Answers to common questions about Accelerate
Accelerate allows you to control video playback primarily using keyboard shortcuts. The following playback controls are currently supported (with the default shortcuts noted in parentheses):
You can access the preferences by opening the Accelerate app installed into your Applications folder (e.g., from Finder).
You can customize your shortcuts in the Shortcuts tab of Accelerate's preferences.
After making changes to your shortcuts, refresh any currently open webpages to update.
You can configure general preferences in the General tab:
After making changes to your preferences, refresh any currently open webpages to update.
You can set Accelerate's button in the Safari toolbar to trigger a shortcut when you click on it. Go to the Shortcuts tab and select a shortcut from the popup menu for Toolbar button action.
Accelerate works on any website using HTML5 video, which includes most modern sites. Accelerate does not support Flash video.
After you make changes to any of Accelerate's preferences, refresh any currently open websites to see the updates. If the changes still aren't showing, try restarting Safari.
After you change a textfield in Accelerate's preferences, such as the "Default Speed" or a shortcut's associated value, you'll need to press Enter/Return on your keyboard to confirm your value. Make sure you also click "Save" after you finish editing a shortcut.
Netflix and certain other sites will block users from accessing the right-click menu. There are some Safari extensions that can prevent sites from doing this, but otherwise you'll have to use the keyboard shortcuts or toolbar item for controls.
The site is probably using a custom video player that modifies the standard playback control behavior. For example, the Netflix video player will sometimes freeze when skipping forward or backward using Accelerate. As a result, your own playback keyboard shortcuts might not work perfectly, and you'll have to use theirs to ensure a smooth experience.
By default, videos in Safari pause for a split second anytime the user adjusts playback, like when changing speed or skipping. You can observe this behavior on videos even without Accelerate when using a website's integrated video controls. Since this is a result of Safari's video processing, this issue currently cannot be fixed by Accelerate.
This is a limitation of Safari's pitch correction algorithm for videos. The issue can be observed when changing the video speed using other methods; for example, when using YouTube's built in settings for playback speed.
You can add a website to Accelerate's blocklist to prevent the extension from running on it. This can be useful for certain websites that are incompatible with Accelerate.
Please share bug reports or feature requests on GitHub. Feel free to send me any other questions or feedback via email.
Enable the Safari extension by opening the Settings app and going to Safari > Extensions > Accelerate. Toggle the switch next to "Accelerate" on.
Accelerate allows you to control video playback in Safari on iOS 15+. You can trigger playback controls using a popup menu or keyboard shortcuts. The popup is accessible by tapping Accelerate's icon in the Safari toolbar.
The following playback controls are currently supported (with the default shortcuts noted in parentheses):
You can customize your shortcuts in the Shortcuts tab of Accelerate's preferences.
After making changes to your shortcuts, refresh any currently open webpages to update.
You can configure general preferences in the General tab:
After making changes to your preferences, refresh any currently open webpages to update.
Accelerate works on any website using HTML5 video, which includes most modern sites. Accelerate does not support Flash video.
After you make changes to any of Accelerate's preferences, refresh any currently open websites to see the updates. If the changes still aren't showing, try restarting Safari.
After you change a textfield in Accelerate's preferences, such as the "Default Speed" or a shortcut's associated value, you'll need to tap Done/Return on your keyboard to confirm your value. Make sure you also tap "Save" after you finish editing a shortcut.
By default, videos in Safari pause for a split second anytime the user adjusts playback, like when changing speed or skipping. You can observe this behavior on videos even without Accelerate when using a website's integrated video controls. Since this is a result of Safari's video processing, this issue currently cannot be fixed by Accelerate.
You can add a website to Accelerate's blocklist to prevent the extension from running on it. This can be useful for certain websites that are incompatible with Accelerate.
Please share bug reports or feature requests on GitHub. Feel free to send me any other questions or feedback via email.