Native HLS Playback

Name: Native HLS Playback
Rating: 4.35 (245 reviews)
Author: Gaetan Hervouet

Allow the browser to play HLS video urls (m3u8) 'natively'

As of May 2026, Native HLS Playback has 200,000 users and a 4.35/5 rating from 245 reviews in the Workflow & Planning category.

Gaetan Hervouet Workflow & Planning

Chrome Web Store ↗.crx

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200.0K

200,000

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4.35

245 reviews

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245

Version

1.6.10

Manifest V3

History

2 snapshots

Tracking since Apr 1, 2026.

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Date	Users	Rating	Reviews	Version
Apr 1, 2026	200.0K	4.35	245	1.6.10
Apr 21, 2026	100.0K	4.35	245	1.6.10
Now	200.0K	4.35	245	1.6.10

Permissions & access

Permissions: tabsstoragescriptingactiveTabwebNavigation
Host access: <all_urls>

Screenshots

About

This extension is a wrapper around the awesome hlsjs library: https://github.com/video-dev/hls.js

Clicking on the extension icon will let you play any m3u8 embedded as a video html element in the current page.

New: type m3u8, then tab, then your m3u8 URL to play the URL in the extension.

Features:
Enable/Disable the url catcher by clicking on the icon.
Enable hls.js debug mode in the extension settings.
Switch between hls.js  0.14.x to 1.6.x in the settings.
Now supports subtitles!
Switch between zoom and native video size in the options.
Display timed metadata in the console


Default player is now hls.js/1.6.10.