Chrome-Stats extension
external-app-launcher
Launch certain URLs with external programs. This can be used to block a set of urls from being loaded, and another set of urls to be forwarded to a remote endpoint. For example, to open youtube urls in an external player.
What is external-app-launcher?
Stats
- webRequest
- webRequestBlocking
- storage
- <all_urls>
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Other platforms
Summary
This addon has a single function: to forward certain URLs to an external API, which should be in charge of launching an external program. The default configuration will
Block .googlevideo.com/videoplayback (to prevent playback within the browser) Forward https://www.youtube.com/watch?v (for remote playback) There's an example http server packaged with the extension that launches mpv on the urls it receives, it can be extended to handle PDFs, etc. Icon by Freepik from flaticon.com.
Safety
Risk impact
external-app-launcher is risky to use as it requires a number of sensitive permissions that can potentially harm your browser and steal your data. Exercise caution when installing this add-on. Review carefully before installing. We recommend that you only install external-app-launcher if you trust the publisher.
Risk likelihood
external-app-launcher has earned a fairly good reputation and likely can be trusted.