Open in VLC™

Name: Open in VLC™
Rating: 3.5531914893617023 (47 reviews)
Author: Lynn

Easily open desired links in the VLC (VideoLAN) media player!

Open in VLC™ is a handy Chrome extension that allows you to seamlessly open audio and video links directly in the VLC (VideoLAN) media player. VLC is a versatile, free, and open-source player capable of playing nearly all types of media formats.

To use Open in VLC™, you first configure the VLC application's path based on your operating system, then install a native-client patch to enable communication between your browser and VLC. This extension supports Windows, Linux, and Mac platforms. Note that this is an independent, unofficial addon and not affiliated with VLC or VideoLAN. For bug reports or feature requests, users are directed to the addon's homepage.

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By:: Lynn
Users:: 20,000+
Rating:: 3.55
(47)
Version:: 0.1.5 (Last updated: 2025-01-26)
Creation date:: 2019-10-29
Risk:: Low risk impact Moderate risk likelihood
Permissions:: storage
contextMenus
notifications
nativeMessaging
Size:: 26.29K
Email:: qa*****@gmail.com
Full description:: See detailed description
Source:: Chrome Web Store
Updated:: 12 hours ago

Ranking

# 8,246 ▼ 2,512

Other rankings

#3739 in Tools ▼ 57 #181 in video player keyword 52 ▼ 1

Other platforms

Open in VLC™ (v0.1.5)

1,894+ 3.82

(28)

User reviews

Pros

Works well with Windows after native client installation
Successful integration with VLC for streaming
User-friendly for certain platforms like Daily Motion
Thankful user feedback for developer support

Cons

No support for Linux users
Limited functionality with websites other than YouTube
Native client patch required, which is a significant install size
Arguments textbox often greyed out, limiting user options

Recent reviews

Works on windows, but sadly no support for Linux-users like me :( If linux gets a native integration for this extension the devs can have 5 stars from me :^)

Dounial, 2023-10-15

Не написана минимальная требуемая версия Windows для патча собственного клиента, только зря потратил время на чтение разной информации по установке клиента и зря скачал клиент. Оказалось, что поддерживает только начиная с Windows 7, а у меня Windows XP.

Андрей Б., 2020-01-12

It works only with youtue, never works with any video or audio on other websites. useless. uninstalling...

Chris wytten, 2019-10-29

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Extension safety

Risk impact

Open in VLC™ requires very minimum permissions.

Risk impact analysis details

Medium Enables sending notifications which can be spammed but have minimal direct security impact.
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Risk likelihood

Open in VLC™ is probably trust-worthy. Prefer other publishers if available. Exercise caution when installing this extension.

Risk likelihood analysis details

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