Gestify — Gesture Controls for Every Web Video (Chrome, Edge, Firefox + Android)

#javascript #productivity #showdev #ux

The Problem

Phone apps like YouTube and TikTok have amazing gesture controls — swipe to seek, hold for speed, double tap to skip. But when you watch videos in a browser? You're stuck clicking a tiny progress bar.

Gestify fixes this. It adds touch-style gesture controls to every HTML5 video on the web.

How It Works

Install Gestify and open any video. No setup required — just use gestures directly on the video:

Gesture	Action
Swipe left/right	Seek forward/backward (swipe down to cancel)
Long press	2× speed boost (release to restore)
Long press + swipe up	Lock the speed permanently
Double tap left	Rewind 10 seconds
Double tap right	Fast forward 10 seconds
Double tap center	Play/Pause
Vertical swipe (right)	Volume control
Vertical swipe (left)	Brightness control
Alt + mouse wheel	±5 second seek (PC)

Works Everywhere

YouTube, Netflix, Disney+, Bilibili, Twitch, TikTok, Vimeo, Udemy, Coursera — any website with standard HTML5 <video>. No per-site setup needed.

The Killer Feature: Android Support

Gestify works on Android Edge and Android Firefox browsers.

Mobile browsers have zero fullscreen video gesture support. With Gestify installed, your phone browser matches the experience of native video apps — swipe to seek, long press for speed, double tap to skip, slide for volume. All in fullscreen.

One browser + Gestify replaces a dozen video apps.