ff2mpv

Name: ff2mpv
Rating: 4.6364 (44 reviews)
Author: yossarian

Tries to play links in mpv. Press the toolbar button to play the current URL in mpv. Otherwise, right click on a URL and use the context item to play an arbitrary URL. You'll need the native client here: github.com/woodruffw/ff2mpv

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Features & Capabilities

The ff2mpv Chrome extension enables users to play web content directly within the powerful and open-source mpv video player. By pressing the toolbar button, you can instantly queue the current webpage's URL in mpv, making media playback quick and convenient. Alternatively, right-click any link on a page and select "Play in mpv" to stream that specific URL in your mpv player.

This extension requires the native client (available at github.com/woodruffw/ff2mpv) to interface between Chrome and mpv for smooth operation. Built on mpv, a cross-platform media player derived from MPlayer and mplayer2, ff2mpv brings effortless media viewing from your browser to mpv's advanced playback environment.

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Version:

6.0.0 Last updated: 2024-11-26

Version code:

5850345

Creation date:

2017-09-30

Risk:

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Size:

309.84KB

Email:

wi*****@yossarian.net

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Full description:

Source:

Firefox Add-ons Store

Data ingested on:

2026-06-17

Compare stats and ranking:

Ranking

# 3,505 ▼ 11

Other rankings

#303 in Download Management #217 in play keyword 33

Other platforms

ff2mpv (v6.0.0)

3,000 4.20

(5)

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Developed by:

yossarian

Firefox Add-ons Store

https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/ff2mpv/

Email:

wi*****@yossarian.net

Website:

https://github.com/woodruffw/ff2mpv

Permission Change History

2024-11-26: Version 5.1.1 → 6.0.0

Add Permissions: scripting

2024-01-23: Version 4.0.0 → 5.0.1

Add Permissions: storage

User Reviews

Users generally praise ff2mpv as simple, lightweight, and easy to customize, and as a reliable way to bypass Firefox's HTML5 video issues, especially on older hardware. Install is straightforward, and it’s perceived as low on permissions. However, reliability varies: several reports of it stopping unexpectedly, silent failures, or not working on some OSes (Linux Wayland, macOS Ventura). Some dependencies (youtube-dl/yt-dlp) updates and occasional redundancy with other tools also complicate use. Overall, strong on performance but not consistently dependable across environments.

Pros

Works great and easy to customize.
Simple and lightweight with low permissions.
Helps bypass Firefox's HTML5 video player issues.
Good performance on old or low-spec hardware.
Install and setup are straightforward.

Cons

Reliability is inconsistent: it sometimes stops working or silently fails.
Does not work on certain OS/environments (e.g., Linux Wayland, macOS Ventura).
Depends on external tools like youtube-dl/yt-dlp, which require updates.
Some users find the feature redundant with other tools (e.g., Tridactyl).
Occasional lack of error messages or logs when it fails.

Recent reviews

There is no way that this extension works on linux + wayland.

by Ca*****, 2026-03-01

it worked for a long time but it stopped working for about a month now. reinstalling didnt do anything

by Fi*****, 2025-10-23

by 远离*****, 2025-03-26

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Is ff2mpv Safe?

Risk impact

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ff2mpv requires very minimum permissions.

Risk impact analysis details

Medium Facilitates communication between extensions and native applications, usually low risk if managed correctly.

Risk likelihood

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ff2mpv has earned a fairly good reputation and likely can be trusted.

Risk likelihood analysis details

High This extension has low user count. Unpopular extensions may not be stable or safe.
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