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Is there any way to control Youtube through the media keys on the keyboard?

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Mar 15, 2026133927 views
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I have a nifty keyboard with media controls (play, stop, pause, forward and reverse). Is there any way to use them to control Youtube? That is, so that it pauses when I hit the pause key and moves back and forth between clips on the playlist with the forward and reverse keys?

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This extension worked for me: Global hotkeys for your favourite music players. Control players inside Chrome from anywhere on your computer. Source Streamkeys I am using it on Last.fm Update: Google removed it from the store. Update: Back in the google store. More info and how to download: github.com/berrberr/streamkeys/issues/416 Here is a link to zipped extension: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1T4VdEpbUzZO_FNe7OCOEO1Ac8SEZceBn/view?usp=sharing You can use load unpacked extension button on c…

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