Open in VLC™

Name: Open in VLC™
Rating: 3.54 (48 reviews)
Author: Lynn

Easily open desired links in the VLC (VideoLAN) media player!

As of June 2026, Open in VLC™ has 10,000 users and a 3.54/5 rating from 48 reviews in the Productivity category.

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Users−50.0%

10.0K

10,000

Rating0%

3.54

48 reviews

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Version

0.1.6

Manifest V3

90-day change · In the last 90 days this extension lost 10.0K users.

History

4 snapshots

Tracking since Apr 5, 2026.

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Date	Users	Rating	Reviews	Version
Apr 5, 2026	20.0K	3.54	48	0.1.6
Apr 16, 2026	10.0K	3.54	48	0.1.6
Apr 26, 2026	20.0K	3.54	48	0.1.6
May 27, 2026	20.0K	3.54	48	0.1.6
Now	10.0K	3.54	48	0.1.6

Permissions & access

Permissions: storagecontextMenusnotificationsnativeMessaging
Host access: None declared

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About

Open in VLC™ is an extension that enables you to open desired link(s) in VLC (VideoLAN) application. VLC is a free and open-source media player that can play almost any types of media (audio or video).

To operate with this addon you need a native-client patch to connect your browser with native VLC application in your OS. When you first install the addon, please head to the options page and adjust the path for VLC player. Depending on your operating system, the path to VLC could be different. For example, in windows 10 the path is: "C:\Program Files (x86)\VideoLAN\VLC\vlc.exe".

Please re-check this path in your OS and make sure it is correct. Once you set the correct path to VLC in the options page, please install the native-client patch. This patch is used to make the communication between the addon and VLC (native app).

Please download and install this patch from (https://github.com/alexmarcoo/open-in-native-client/releases). Follow the instruction in the GitHub page to download and install the related patch to your system. After installing, the "Open in VLC™" addon in your browser can communicate with VLC media player on your machine (Window, Linux or Mac).

Note 1: please note that Open in VLC™ addon, does NOT belong or relate to VLC or VideoLAN at all. It is basically an unofficial addon that is developed and maintained independently by its author.

Note 2: if you want to report bugs or have a feature request, please fill the bug report form in the addon's homepage (https://mybrowseraddon.com/open-in-vlc.html).