Play with MPV

Sends videos in pages like youtube to an external MPV player

What is Play with MPV?

Play with MPV is a Chrome extension developed by Thann, and its main feature is "Sends videos in pages like youtube to an external MPV player".

Extension Screenshots

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Download Play with MPV Extension CRX File

Download Play with MPV extension files in crx format, manually install Chrome extensions in the browser, or share the crx files with friends to easily install Chrome extensions.

Extension Usage Instructions

                        Chrome extension and python server that allows you to play videos in webpages with MPV instead.
Right-click links and pages to play videos in MPV. (Or Ctrl+Space)
Works on nearly every website thanks to youtube-dl.

Requires several dependencies, see website for more info.

1. Install MPV
2. Install Python 2 or 3 and pip
3. Install this chrome extension
4. Install server: `pip install git+git://github.com/thann/play-with-mpv --user`
5. Run server: `play-with-mpv` from the terminal or use linux shortcut
6. (optional) Autostart on linux: `cp ~/.local/share/applications/thann.play-with-mpv.desktop ~/.config/autostart/`                    

Extension Basic Information

Name Play with MPV Play with MPV
ID hahklcmnfgffdlchjigehabfbiigleji
Official URL https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/play-with-mpv/hahklcmnfgffdlchjigehabfbiigleji
Description Sends videos in pages like youtube to an external MPV player
File Size 21.75 KB
Installation Count 5,795
Current Version 0.1.0
Last Updated 2020-05-01
Publish Date 2020-05-01
Rating 4.32/5 Total 25 Ratings
Developer Thann
Email [email protected]
Payment Type free
Extension Website https://github.com/Thann/play-with-mpv
Supported Languages en-US
manifest.json
{
    "update_url": "https:\/\/clients2.google.com\/service\/update2\/crx",
    "name": "Play with MPV",
    "version": "0.1.0",
    "manifest_version": 2,
    "description": "Sends videos in pages like youtube to an external MPV player",
    "homepage_url": "https:\/\/github.com\/thann\/play-with-mpv",
    "icons": {
        "128": "mpv-logo.png"
    },
    "page_action": {
        "default_icon": "mpv-logo.png",
        "default_title": "Play with MPV"
    },
    "background": {
        "scripts": [
            "background.js"
        ],
        "persistent": false
    },
    "permissions": [
        "storage",
        "activeTab",
        "contextMenus",
        "http:\/\/localhost\/"
    ],
    "commands": {
        "launch": {
            "suggested_key": {
                "default": "Ctrl+Space"
            },
            "description": "Play with MPV"
        }
    },
    "options_ui": {
        "page": "options.html",
        "open_in_tab": false
    }
}