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Youtube: Space to Pause

Bind the spacebar to play/pause the video.

  1. // ==UserScript==
  2. // @name            Youtube: Space to Pause
  3. // @description     Bind the spacebar to play/pause the video.
  4. // @author          Chris H (Zren)
  5. // @icon            https://youtube.com/favicon.ico
  6. // @namespace       http://xshade.ca
  7. // @version         1
  8. // @include         http*://*.youtube.com/*
  9. // @include         http*://youtube.com/*
  10. // @include         http*://*.youtu.be/*
  11. // @include         http*://youtu.be/*
  12. // ==/UserScript==
  13.  
  14. window.addEventListener('keydown', function(e) {
  15.     var playButton = document.querySelector('button.ytp-play-button');
  16.     var isKey = e.keyCode === 32; // Space
  17.     var validTarget = e.target === document.body || e.target === document.querySelector('#player-api');
  18.     if (validTarget && isKey && playButton) {
  19.         e.preventDefault();
  20.         playButton.click();
  21.     }
  22. });