# Variable playback speed

**URL:** <https://forums.plex.tv/t/variable-playback-speed/33314>\
**Category:** Feature Suggestions\
**Created:** [April 24, 2013, 10:05am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/variable-playback-speed/33314 "2013-04-24T10:05:05Z")\
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**Post date:** [May 23, 2021, 10:51am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/variable-playback-speed/33314/3 "2021-05-23T10:51:41Z")

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Early 2021 clean-up: duplicate

> [@\[implemented\] Playback Speed](https://forums.plex.tv/t/playback-speed/69044/):
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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.&nbsp; &nbsp; Other purposes would be: education videos, audiobooks, interviews (for transcription). &nbsp; What do you think? Mod-Edit / Summary Currently supported for music libraries

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