Play in VLC™

Name: Play in VLC™
Rating: 4 (22 reviews)
Author: emano.waldeck

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

Play in VLC™ Extension

The Play in VLC™ Chrome extension seamlessly detects streamable video and audio sources on any webpage and allows users to play them instantly in the VLC multimedia player. Simply left-click the extension icon to see the total number of detected media sources and send them to VLC in one click.

For added convenience, a right-click context menu option is available for both video and audio elements, providing a direct way to play media in VLC. Users can also copy detected media links to clipboard through the context menu. This extension requires a native-client for communication with VLC, compatible with Windows, Linux, and Mac OS. Unlock a world of multimedia with Play in VLC!

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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:

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

Ranking

# 8,857 ▲ 21

Other rankings

#10261 in Workflow & Planning ▲ 3

#5 in play keyword 27

#55 in video player keyword 49 ▼ 1

#157 in player keyword 43 ▲ 27

#202 in organization keyword 5 ▼ 4

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Other platforms

Play in VLC™ (v0.1.3resigned1)

1,516+ 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

Most mentioned

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

These summaries are automatically generated weekly using AI based on recent user reviews. User reviews may be inaccurate, spammy, or outdated.

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.

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™ has earned a fairly good reputation and likely can be trusted.

Risk likelihood analysis details

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