatically sets every YouTube video to 1.5x speed, including after navigating to the next clip.

Code to copy

// YouTube: start every video at 1.5x speed automatically.
var SPEED = 1.5;
function setSpeed() {
  var v = document.querySelector('video');
  if (v && v.playbackRate !== SPEED && v.readyState > 0) {
    try { v.playbackRate = SPEED; } catch (e) {}
  }
}
setSpeed();
setInterval(setSpeed, 1000);
// YouTube swaps videos without a full reload — catch SPA navigation.
window.addEventListener('yt-navigate-finish', setSpeed);

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  3. Add a new rule matching that page.
  4. Paste the code into the rule's JavaScript panel and save — it runs on every page visit.

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