Play in VLC™

Detect streamable video and audio sources and offer to play them in VLC multimedia player

Play in VLC™: Stream Videos Directly from Browser to VLC Player

"Play in VLC™" is a Chrome extension designed to enhance your multimedia experience. It detects video and audio sources on a webpage and offers the option to stream them directly in the VLC multimedia player. The extension accurately detects all media on the current page, offering a one-click operation to send the sources to VLC player. Available for Windows, Linux, and Mac OS, it also allows users to copy media source information to the clipboard. Note: This extension requires a native-client to function.

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Extension stats

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 impact: High risk impact

Risk likelihood:

Moderate risk likelihood

Manifest version: 3

Permissions:

webRequest
scripting
storage
notifications
nativeMessaging
contextMenus

Host permissions:

*://*/*

Size: 75.35K

Email: em*****@gmail.com

Ranking

# 8,813 ▲ 75

Other rankings

#11061 in Workflow & Planning ▼ 13 #11 in play keyword 21 #69 in video player keyword 41 ▼ 2 #235 in organization keyword 2 ▼ 16

Other platforms

Play Af (v18.0.0)

4.60

(1,057) 747,376+

Play in VLC™ (v0.1.3resigned1)

3.07

(15) 1,519+

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Extension summary

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"Play in VLC" is a browser extension to send all detectable video and audio sources to the well-known VLC multimedia player. The extension detects all the media for the current page and displays the total number of the detected media sources in the badge area. You can left-click on the toolbar button to send these media sources to the VLC player. Also, the extension has right-click context menu item for video and audio elements to send them directly to the VLC player.

You can use the right-click context menu item over the toolbar button to copy the detected media sources to the clipboard.

Note: This extension needs a native-client to be able to communicate with the VLC player. This native-client is available for Windows, Linux, and Mac OS. There is no support for other operating systems.

--- Legal VLC is a trademark of VideoLAN non-profit organization, registered in the U.S. and other countries. This extension is an independent project and has no relationship to VLC team or VideoLAN organization.

User reviews

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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

Most mentioned

Does not work for Acer Chromebook
Does not work for HP Chromebook
Native client support issues on Windows

User 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.