Native HLS Playback
Allow the browser to play HLS video urls (m3u8) 'natively'
What is Native HLS Playback?
Native HLS Playback is a Chrome extension developed by Gaetan Hervouet, and its main feature is "Allow the browser to play HLS video urls (m3u8) 'natively'".
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Download Native HLS Playback Extension CRX File
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Extension Usage Instructions
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, 1.0.x and 1.1.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/1.1.5. Extension Basic Information
| Name |  Native HLS Playback |
| ID | emnphkkblegpebimobpbekeedfgemhof |
| Official URL | https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/native-hls-playback/emnphkkblegpebimobpbekeedfgemhof |
| Description | Allow the browser to play HLS video urls (m3u8) 'natively' |
| File Size | 1.25 MB |
| Installation Count | 331,277 |
| Current Version | 1.1.5 |
| Last Updated | 2022-05-31 |
| Publish Date | 2019-04-08 |
| Rating | 4.36/5 Total 241 Ratings |
| Developer | Gaetan Hervouet |
| [email protected] | |
| Payment Type | free |
| Supported Languages | en-US |
| manifest.json | |
{
"update_url": "https:\/\/clients2.google.com\/service\/update2\/crx",
"name": "Native HLS Playback",
"version": "1.1.5",
"description": "Allow the browser to play HLS video urls (m3u8) 'natively'",
"manifest_version": 2,
"icons": {
"128": "img\/icon128.png"
},
"background": {
"scripts": [
"event.js",
"global.js"
]
},
"content_security_policy": "script-src 'self' blob:; object-src 'self'",
"permissions": [
"tabs",
"*:\/\/*\/*.m3u8*",
"webRequest",
"webRequestBlocking",
"storage"
],
"options_ui": {
"page": "options.html",
"chrome_style": true
},
"browser_action": {
"default_title": "Disable",
"default_icon": "img\/icon128.png",
"default_popup": "popup.html"
},
"web_accessible_resources": [
"*.js",
"*.html"
],
"omnibox": {
"keyword": "m3u8"
}
} | |
