Open with VLC

Open websites with VLC. This extension is not affiliated or endorsed by the VLC team or the VideoLAN organization.

As of June 2026, Open with VLC has 10,000 users and a 3.44/5 rating from 9 reviews in the fun category.

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10.0K
10,000
Ratingno change0%
3.44
9 reviews
Reviewsno change0%
9
Version
1.5.2
Manifest V3

Permissions & access

Permissions
activeTabtabsscriptingcontextMenusstorage
Host access
None declared

Screenshots

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About

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

Technical

Version
1.5.2
Manifest
V3
Size
9.91KiB
Min Chrome
96
Languages
1
Featured
No

Metadata

ID
jcccmhdgkfinhddlhpahoeofmdlljglh
Developer ID
u4b844c4affe67f4db837528a9806ccb9
Developer Email
[email protected]
Created
Nov 25, 2017
Last Updated (Store)
Oct 23, 2024
Last Scraped
Jun 2, 2026
Website
Support URL
Privacy Policy

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