Video Player for Local Files

A web video player for local files.

What is Video Player for Local Files?

'Video Player for Local Files' is a Chrome extension designed for simple and effective playback of local video files. It's an offline, lightweight web video player that supports multiple keyboard shortcuts and a few basic settings. Despite its simplicity, the player offers features like playlist UI and loop playback mode. Although currently limited to local file playbacks and some video formats, this user-friendly tool brings efficiency and simplicity to offline video viewing.

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By: https://guokai.dev

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Users: 20,000+

Rating: 4.03 (38)

Version: 1.0.0 (Last updated: 2023-08-25)

Creation date: 2021-07-18

Risk impact: Very low risk impact

Risk likelihood: Very low risk likelihood

Manifest version: 3

Permissions:

storage

Size: 30.25K

Email: gu*****@gmail.com

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Ranking

# 6570 ▼ 26

Other rankings

#122 in Entertainment ▼ 2

#6 in video player keyword 40 ▼ 1

#16 in player keyword 51 ▼ 5

#56 in play keyword 22 ▼ 1

#85 in file keyword 48 ▼ 13

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Not available on Firefox

Video Player for Local Files (v1.0.0)

4.40

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Extension summary

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An easy-to-use and very lightweight video player for local video/audio files, powered by Web technology. It works completely offline. In addition to using the mouse, it supports many useful keyboard shortcuts, as well as a few simple settings.

Homepage: https://webvideoplayer.org/

Updates: 1.0.0 (May 1, 2023): Support playlist UI and loop playback mode.

FAQ: 1.How to open the player? Click the extension icon.

2.How to open files? • Click the "Folder" icon in the panel • Keyboard shortcut: Ctrl/Cmd + O • Drag and drop files to the player

User reviews

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Pros

Plays MKV files and supports Nvidia Video Super Resolution.
Simple to use with intuitive keyboard shortcuts.
Flawless playback even when skipping around in a video.
Ability to drag and drop videos and browse for files.
Allows screenshotting of any frame in the video.

Cons

No support for subtitles.
Audio issues, including no audio or audio not playing.
Limited video format support, specifically issues with MP4 files.
Basic functionalities like forward and audio changing are lacking.

Most mentioned

Audio not playing or issues with audio.
Request for subtitle support.
Playback issues with specific video formats.

Recent reviews

I wanted something to play video in browser so that I could share a tab in gmeet. This did the job but for some reason it used to pause abruptly, I had to replay the video and seek to the part it was paused at.