Speed Up or Slow Down Spotify Playback While listening to podcasts

💡 Overview

Spoken content rarely suits normal speed. Podcasts run long and often need speed tweaks.

Playback rate runs from 0.5x to 2.0x, with presets at 1.0x, 1.25x, 1.5x and 2.0x. The extension locks the rate so it persists as tracks change, rather than snapping back to normal every time a new item starts. That matters for podcasts and audiobooks, and can be fun for slowing music down to learn a part.

🧭 A Day of Podcast Listeners

Podcasts run long and often need speed tweaks.

The problem: Rewinding or seeking inside the web app is clunky.

The fix: Use the seek slider and speed presets from the popup.

🚀 Try It in Three Steps

1. Open the popup and pick a speed preset.
2. Choose 1.25x or 1.5x for podcasts, or 0.5x to study a passage slowly.
3. Return to 1.0x with one tap when you want normal speed.

✨ What You Get

• Mouse-wheel volume: Scroll over the player for fine volume steps, plus one-tap mute memory.
• Shortcut profiles: Standard, one-handed WASD, compact Alt+arrows and function-key presets.
• Dynamic album-art backdrops: A blurred, color-adaptive background drawn from the current artwork, in dark or light theme.

Note: it works with the Spotify Web Player at open.spotify.com only, and does not control the desktop app.

📸 See It in Action

Mini-Player

Dashboard

Shortcuts

❓ Frequently Asked Questions