Pressing space pauses or plays the video without affecting playback speed.
// ==UserScript==
// @name Youtube Play/Pause Instead of Changing Playback Speed
// @namespace http://tampermonkey.net/
// @version 0.2
// @description Pressing space pauses or plays the video without affecting playback speed.
// @author RDJ
// @match *://www.youtube.com/*
// @grant none
// @license MIT
// ==/UserScript==
(function() {
'use strict';
document.addEventListener('keydown', function(event) {
if (event.code === 'Space' && !event.ctrlKey && !event.altKey && !event.shiftKey) {
if (event.target.tagName === 'INPUT' || event.target.tagName === 'TEXTAREA' || event.target.isContentEditable) {
return;
}
event.preventDefault();
event.stopPropagation();
let video = document.querySelector('video');
if (video) {
if (video.paused) {
video.play();
} else {
video.pause();
}
}
}
}, true);
})();