ff2mpv

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

ff2mpv - Firefox Add-On for Playing URLs in MPV

'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.
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Add-on stats

By: yossarian
Users: 990
-5
Rating: 4.71
(42)
Version: 6.0.0 (Last updated: 2024-11-26)
Creation date: 2017-09-30
Weekly download count: 37
Firefox on Android: No
Risk impact: Low risk impact
Risk likelihood:
Moderate risk likelihood
Manifest version: 3
Permissions:
  • nativeMessaging
  • contextMenus
  • activeTab
  • storage
  • scripting
Size: 317.28K
URLs: Website

Ranking

# 3,128 ▲ 2
Other rankings
#263 in Download Management ▲ 2 #188 in play keyword 20 ▲ 1

Other platforms

ff2mpv (v6.0.0)
4.00 (4) 759
Not available on Android
Not available on Edge
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Add-on summary

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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

These summaries are automatically generated weekly using AI based on recent user reviews. Firefox Browser Add-ons does not verify user reviews, so some user reviews may be inaccurate, spammy, or outdated.
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.
User 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.
by Firefox user 18687053, 2024-11-16
by Vlad, 2024-03-17
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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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