diff --git a/src/components/YouTubePlayer.css b/src/components/YouTubePlayer.css
index d8c6988..cea53bb 100644
--- a/src/components/YouTubePlayer.css
+++ b/src/components/YouTubePlayer.css
@@ -390,6 +390,20 @@
   background-color: #3b82f6;
 }
 
+.speed-btn {
+  background-color: #3b3b3b;
+  min-width: 60px;
+}
+
+.speed-btn.active {
+  background-color: #f59e0b;
+  color: #000;
+}
+
+.speed-btn.active:hover:not(:disabled) {
+  background-color: #fbbf24;
+}
+
 .loading-text {
   color: #888;
   font-style: italic;
diff --git a/src/components/YouTubePlayer.jsx b/src/components/YouTubePlayer.jsx
index 3ca2be5..0b44352 100644
--- a/src/components/YouTubePlayer.jsx
+++ b/src/components/YouTubePlayer.jsx
@@ -42,6 +42,8 @@ export default function YouTubePlayer() {
   const localVideo1Ref = useRef(null);
   const localVideo2Ref = useRef(null);
   const [isPlaying, setIsPlaying] = useState(false);
+  const [playbackRate, setPlaybackRate] = useState(1);
+  const playbackRateRef = useRef(1);
   const [isReady, setIsReady] = useState(false);
   const [duration, setDuration] = useState(0);
   const [currentTime, setCurrentTime] = useState(0);
@@ -326,13 +328,35 @@ export default function YouTubePlayer() {
   };
 
 
+  const applyPlaybackRate = useCallback((rate) => {
+    if (youtubePlayerRef.current && youtubePlayerRef.current.setPlaybackRate) {
+      youtubePlayerRef.current.setPlaybackRate(rate);
+    }
+    if (localVideo1Ref.current) {
+      localVideo1Ref.current.playbackRate = rate;
+    }
+    if (localVideo2Ref.current) {
+      localVideo2Ref.current.playbackRate = rate;
+    }
+  }, []);
+
+  const handleToggleSpeed = () => {
+    const newRate = playbackRateRef.current === 1 ? 0.5 : 1;
+    playbackRateRef.current = newRate;
+    setPlaybackRate(newRate);
+    applyPlaybackRate(newRate);
+  };
+
   const playAllLocalVideos = () => {
+    const rate = playbackRateRef.current;
     if (localVideo1Ref.current) {
       localVideo1Ref.current.muted = true;
+      localVideo1Ref.current.playbackRate = rate;
       localVideo1Ref.current.play();
     }
     if (localVideo2Ref.current) {
       localVideo2Ref.current.muted = true;
+      localVideo2Ref.current.playbackRate = rate;
       localVideo2Ref.current.play();
     }
   };
@@ -425,6 +449,9 @@ export default function YouTubePlayer() {
     // Play all videos
     if (youtubePlayerRef.current && isReady) {
       youtubePlayerRef.current.playVideo();
+      if (youtubePlayerRef.current.setPlaybackRate) {
+        youtubePlayerRef.current.setPlaybackRate(playbackRateRef.current);
+      }
     }
     playAllLocalVideos();
   };
@@ -810,6 +837,14 @@ export default function YouTubePlayer() {
         >
           {isPlaying ? '⏸ Pause' : '▶ Play'}
         </button>
+        <button
+          className={`control-btn speed-btn${playbackRate === 0.5 ? ' active' : ''}`}
+          onClick={handleToggleSpeed}
+          disabled={!isReady || isPlaybackBlocked}
+          title="Toggle half speed"
+        >
+          {playbackRate === 0.5 ? '0.5x' : '1x'}
+        </button>
       </div>
       {isProcessingPlayback && (
         <p className="loading-text">Processing video for mobile playback. This may take a few minutes for long recordings.</p>