Play in VLC™
Detect streamable video and audio sources and offer to play them in VLC multimedia player
Play in VLC™ - A Streamable Media Detection Add-On for Firefox
"Play in VLC™" is a Firefox add-on that can detect all streamable video and audio sources on a webpage and offers to play them in VLC multimedia player. This extension displays the total number of detected media sources and allows you to easily send them to the VLC player. It also has a context menu item for copying detected media sources to the clipboard. Note, it requires a native-client which is available for Windows, Linux, and Mac OS only.
Add-on stats
Manifest V2
By: emano waldeck
Rating: 3.19 
(16)
Weekly download count: 37
Firefox on Android: Yes
Permissions:
- storage
- notifications
- nativeMessaging
- downloads
- clipboardWrite
- contextMenus
- *://*/*
Size: 91.85K
URLs: Website
Full description: See detailed description
Ranking
Other platforms
Not available on Android
Not available on Edge
User reviews
These summaries are automatically generated weekly using AI based on recent user reviews.
Firefox Browser Add-ons does not verify user reviews, so some user reviews may be inaccurate,
spammy, or outdated. Pros
- Plays videos like 'Big Buck Bunny' very well
Cons
- YouTube playback issues
- Problems with playback on Linux Mint + VLC
- Installation issues related to NodeJS native-client
Most mentioned
- YouTube playback problems
- Incompatibility with Linux Mint + VLC
- Installation difficulties for users
User reviews
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Add-on safety
Risk impact
Play in VLC™ requires some sensitive permissions that could impact your browser and data security. Exercise caution before installing.
Risk impact analysis details
- Critical Allows access to all websites, posing a significant security risk as it can monitor and modify data from any visited site.
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Risk likelihood analysis details
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