# \[implemented\] Playback Speed

**URL:** https://forums.plex.tv/t/implemented-playback-speed/69044
**Category:** Feature Suggestions
**Tags:** playback
**Created:** [June 18, 2014, 8:36pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/implemented-playback-speed/69044 "2014-06-18T20:36:53Z")
**Posts on this page:** 20
**Page:** 2

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### Author: ![spinner735](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e47774/32.png) [@spinner735](https://forums.plex.tv/u/spinner735)
#### Post date: [October 7, 2016, 3:09am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/implemented-playback-speed/69044/21 "2016-10-07T03:09:37Z")

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+1 x 100000000000

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### Author: ![mmartial](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/mmartial/32/84924_2.png) [@mmartial](https://forums.plex.tv/u/mmartial)
#### Post date: [October 10, 2016, 3:08am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/implemented-playback-speed/69044/22 "2016-10-10T03:08:35Z")

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+1 Love the quick mode of my tivo

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### Author: ![goblin](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/goblin/32/17964_2.png) [@goblin](https://forums.plex.tv/u/goblin)
#### Post date: [October 13, 2016, 12:50am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/implemented-playback-speed/69044/23 "2016-10-13T00:50:50Z")

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Seriously love TiVo’s quick mode. Please make this a feature! Also, can you just merge these ideas into one???

> **[Speed Control on Videos](https://forums.plex.tv/discussion/57841)**
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> Speed Up or Slow Down Video PlaybackI have a large learning library on Plex with about 8 \*\*YEARS\*\* worth of watching. I'd like to get thru these videos in less time (let's say 4 years :P ). It would be nice to have a feature where I could control...

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### Author: ![goblin](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/goblin/32/17964_2.png) [@goblin](https://forums.plex.tv/u/goblin)
#### Post date: [October 25, 2016, 6:38pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/implemented-playback-speed/69044/24 "2016-10-25T18:38:43Z")

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Why are there two posts? Can’t these be merged into one?

> **[Speed Control on Videos](https://forums.plex.tv/discussion/57841/speed-control-on-videos)**
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> Speed Up or Slow Down Video PlaybackI have a large learning library on Plex with about 8 \*\*YEARS\*\* worth of watching. I'd like to get thru these videos in less time (let's say 4 years :P ). It would be nice to have a feature where I could control...

  

> **[Playback Speed](https://forums.plex.tv/discussion/112530/feature-request-playback-speed/)**
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> I use plex for checking my surveillance webcam. For quick scanning an option for different playback speeds (x2, x4, x16) would be awesome.    Other purposes would be: education videos, audiobooks, interviews (for transcription).   What do you...

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### Author: ![MikeG6.5](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/mikeg6.5/32/10150_2.png) [@MikeG6.5](https://forums.plex.tv/u/MikeG6.5)
#### Post date: [October 25, 2016, 7:30pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/implemented-playback-speed/69044/25 "2016-10-25T19:30:26Z")

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Not as long as people keep posting to both threads… 😕

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### Author: ![poet](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/4af34b/32.png) [@poet](https://forums.plex.tv/u/poet)
#### Post date: [October 28, 2016, 2:01am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/implemented-playback-speed/69044/26 "2016-10-28T02:01:40Z")

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Being able to increase playback speed is vital for tutorial and educational videos.

It would also be extremely useful for audiobooks, most of which I listen to at 2x.

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### Author: ![johndgraham](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/johndgraham/32/246390_2.png) [@johndgraham](https://forums.plex.tv/u/johndgraham)
#### Post date: [November 2, 2016, 2:02am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/implemented-playback-speed/69044/27 "2016-11-02T02:02:40Z")

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+1 for me too.

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### Author: ![zenkke](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b487fb/32.png) [@zenkke](https://forums.plex.tv/u/zenkke)
#### Post date: [November 2, 2016, 5:19pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/implemented-playback-speed/69044/28 "2016-11-02T17:19:10Z")

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Please add for android client. 1.1x, 1.2x, 1.3x, 1.4x, 1.5x up to 2.5x

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### Author: ![goblin](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/goblin/32/17964_2.png) [@goblin](https://forums.plex.tv/u/goblin)
#### Post date: [November 4, 2016, 6:11pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/implemented-playback-speed/69044/29 "2016-11-04T18:11:38Z")

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> @zenkke said:  
> Please add for android client. 1.1x, 1.2x, 1.3x, 1.4x, 1.5x up to 2.5x

Hell, up to 3x would be amazing.

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### Author: ![darkkid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/5fc32e/32.png) [@darkkid](https://forums.plex.tv/u/darkkid)
#### Post date: [November 13, 2016, 4:37pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/implemented-playback-speed/69044/30 "2016-11-13T16:37:50Z")

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+1 for this

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### Author: ![SeagullPatrol](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/seagullpatrol/32/16510_2.png) [@SeagullPatrol](https://forums.plex.tv/u/SeagullPatrol)
#### Post date: [November 17, 2016, 5:19pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/implemented-playback-speed/69044/31 "2016-11-17T17:19:11Z")

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This would be great. The Tivo 1.3 speed boost has changed my life! It’s much easier to catch up on the shows I don’t have so much time for. It’s the only feature missing from Plex. I wish I could vote (like) this request more than once!

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### Author: ![ani\_vijay](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/f07891/32.png) [@ani\_vijay](https://forums.plex.tv/u/ani_vijay)
#### Post date: [November 19, 2016, 5:59am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/implemented-playback-speed/69044/32 "2016-11-19T05:59:33Z")

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Please add for all client. 1.1x, 1.2x, 1.3x, 1.4x, 1.5x up to 2.5x

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### Author: ![mschulman9](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d26b3c/32.png) [@mschulman9](https://forums.plex.tv/u/mschulman9)
#### Post date: [November 28, 2016, 5:41am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/implemented-playback-speed/69044/33 "2016-11-28T05:41:06Z")

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+1 for this feature!

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### Author: ![Dafreakzo](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/dafreakzo/32/14039_2.png) [@Dafreakzo](https://forums.plex.tv/u/Dafreakzo)
#### Post date: [November 28, 2016, 3:27pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/implemented-playback-speed/69044/34 "2016-11-28T15:27:25Z")

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+1 the main op post. This would be a great addition as fast forward and rewind are essentially useless and aggravating at this point.

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### Author: ![Sdaly](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/sdaly/32/2786_2.png) [@Sdaly](https://forums.plex.tv/u/Sdaly)
#### Post date: [November 29, 2016, 4:43pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/implemented-playback-speed/69044/35 "2016-11-29T16:43:01Z")

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+1 Iv wanted this for a long time.

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### Author: ![ladlenits](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/41988e/32.png) [@ladlenits](https://forums.plex.tv/u/ladlenits)
#### Post date: [December 6, 2016, 5:41pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/implemented-playback-speed/69044/36 "2016-12-06T17:41:41Z")

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+1 - This would be great!

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### Author: ![darkkid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/5fc32e/32.png) [@darkkid](https://forums.plex.tv/u/darkkid)
#### Post date: [December 10, 2016, 10:17pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/implemented-playback-speed/69044/37 "2016-12-10T22:17:33Z")

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Hope more people click “Like” of the first thread.

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### Author: ![goblin](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/goblin/32/17964_2.png) [@goblin](https://forums.plex.tv/u/goblin)
#### Post date: [December 22, 2016, 7:01am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/implemented-playback-speed/69044/38 "2016-12-22T07:01:23Z")

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Hope this comes true. It’d be a Christmas miracle!

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### Author: ![jarrodjob](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/b3f665/32.png) [@jarrodjob](https://forums.plex.tv/u/jarrodjob)
#### Post date: [December 27, 2016, 2:35am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/implemented-playback-speed/69044/39 "2016-12-27T02:35:52Z")

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+1 Audio Books

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### Author: ![Arexxu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/c4cdca/32.png) [@Arexxu](https://forums.plex.tv/u/Arexxu)
#### Post date: [December 30, 2016, 5:02pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/implemented-playback-speed/69044/40 "2016-12-30T17:02:01Z")

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Will this ever be implemented?

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