Play in VLC™

Detect streamable video and audio sources and offer to play them in VLC multimedia player
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Play in VLC™ is a powerful browser extension designed to seamlessly detect all streamable video and audio sources on any webpage and send them directly to the trusted VLC multimedia player. With its intuitive interface, users can see the total number of detected media sources via the extension's badge, and easily transfer them to VLC through toolbar clicks or convenient right-click context menu options.

Compatible with Windows, Linux, and Mac OS, Play in VLC™ requires a native client to communicate with your VLC player, ensuring smooth playback outside of the browser environment. Besides offering media sending, right-clicking the toolbar button also lets users copy detected media URLs to the clipboard for additional flexibility. Please note, this extension is independent of the official VLC team and VideoLAN organization.

Manifest V3 Extension Video Productivity Utilities
By:
emano.waldeck
Users:
10,000
Rating:
4.00
(22)
Version:
0.2.0 Last updated: 2024-03-09
Creation date:
2018-04-04
Risk:
High risk impact Low risk likelihood
Permissions:
  • webRequest
  • scripting
  • storage
  • notifications
  • nativeMessaging
  • contextMenus
Host permissions:
  • *://*/*
Size:
75.35K
Email:
em*****@gmail.com
Full description:
See detailed description
Source:
Chrome Web Store
Updated:
a day ago

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# 8,752 ▲ 74
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Play in VLC™ (v0.1.3resigned1)
1,380 3.07 (15)

User reviews

Pros
  • Works well with VLC and MPC-HC
  • Good thorough guides on the homepage
  • Allows viewing AVI files on Chromebooks
  • Functionality is generally satisfactory
Cons
  • Does not work on various Chromebook models
  • Incompatibility issues with Macbook Pro M1 Max
  • Native client not supported on Windows versions below 7
  • Installation process can be confusing
Recent reviews
Parece funcionar pero al abrir vlc no se reproduce el video. Tengan en cuenta que despues de instalar la extension te lleva a la pagina del creador para instalar un .bat en la computadora para abrir vlc desde el mismo navegador.
by Da*****, 2024-06-16
Perfect even works with Mpc-hc. good thorough guides on his homepage to guide you thru install
by To*****, 2023-09-27
dose not work for acer chomebook
by Ob*****, 2023-09-06
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Extension safety

Risk impact

Play in VLC™ requires some sensitive permissions that could impact your browser and data security. Exercise caution before installing.

Risk impact analysis details
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Play in VLC™ has earned a fairly good reputation and likely can be trusted.

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