Play in VLC™

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

Play in VLC™ is a powerful Chrome extension designed to detect all streamable video and audio sources on the current webpage. It seamlessly sends these media files directly to the VLC multimedia player, enabling users to enjoy high-quality playback outside the browser. The extension displays the count of detected media sources on its badge for quick awareness.

Users can easily transfer media to VLC using a single click on the toolbar button or by right-clicking video and audio elements for direct playback. Additionally, copying detected media URLs to the clipboard is supported via the toolbar's context menu. Note that this extension requires a native client compatible with Windows, Linux, and Mac OS to communicate with VLC. Play in VLC™ is an independent project and is not affiliated with the VideoLAN organization.

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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 Moderate 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:: 21 hours ago

Ranking

# 8,806 ▼ 368

Other rankings

#10249 in Workflow & Planning ▲ 8 #7 in play keyword 26 ▲ 2 #49 in video player keyword 52 ▲ 2 #150 in player keyword 53 ▲ 26 #185 in organization keyword 5 ▲ 7

Other platforms

Play in VLC™ (v0.1.3resigned1)

1,384+ 3.29

(17)

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.

Daniel Zeta, 2024-06-16

Perfect even works with Mpc-hc. good thorough guides on his homepage to guide you thru install

Tomas Karlsson, 2023-09-27

dose not work for acer chomebook

Obagunlu SAMUEL, 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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Risk likelihood

Play in VLC™ is probably trust-worthy. Prefer other publishers if available. Exercise caution when installing this extension.

Risk likelihood analysis details

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