Play HLS

Play HLS urls in-browser

Play HLS: Stream M3U8 Links Directly in Your Browser

"Play HLS" is a Chrome extension that empowers users to play HLS urls or m3u8 links directly in their browser. Leveraging an hls.js library from video-dev, the extension works by transmuxing MPEG-2 Transport Stream and AAC/MP3 streams into ISO BMFF (MP4) fragments. The transmuxing process can occur asynchronously with help from Web Worker (if available). Also, the extension supports HLS + fmp4 as announced during WWDC2016. Importantly, it operates directly with standard HTML<video> elements, eliminating the need for any player.

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Extension stats

By: play-hls

Users: 200,000+

Rating: 3.47

(38)

Version: 1.7 (Last updated: 2022-10-28)

Creation date: 2020-06-03

Permissions:

*://*/*m3u8*
*://*/*.ts*
webRequest
webRequestBlocking

Size: 493.57K

Email: je*****@hotmail.com

Full description: See detailed description

Ranking

# 1,532 ▲ 85

Other rankings

#1620 in Developer Tools ▲ 3 #34 in play keyword 25 ▼ 8 #294 in video player keyword 48 ▼ 39

Other platforms

Not available on Android

Not available on Firefox

Not available on Edge

User reviews

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Pros

Works as expected
Free live TV access
Lightweight and easy to use

Cons

Not functioning for certain channels
Issues with partial playback
Repeated installation problems

Most mentioned

Not working
Free live TV
Works as expected

User reviews

Working fine as expected.

Farzad Fallah, 2024-10-01

cute, thank you!

Daniel Apostolov, 2024-07-13

최고!!!!

블루스톰, 2024-05-18

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Extension safety

Risk impact

Play HLS requires some sensitive permissions that could impact your browser and data security. Exercise caution before installing.

Risk impact analysis details

Critical Allows access to all websites, posing a significant security risk as it can monitor and modify data from any visited site.
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Risk likelihood

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