Speed Up or Slow Down Spotify Playback While recording podcasts

💡 Overview

Spoken content rarely suits normal speed. You need silence at the exact moment you hit record, and a clean start matters.

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 Podcasters

You need silence at the exact moment you hit record, and a clean start matters.

The problem: Reaching for the music tab right before recording invites noise and mistakes.

The fix: Bind pause-only to a key near your push-to-talk habit and silence music with one tap before you start.

🚀 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

• Device quick-switcher: One click to the Spotify Connect device drawer from the mini-player header.
• Mouse-wheel volume: Scroll over the player for fine volume steps, plus one-tap mute memory.
• Sleep timer: Presets of 15, 30, 45 and 60 minutes with a live countdown that auto-pauses playback.

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