Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source (AGPL-3.0)
Application type
Platforms
- Microsoft Edge
- Google Chrome
- Mozilla Firefox


Apps similar to Saima include Jump Cutter, which is free and open source. Other options are Video Speed Controller, Video Speed App, Faster Video and HTML5 Video Speed Control. In total there are nine Online Education Services like Saima for Windows, Mac, the web, Linux and Chrome OS.


HTML5 video provides native APIs to accelerate playback of any video, but most implemented players either hide or limit this functionality. This extension fixes that, plus more...


Video Speed App is a browser extension for Chrome that allows users to fully control the playback speed of videos. It offers features such as adjusting playback speed, video scrubbing, customizable hotkeys, rewind interval adjustment, custom placement settings, and site...

Faster Video for Firefox for Desktop that allows one to manipulate the playback rate of HTML5 videos. While right-clicking on a video allows one to change the playback rate to either 1.5X or 2.0X, this addon gives more control.


A tool and browser extensions that determines whether people in a video are currently talking or not and speeds up the video accordingly. Great for skipping time spent writing on a whiteboard in long lecture videos.

"Skip Silence" is a browser extension that allows you to autmatically skip parts of a video that are silent.

Control speed of the YouTube playback using keyboard. Press '+' to increase and '-' to decrease the playback speed.
Browser extension that fast-forwards or skips UCSD podcasts when it detects scilence, reducing the amount of time you are waiting for the professor to talk.
