Open in VLC™ media player

Send audio and video streams directly to the well-known VLC™ media player

Open in VLC™ media player is available to install from Edge Add-on Store and for download from this page. It has 87,408 active users The latest version is 0.4.3, and it was published 15 days ago.

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Total download count: 7 (Only count downloads from Edge-Stats)

All available versions

You can find the current and older versions of Open in VLC™ media player here. You can download the archived versions or inspect their source codes.

As a free user, you can only download the latest version.

Upgrade to download older versions
Version Download Size Download count Timestamp
0.4.3 CRX · ZIP · Source code 93.83K 0 2025-01-15
0.4.2 Paid users only 92.47K 0 2024-08-19
0.4.0 Paid users only 92.37K 0 2024-07-23
0.3.7 Paid users only 87.13K 2 2024-04-06
0.3.6 Paid users only 88.57K 2 2023-12-28
0.3.5 Paid users only 83.26K 2 2023-07-29
0.3.3 Paid users only 83.26K 0 2023-02-11
0.3.2 Paid users only 82.32K 0 2022-11-07
0.3.1 Paid users only 81.20K 0 2022-06-01
0.3.0 Paid users only 81.66K 1 2022-02-16
0.2.6 Paid users only 78.86K 0 2021-11-08

Install CRX file

An CRX file is the file format used for distributing and installing browser extensions in Google Chrome, Microsoft Edge, and other Chromium-based browsers. These extensions add functionalities and features to the Chrome browser, enhancing user experience by integrating additional tools directly into the browsing interface. Similar to an executable file, a CRX file contains all the components needed for an extension to run, including JavaScript code, images, CSS files, and other resources.

Option 1: The easy way (for Windows users only)

  1. Download and run chrome-stats.exe file on your PC. This method will allow you to install Chrome extensions directly from edge-stats.com in one click. You only need to do this once!
  2. Type in chrome://restart in the URL bar to restart the browser for the changes to take effect.
  3. Download and install the Open in VLC™ media player CRX file

Option 2: Advanced method

  1. Download Open in VLC™ media player CRX file
  2. NOTE: Sometimes the browser may block downloading / installing CRX file from outside the Edge Add-on Store. If so, you may need to use option 1, or download the ZIP file instead.
  3. In the URL bar, go to edge://extensions
  4. Enable Developer mode
  5. Drag and drop the downloaded Open in VLC™ media player CRX file into the Extensions page
  6. When prompted, click Add extension to install Open in VLC™ media player.

Install ZIP file

  1. Download and unpack the Open in VLC™ media player ZIP file to a directory of your choice.
  2. In Edge browser, go to edge://extensions
  3. Enable Developer mode.
  4. Click on the Load Unpacked button.
  5. Select the directory of with the unpacked Open in VLC™ media player ZIP file from step 1. Open in VLC™ media player is now installed on your browser.

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