Open in VLC™ media player

Send audio and video streams directly to the well-known VLC™ media player
What is Open in VLC™ media player?
Open in VLC™ media player is an Edge add-on designed to streamline the user's online media streaming experience. With just one click, it sends video and audio links directly to the widely recognized VLC media player. The toolbar icon of this add-on becomes active when a supported page is detected, and it even offers a tool for joining multiple media files into a single one. Note that a minimal native-client application is required for the add-on to function, and guidance for its installation is provided.

Add-on stats

By: Bermet
Rating: 4.30 (27)
Version: 0.4.2 (Last updated: 2024-08-19)
Creation date: 2021-11-08
Risk impact: High risk impact
Risk likelihood: Very low risk likelihood
Manifest version: 3
Permissions:
  • storage
  • contextMenus
  • nativeMessaging
  • webRequest
  • scripting
Host permissions:
  • <all_urls>
Size: 92.47K

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Add-on summary

Open in VLC media player extension, sends video and audio links to the well-known VLC media player. This way you can directly watch online streams in the VLC media player with just one click. To send these links to the VLC media player, right-click over the video or audio link and use the context menu item or use the browser action button. If the extension only grabs a single link, the link is opened in the player. If multiple links are detected, you will get a prompt box to select media links to be sent to the player.

Note: For this extension to work, you will need to install a minimal native-client application. Instruction on how to install the native client will be displayed once the extension is used. You can also watch installation instruction on the FAQs page

How to use this extension:

  1. The extension appends a context menu item to the browser context menu when the media element is the target.
  2. The toolbar icon becomes active (colorful) when a page is supported

As of version 0.2.0, there is a tool to join media files in a single media file. You can find this tool on the right-click context menu over the page action button. The output format of this tool is WAV. You can use VLC to convert this WAV file to any other audio format.

--- Legal VLC is a trademark of the VideoLAN organization. This extension is an independent project and has no relationship to the VLC team or VideoLAN organization.

User reviews

These summaries are automatically generated weekly using AI based on recent user reviews. Edge Add-on Store does not verify user reviews, so some user reviews may be inaccurate, spammy, or outdated.
Pros
  • Works great for playing videos
  • Covers a niche that was missing
  • Compatible with SMPlayer as well
  • Easy to use if instructions are followed
  • Good performance with YouTube and other video sites
Cons
  • Tries to install unwanted software (VLC-Plus player)
  • Path information can be misleading
  • Issues with YouTube playback for some users
  • Claims of misinformation regarding compatibility
  • Some users found it didn't work at all
Most mentioned
  • Works great
  • Issues with VLC-Plus and fake software
  • Confusion about compatibility with different players
  • Path issues in Windows 10
  • Good performance with streaming
Recent reviews
awesome works great remove "" from path text if u have it
by mohaimen, 2024-09-03

GOOD
by محمد, 2024-03-30

trys to install some other software (wave browser?) do not use...trash
by Jim, 2024-02-29
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Add-on safety

Risk impact

Open in VLC™ media player requires some sensitive permissions that could impact your browser and data security. Exercise caution before installing.

Risk likelihood

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