diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index fd73e2c6..125ccde4 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -24,7 +24,9 @@ Simple, cross platform video editor for lossless trimming / cutting of videos. G
 The original video files will not be modified. Instead it creates a lossless export in the same directory as the original file with from/to timestamps. Note that the cut is currently not precise around the cutpoints, so video before/after the nearest keyframe will be lost. EXIF data is preserved.
 
 ### Keyboard shortcuts
-- <kbd>SPACE</kbd> Play/pause
+- <kbd>SPACE</kbd>, <kbd>k</kbd> Play/pause
+- <kbd>j</kbd> Slow down video
+- <kbd>l</kbd> Speed up video
 - <kbd>←</kbd> Seek backward 1 sec
 - <kbd>→</kbd> Seek forward 1 sec
 - <kbd>.</kbd> (period) Tiny seek forward
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 8b2dd70d..60a0fdeb 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -4,11 +4,12 @@
   "description": "",
   "main": "index.js",
   "scripts": {
-    "start": "electron src",
-    "build": "rm -rf dist && babel src -d dist --copy-files && ln -s ../node_modules dist/ && ln -s ../package.json ./dist/",
+    "start": "electron dist",
     "watch": "npm run build && babel src -d dist --copy-files -w",
-    "start-dist": "./node_modules/electron-prebuilt-compile/node_modules/electron/cli.js dist",
+    "build": "rm -rf dist && babel src -d dist --copy-files && ln -s ../node_modules dist/ && ln -s ../package.json ./dist/",
     "package": "electron-packager dist LosslessCut --out=package --asar --overwrite --all --version 1.3.8",
+    "zip": "(cd package && for f in LosslessCut-*; do zip -r $f; done)",
+    "gifify": "gifify -p 405:299 -r 5@3 Untitled.mov-00.00.00.971-00.00.19.780.mp4",
     "lint": "eslint ."
   },
   "author": {
@@ -20,8 +21,8 @@
   "devDependencies": {
     "babel-cli": "^6.18.0",
     "babel-preset-es2015": "^6.18.0",
+    "babel-preset-react": "^6.16.0",
     "electron-packager": "^8.1.0",
-    "electron-prebuilt-compile": "^1.4.4",
     "eslint": "^3.8.0",
     "eslint-config-airbnb": "^12.0.0",
     "eslint-plugin-import": "^1.16.0",
@@ -33,6 +34,7 @@
     "capture-frame": "^1.0.0",
     "classnames": "^2.2.5",
     "configstore": "^2.1.0",
+    "electron": "^1.4.5",
     "electron-default-menu": "^1.0.0",
     "execa": "^0.5.0",
     "jquery": "^3.1.1",
diff --git a/src/main.css b/src/main.css
index f229514a..1230d30a 100644
--- a/src/main.css
+++ b/src/main.css
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ input, button, textarea, :focus {
   padding: .4em;
 }
 
-.jump-cut-start, .jump-cut-end {
+.jump-cut-start, .jump-cut-end, .playback-rate {
   background: white;
   border-radius: .3em;
   color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.7);
diff --git a/src/renderer.jsx b/src/renderer.jsx
index 807a8e06..20dc5757 100644
--- a/src/renderer.jsx
+++ b/src/renderer.jsx
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ class App extends React.Component {
 
     const defaultState = {
       working: false,
-      filePath: '', // Setting video src="" prevents memory leak
+      filePath: '', // Setting video src="" prevents memory leak in chromium
       playing: false,
       currentTime: undefined,
       duration: undefined,
@@ -67,7 +67,12 @@ class App extends React.Component {
 
     this.state = _.cloneDeep(defaultState);
 
-    const resetState = () => this.setState(defaultState);
+    const resetState = () => {
+      const video = getVideo();
+      video.currentTime = 0;
+      video.playbackRate = 1;
+      this.setState(defaultState);
+    };
 
     const load = (filePath) => {
       resetState();
@@ -88,6 +93,9 @@ class App extends React.Component {
     };
 
     keyboardJs.bind('space', () => this.playCommand());
+    keyboardJs.bind('k', () => this.playCommand());
+    keyboardJs.bind('j', () => this.changePlaybackRate(-1));
+    keyboardJs.bind('l', () => this.changePlaybackRate(1));
     keyboardJs.bind('left', () => seekRel(-1));
     keyboardJs.bind('right', () => seekRel(1));
     keyboardJs.bind('period', () => shortStep(1));
@@ -98,6 +106,14 @@ class App extends React.Component {
     keyboardJs.bind('o', () => this.setCutEnd());
   }
 
+  onPlay(playing) {
+    this.setState({ playing });
+
+    if (!playing) {
+      getVideo().playbackRate = 1;
+    }
+  }
+
   setCutStart() {
     this.setState({ cutStartTime: this.state.currentTime });
   }
@@ -125,11 +141,24 @@ class App extends React.Component {
     setCursor((relX / $target[0].offsetWidth) * this.state.duration);
   }
 
+  changePlaybackRate(dir) {
+    const video = getVideo();
+    if (!this.state.playing) {
+      video.playbackRate = 0.5; // dir * 0.5;
+      video.play();
+    } else {
+      const newRate = video.playbackRate + (dir * 0.15);
+      video.playbackRate = _.clamp(newRate, 0.05, 16);
+    }
+  }
+
+  playbackRateChange() {
+    this.state.playbackRate = getVideo().playbackRate;
+  }
+
   playCommand() {
     const video = getVideo();
-    if (this.state.playing) {
-      return video.pause();
-    }
+    if (this.state.playing) return video.pause();
 
     return video.play().catch((err) => {
       console.log(err);
@@ -176,8 +205,9 @@ class App extends React.Component {
       <div id="player">
         <video
           src={this.state.filePath}
-          onPlay={() => this.setState({ playing: true })}
-          onPause={() => this.setState({ playing: false })}
+          onRateChange={() => this.playbackRateChange()}
+          onPlay={() => this.onPlay(true)}
+          onPause={() => this.onPlay(false)}
           onDurationChange={e => this.setState({ duration: e.target.duration })}
           onTimeUpdate={e => this.setState({ currentTime: e.target.currentTime })}
         />
@@ -264,6 +294,9 @@ class App extends React.Component {
       </div>
 
       <div className="right-menu">
+        <button className="playback-rate" title="Playback rate">
+          {_.round(this.state.playbackRate, 1) || 1}x
+        </button>
         <i
           title="Capture frame"
           className="button fa fa-camera"