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Send to VLC (VideoLAN) media player

(33 reviews)
5,000 users
Updated October 3, 2018
lifestyle/funchromeVersion 0.2.1
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Description

Send media stream links from current tab to VLC (VideoLAN) media player

Extension Rankings

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Ranking Summary

#13,301

Overall Rank

#11,347

Extension Rank

#108

"Badge" Keyword

#47

"Video Player" Keyword

#168

"Resource" Keyword

#81

"Player" Keyword

#28

"Media" Keyword

#231

"Error" Keyword

0

Review Summary

Users appreciate that the extension facilitates streaming videos to VLC media player, making watching movies more convenient. However, multiple users have raised concerns about the extension requesting excessive permissions such as access to browsing history and clipboard, which raises privacy issues. Some users reported that the extension slows down Chrome and depletes system resources, occasionally causing it to become unusable. Additionally, it does not work smoothly on all streaming sites and requires the video to be loaded first. There is also a lack of clear information about system compatibility.

Pros

  • Allows streaming videos to VLC media player easily
  • Useful for watching movies with VLC
  • Generally works well for its intended purpose

Cons

  • Requires excessive permissions including browsing history and clipboard access
  • Can significantly slow down Chrome and impact system performance
  • Does not work on some streaming sites or requires video to be pre-loaded
  • Lack of clear system requirements and compatibility information

Permissions

This extension can:

  • storage
  • tabs
  • nativeMessaging
  • notifications
  • contextMenus
  • downloads
  • <all_urls>
  • clipboardWrite
  • history

Additional Information

Version

0.2.1

Updated

October 3, 2018

Size

0.07 MB

Languages

en

Developer Information