# NoPlugin

> Play legacy media in modern browsers without plugins.

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/noplugin](https://chrome-stats.com/d/noplugin)

## Overview

- **ID:** `noplugin`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Removed
- **Publisher:** Corbin Davenport
- **Daily users:** 2,189
- **Weekly downloads:** 46
- **Rating:** 4.45 / 5 (11 ratings)
- **Version:** 7.1
- **Last updated:** 2021-11-14
- **First published:** 2017-01-24
- **Size:** 130 KB
- **Data as of:** 2023-12-26
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/noplugin/)
- **Website:** [https://github.com/corbindavenport/noplugin/issues](https://github.com/corbindavenport/noplugin/issues)

## Description

"NoPlugin" is a vital compatibility layer for modern web browsers, crafted to allow the viewing of legacy content made for plugins like Adobe Flash, QuickTime, and Windows Media Player. This open-source tool converts plugin objects into native player elements to ensure a seamless web browsing experience even on deprecated or archived sites. When in-browser play is not possible, NoPlugin facilitates file download for external application play.

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

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

### Content script matches

- `*`

## Safety

- **Risk impact:** High risk impact
- **Risk likelihood:** High risk likelihood

### Analysis details

- Allows access to all websites, posing a significant security risk as it can monitor and modify data from any visited site.
- This extension is not longer available in the store

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## Review summary

### Pros

- Google Analytics has been removed.
- Renders old media files.
- User finds it underrated.

### Cons

- Difficult to figure out.

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/noplugin)