NoPlugin

Play legacy media in modern browsers without plugins.

What is NoPlugin?

NoPlugin is a Chrome extension enabling the viewing and playing of legacy content designed for erstwhile browser plugins like Adobe Flash, QuickTime, and Windows Media Player. With the browsers discontinuing these plugin-types for performance and security reasons, NoPlugin sweeps through the webpages for embedded plugin objects, converting them into native player elements or assisting in downloading for separate application play. Open source and GPL licensed, its code can be accessed at https://github.com/corbindavenport/noplugin.

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This extension was removed from Chrome Web Store on 2023-12-26

By: Corbin Davenport

Users: 25,474+

Rating: 3.06 (89)

Version: 7.1 (Last updated: 2021-11-14)

Creation date: 2020-02-04

Risk impact: High risk impact

Risk likelihood: High risk likelihood

Manifest version: 2

Permissions:

http://*/*
https://*/*
downloads
storage
contextMenus
tabs

Size: 125.95K

Email: co*****@outlook.com

URLs: Website

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Summary

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NoPlugin is the missing compatibility layer for modern web browers, allowing you to view most legacy content designed for browser plugins like Adobe Flash, QuickTime, and Windows Media Player. All browsers have phrased out the use of browser plugins, due to performance and security problems, so NoPlugin was created to maintain some compatibility with outdated/archived sites.

NoPlugin searches webpages for embedded plugin objects and converts them into native player elements, wherever possible. If the content can't be played in-browser (e.g. most Flash embeds), NoPlugin will help you download the file and play it in a separate application.

NoPlugin is open source under the GPL license. Its code is available here: https://github.com/corbindavenport/noplugin

User reviews

User reviews summary

These summaries are automatically generated weekly using AI based on recent user reviews. Chrome Web Store does not verify user reviews, so some user reviews may be inaccurate, spammy, or outdated.

Pros

Plays media files in the browser
Easy to use
Lightweight, using only about 35MB of RAM

Cons

Does not work with QuickTime files
Does not play xmplayer2 files on archive.org sites
Doesn't work for all websites or media formats

Most mentioned

Issues playing QuickTime files
Useful for playing media files in the browser
Compatibility issues with some file formats

Recent reviews

I use it to play QuickTime videos on the forum, and it plays as expected.

Anlv, 2023-08-11

Does not work with xmplayer2 files on archive.org sites.

Jaddancel, 2021-12-05

I used it to play a video feed from an alarm.com camera. Very useful. Works as intended.

Master payne, 2021-07-20

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Safety

Risk impact

NoPlugin is risky to use as it requires a number of sensitive permissions that can potentially harm your browser and steal your data. Exercise caution when installing this extension. Review carefully before installing. We recommend that you only install NoPlugin if you trust the publisher.