# play-with

> Play media on current URL in external application. Best used with mpv and youtube-dl. Please visit the Homepage for more info, known issues and issue reporting.

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

## Overview

- **ID:** `play-with`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** grmat
- **Category:** download-management,photos-music-videos,other
- **Daily users:** 133
- **Weekly downloads:** 6
- **Rating:** 4.81 / 5 (27 ratings)
- **Version:** 1.3.3resigned1
- **Last updated:** 2024-04-25
- **First published:** 2018-05-08
- **Size:** 12 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-08
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/play-with/)

## Description

play-with is a Firefox add-on that allows you to play media on the current URL in an external application. It works best with mpv and youtube-dl. Visit the Homepage for more information, known issues, and issue reporting.

## Rankings

- #10,071 — Overall
- #18 — play
- #186 — plan
- #250 — homepage

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `activeTab`
- `contextMenus`
- `storage`

### Content script matches

- `<all_urls>`

## Safety

- **Risk impact:** Moderate risk impact
- **Risk likelihood:** Low 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 has low user count. Unpopular extensions may not be stable or safe.

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