Browser extension that adds keyboard control to Google / YouTube Music
Browser extension that adds keyboard control to the web version of Google Podcasts or YouTube Music
I wanted to control background playback of YouTube Music (named Google Music at the time) without switching tabs. That is all :-)
Firefox | Chrome / Chromium |
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default: Ctrl+Shift+8, visual hint: *
windows: Alt+Shift+8
default: Ctrl+Shift+9, visual hint: (
windows: Alt+Shift+9
default: Ctrl+Shift+0, visual hint: )
windows: Alt+Shift+0
&autoplay=true
parameterabout:addons
→ Google / YouTube Music Hotkeys_ → Preferences
Chromium-based browsers provide global UI for managing shortcuts of all extensions.
chrome://extensions/configureCommands
Global shortcuts should work even when Chrome isn’t ‘in focus’.
Keep in mind that Global shortcuts can interfere with regular desktop app shortcuts.
npm ci
npm run build
npm run firefox
Play_music_triangle.png
from https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Play_music_triangle.svg
webextensions-lib-shortcut-customize-ui is licensed under MIT
The add-on itself is released under CC0: to the extent possible under law, the author has waived all copyright and related or neighboring rights to this work, effectively placing it in the public domain.