Sends videos in pages like youtube to an external MPV player

Latest Version

Version
0.1.0
Update
May 1, 2020
Size
21.75KiB
Developer
Category
Users
5,000+
Rating
4.37037 ★
Manifest Version
2
Web Store Status
Languages Support
English (United States)
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Permissions
Storage
ActiveTab
ContextMenus
Http://localhost/
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Play with MPV Extension

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/`
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Source 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 }}
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