Open in VLC Media Player™
Easily open desired links in the VLC (VideoLAN) media player!
As of May 2026, Open in VLC Media Player™ has 20,000 users and a 3.77/5 rating from 468 reviews in the Workflow & Planning category.
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Version
3.0.0
Manifest V3
History
2 snapshotsTracking since Apr 25, 2026.
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| Date | Users | Rating | Reviews | Version |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 25, 2026 | 20.0K | 3.75 | 456 | 3.0.0 |
| May 22, 2026 | 20.0K | 3.75 | 463 | 3.0.0 |
| Now | 20.0K | 3.77 | 468 | 3.0.0 |
Permissions & access
- Permissions
- storagecontextMenusnativeMessaging
- Host access
- None declared
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About
Open your video files or Youtube/Twitch Streams using VLC Media Player now. Want to open video files using your favorite video player software VLC Media Player? You can do so now after you install our software extension. To begin using our software extension, here are the steps you need to do. Ensure you have VLC Media Player installed on your computer. Watch your favorite video files with VLC Media Player now. Install our software extension "Open with VLC Media Player" Once you install our software, please refresh all your existing Chrome Tabs/close Chrome browser and restart Chrome browser to let the extension load. Choose the video file you wish to watch with VLC Media Player via the right click context menu button. Its that simple, just use the right click context menu to choose VLC Media Player when you want to watch your videos. You can open all types of audio files or video files, it does not have to be .mp4 format. It can be also .mp3 and AAC file format. Another cool feature of our software is you can open your audio/video files with PotPlayer as well, if you have Potplayer installed on your computer. Need to convert your videos/songs into different formats? Our software extension allows you to convert your videos into the most common audio formats such as MP3/AAC Disclaimer: Please note this extension is NOT made by VLC and is made by an independent development team. All copyrights belong to their respective owners. Google doesn’t endorse or sponsor this Chrome extension. This extension is not owned by, it is not licensed by and is not a subsidiary of Google Inc.
Technical
- Version
- 3.0.0
- Manifest
- V3
- Size
- 692KiB
- Min Chrome
- 88
- Languages
- 40
- Featured
- No
Metadata
- ID
- kbonopecbfhedlfpaphndlaoppmdppim
- Developer ID
- u7d6f4928c1672f3dc6733f990bdff9c7
- Developer Email
- [email protected]
- Created
- Oct 14, 2020
- Last Updated (Store)
- Sep 27, 2022
- Last Scraped
- May 22, 2026
- Support URL
- —
- Privacy Policy
- —
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