# Remote Player for VLC™

> Controls VLC player via toolbar popup UI

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/remote-vlc-player](https://chrome-stats.com/d/remote-vlc-player)

## Overview

- **ID:** `remote-vlc-player`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** moris
- **Category:** appearance,photos-music-videos,games-entertainment
- **Daily users:** 46
- **Weekly downloads:** 1
- **Rating:** 1.00 / 5 (1 ratings)
- **Version:** 0.1.6
- **Last updated:** 2026-08-24
- **First published:** 2017-08-21
- **Size:** 41 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-10
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/remote-vlc-player/)
- **Website:** [https://mybrowseraddon.com/remote-vlc-player.html](https://mybrowseraddon.com/remote-vlc-player.html)

## Description

Remote Player for VLC™ is a Firefox add-on that allows you to control the VLC media player via your browser's toolbar. You can play, pause, and control media remotely with this add-on. Please make sure VLC application is running on your machine and you have set the required VLC password before using the add-on.

## Rankings

- #16,753 — Overall
- #67 — player
- #86 — relate

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `storage`
- `contextMenus`
- `notifications`

### Host permissions

- `http://127.0.0.1/*`

## Safety

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

### Analysis details

- Enables sending notifications which can be spammed but have minimal direct security impact.
- This extension was recently updated in the past month. New updates may not be stable or safe.

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