Instagram Video Controls - Enhanced State Management

YouTube-style hover controls for Instagram with persistent state and invisible overlay bypass

You will need to install an extension such as Tampermonkey, Greasemonkey or Violentmonkey to install this script.

You will need to install an extension such as Tampermonkey to install this script.

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You will need to install an extension such as Tampermonkey to install this script.

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Daglige installationer
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Installationer i alt
423
Bedømmelser
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Version
3.7
Oprettet
15.01.2025
Opdateret
04.05.2026
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Instagram Video Controls UserScript

A Tampermonkey userscript that adds enhanced video controls to Instagram videos, similar to YouTube's interface.

Features

  • Prevent automatic video muting
  • Custom video timeline with preview
  • Play/Pause button
  • Time display
  • Volume control with slider and mute option
  • Playback speed control (0.25x to 2x)
  • State persistence across page reloads
  • Draggable timeline slider
  • Time preview on hover
  • Instagram-themed styling
  • Background play option

Installation

  1. Install Tampermonkey browser extension
  2. Click on Tampermonkey icon and select "Create a new script"
  3. Copy the entire content of instagram-video-controls.js
  4. Save the script
  5. Navigate to Instagram - controls will appear above videos

Usage

  • Click and drag timeline to seek through video
  • Hover over timeline to see time preview
  • Use play/pause button to control playback
  • Adjust volume using the slider or click volume icon to mute/unmute
  • Change playback speed (0.25x to 2x) using the speed control
  • Toggle background play to keep videos playing when switching tabs
  • Your settings (volume, speed, background play) are saved and persisted across sessions

Contributing

Feel free to submit issues and enhancement requests!

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE file for details