Tries to play links in mpv.
Press the toolbar button to play the current URL in mpv. Otherwise, right click on a URL and use the context item to play an arbitrary URL.
You'll need the native client here: github.com/woodruffw/ff2mpv
What is ff2mpv?
'ff2mpv' is a Firefox add-on that facilitates the playing of URLs in MPV. By clicking the toolbar icon or selecting 'Play in MPV' from the context menu of a URL, the add-on directs the media to be played in the MPV player. It specifically uses a native client available on GitHub.
Add-on stats
By: yossarian
Creation date: 2017-09-30
Weekly download count: 31
Firefox on Android: No
Risk impact: Low risk impact
Risk likelihood: Moderate risk likelihood
Manifest version: 2
Permissions:
Size: 325.17K
Email: wi*****@yossarian.net
URLs: Website
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Add-on summary
This is a Firefox addon for playing URLs in mpv.
Clicking the little icon in your toolbar will make mpv attempt to play the current URL.
If you want to play a specific URL on a page, right click it and click the "Play in mpv" context button.
mpv is an open source video player based on MPlayer and mplayer2: https://github.com/mpv-player/mpv
User reviews
Pros
- Works great and is easy to customize.
- Improves performance on older computers for watching videos.
- Does not require ridiculous permissions.
- Useful for handling HTML5 video playback issues.
Cons
- Does not work on macOS Ventura.
- Silently fails without providing error messages.
- User reports conflicts with other tools or extensions.
Most mentioned
- Works great.
- Easy to customize.
- Helpful for old computers.
Recent reviews
works great, easy to customize.with this addon, it's no longer needed to deal with the problem of the html5 player in firefox. hope it to be maintained for a long time.
Add-on safety
Risk impact
ff2mpv requires very minimum permissions.
Risk likelihood
ff2mpv is probably trust-worthy. Prefer other publishers if available. Exercise caution when installing this add-on.
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