H.265 / HEVC player

H.265 / HEVC player

Playback video files containing H.265 / HEVC media.

What is H.265 / HEVC player?
H.265 / HEVC player is a Chrome extension developed to enhance your video experience. It's a standalone video player using libde265, capable of playing back H.265 / HEVC content. The extension not only supports Matroska but also other video containers with common audio codecs and SSA/ASS format subtitles. However, note that frame dropping may occur if your machine lacks the power for decoding, which could result in broken images.
Merlin
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Users: 90,000+
Rating: 2.64 (504)
Version: 0.2.2 (Last updated: 2016-12-05)
Creation date: 2016-12-05
Risk impact: Very low risk impact
Risk likelihood: Low risk likelihood
Manifest version: 2
Permissions:
  • fileSystem
  • fullscreen
Size: 6.59M
URLs: Website
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Version 0.2.2: Fixed issue where opening files fails with new versions of Chrome.

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"H.265 / HEVC player" is a standalone video player using libde265 to playback H.265 / HEVC content. It currently supports Matroska and other video containers with common audio codecs and subtitles (SSA/ASS format).

You can download sample H.265 / HEVC streams (creative commons license) from http://www.libde265.org/downloads-videos/

Please note that if your machine is too slow for decoding, frame dropping will occur which might result in broken images. The player will display a short notice when this happens.

User reviews
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Pros
  • Able to play HEVC videos
  • Small file size
  • Works on some HEVC video files
Cons
  • Does not use hardware acceleration for decoding
  • Crashes frequently
  • Does not work as a plug-in for embedded video
Most mentioned
  • Does not work
  • Crashes
  • Fullscreen button doesn't work
Recent reviews
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by Miroslav Súdik Miroslav Súdik, 2021-07-16

Able to play camera footage from HiLook camera in Home Assistant Dashboard
by relativenormality relativenormality, 2023-10-21

After trying almost every possible app to play HEVC videos when none was able to, I decided to install this app despite seeing all the negative reviews and to my surprise it plays all the HEVC videos I had downloaded so far. Absolutely great work.
by Anindya Sundar Bhar Anindya Sundar Bhar, 2023-08-28
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Safety
Risk impact

H.265 / HEVC player is safe to use. It does not request any sensitive permissions.

Risk likelihood

H.265 / HEVC player has earned a fairly good reputation and likely can be trusted.

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