Play, Pause & Seek
Play, pause, and seek forward or back 10 seconds with one click.
Features
Tools to control, customize, and improve playback on popular video platforms and most HTML5 video players.
Playback Controls
Play, pause, and seek forward or back 10 seconds with one click.
All 12 speeds from 0.25× to 16× work on the free plan. Pitch correction keeps audio natural at high speeds.
Loop the entire video, or drag A/B markers to repeat a precise segment.
Step through video frame-by-frame for precise navigation.
Gradually increase playback speed over a set duration.
Volume & Audio
Circular dial with quick-access presets. Drag or click to adjust 0–100%.
Amplify volume up to 500% via the toolbar popup or Audio tab. Available on the free plan.
Black out the video and listen to audio only. Free on all plans — perfect for music and podcasts.
5 frequency bands with individual gain sliders and 32 presets across 6 categories. Free on all plans.
32 hand-tuned presets across General, Speech, Music, Environment, Accessibility, and Utility categories.
Automatically speeds up during silent sections and returns to normal speed when audio resumes. Pro feature.
WebGL2-powered with 10 styles including Navier-Stokes fluid simulation, starfield, nebula, and matrix. 10 color palettes. Free on all plans.
Adjust stereo width control and switch to mono mode for accessibility.
Fine-tune audio-caption sync with ±500ms adjustment.
Filters & Color Grading
Free: Classic, Matte, Dark, Creative, and Accessibility categories + 5 preset picks. Pro unlocks 8 more: Professional, Cinematic, Color Grade, Modern, Film Stocks, Gen Z, Aesthetic, Mood.
Adjust brightness, contrast, saturation, hue, sepia, and grayscale individually.
Blur, sharpen, vignette, pixelate, and film grain effects.
Toggle between original and filtered view side-by-side.
Store and load your own color grade configurations. Persist filters across videos.
Video Controls
Floating custom mini player with full playback controls that follows you as you scroll.
Automatically scrolls to the next short-form video when the current one ends.
Capture any video frame as a crisp PNG with one click.
Generate a link that jumps to the exact second in the video.
Captions & Karaoke
Cycle through available caption tracks with one click.
Word-by-word lyrics highlighting on YouTube and Netflix with 4 animation modes. Free with "Powered by VidBar" watermark.
Real-time audio analysis at ~5Hz detects voice type, emotion, instruments, BPM, and genre to auto-color lyrics.
Override native caption styling with animated per-word rendering. Free with "Powered by VidBar" watermark.
Notes & Organization
Save and jump to specific timestamps in any video.
3 notes per video free, unlimited with Pro. Export notes as JSON.
Modes & Tab Behaviors
Dim everything outside the player and keep attention on the video with a cinematic focus mode.
Auto-pause after 5 minutes to 2 hours with a circular dial countdown.
Video pauses automatically when you switch to another tab.
Reduce volume, hide video, close tab, or navigate to URL when you leave.
Resume playback and restore volume/video when you come back.
30+ features free. No account required.