WAV Player for Gmail™

Adds an embedded player within Gmail™ messages containing voicemail audio files in the WAV format (e.g. Vonage™ voicemails).
What is WAV Player for Gmail™?
WAV Player for Gmail™ is a Chrome extension designed to streamline the process of listening to voicemail in your Gmail™. If an email contains a .wav file attachment, this extension inserts an HTML <audio> tag to allow in-line playback of these audio files without needing to download. Please note that GSM encoded WAV files are not currently supported by this extension.

Extension stats

Users: 30,000+
Rating: 1.64 (214)
Version: 1.8.2 (Last updated: 2013-10-02)
Creation date: 2013-10-02
Risk impact: Moderate risk impact
Risk likelihood: Low risk likelihood
Manifest version: 2
Permissions:
  • http://mail.google.com/*
  • https://mail.google.com/*
Size: 146.43K

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Extension summary

October 2 2013: New Release! Version 1.8.2

UPDATE Latest release attempts to fix reported issues of player not appearing. Please verify if this works for you!

This extension will insert an html

This extension works great if you get your voicemail messages emailed to you in WAV format.

NOTE GSM encoded WAV files are not supported by Google Chrome browser. If you are seeing the audio player, but it is "grayed" out or has a time of 0:00, then you are most likely running into this issue.

Works with: Chromium 11.0.676.0 (75353) Ubuntu 10.04 Chrome 9.0.597.98 Windows XP Chrome 11.0.672.2 dev Mac OS X

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User reviews

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Pros
    Cons
    • Does not work
    • Outdated and no recent updates
    • Does not function in Windows 10 or Gmail
    • Many users report it as bogus
    • Not supported by Gmail
    Most mentioned
    • Does not work
    • Does not work in Windows 10
    • Not supported in Gmail
    • Out of date
    • Needs to be removed
    Recent reviews
    No longer works
    by Ryan Buchmann, 2024-09-26

    Does not work
    by Katherine Barrett, 2024-04-11

    does not work
    by Walter Franqui, 2024-03-25
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    Extension safety

    Risk impact

    WAV Player for Gmail™ requires a few sensitive permissions. Exercise caution before installing.

    Risk likelihood

    WAV Player for Gmail™ has earned a fairly good reputation and likely can be trusted.

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