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Open with VLC

by Stefan

v1.5.2 Updated Oct 23, 2024 9.91KiB
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10K
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★ 3.44
9 reviews
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⚠️Not updated in over a year

Description

Install the vlc:// protocol handler here: https://github.com/stefansundin/vlc-protocol You should use this together with VLC playlist parsers. Here's an example playlist parser: https://addons.videolan.org/p/1167220/ Please do not use this extension if you do not understand the above. You can right-click on links, iframes, and audio/video elements, and use the "Open with VLC" menu item. VLC is a trademark of the VideoLAN organization. This extension is not affiliated or endorsed by the VLC team or the VideoLAN organization. Source code: https://github.com/stefansundin/open-with-vlc
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Reviews (2 cached)

★☆☆☆☆2025-01-10
Stephanie Hettich

excuse me? why is the web page blank. show me how

★☆☆☆☆2024-08-25
Lennard Kowalik (Len)

"Open with VLC" is a poor choice of title. I want to open an AVI file, nothing to do with a web page.

Permissions (5)

Permissions

activeTab Can access the current tab when you click the extension contextMenus Can add items to the right-click menu scripting Can inject scripts into web pages storage Can store data locally in your browser tabs Can see your open tabs and their URLs

Details

Version 1.5.2
Updated Oct 23, 2024
Size 9.91KiB
First Seen Mar 28, 2026