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FastStream Video Player

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View in Chrome Web Store Data as of 15 Oct 2026

Stream without buffering. Fix bad video players on the internet.

Users
90K
0 in 30 days
Rating
4.7 / 5
+0.01 in 30 days
Ratings
549
+9 in 30 days
Store rank
#2,361
#2,079 among extensions
Version
1.3.78
updated 9 Oct 2026

Users

monthly, 3 years
3045K90KAug 2023Apr 2025Oct 2026
Latest, 15 Oct 2026: 90,000 usersMove the mouse over the chart for any month

Ratings count

monthly, 3 years
1275549Aug 2023Apr 2025Oct 2026
Latest, 15 Oct 2026: 549 ratingsMove the mouse over the chart for any month

The Chrome Web Store rounds user counts down to the leading digit, so the user line moves in steps. The ratings count is exact and is the better signal of real adoption.

About FastStream Video Player

Tired of having videos buffer with slow internet speeds? Frustrated by a website's lack of accessibility features? This extension will replace videos on websites with a video player designed for your needs. Say goodbye to buffering and hello to a more accessible video experience! 1. Automatic fragmentation and parallel requests for up to 6x faster download speeds. Watch videos without interruptions by predownloading the video in the background. 2. Advanced subtitling features include: customizable subtitle appearance, built-in OpenSubtitles support to find subtitles on the internet, and an intuitive subtitle syncing tool to adjust subtitle timings on the fly. 3. Adjustable audio dynamics (equalizer, compressor, mixer, mono, volume booster), and video settings (brightness, contrast, hue, LMS daltonization for color blindness) for your unique audiovisual preferences. 4. 20+ remappable keybinds and accessible tool buttons for easy control of the player. 5. Available in multiple languages! Translated into Spanish, Japanese, Russian, and Malay by the FastStream community. Support for more languages is coming soon! The player currently supports: - MP4 videos (.mp4) - HLS streams (.m3u8) - DASH streams (.mpd) - Youtube (download not supported on Chrome unless manually installed due to Web Store policy) To use the player, simply: 1. Go to any website you want with a video and toggle the extension on. Any video it detects will be automatically replaced with the FastStream player. 2. Alternatively, you can also simply click on or navigate to a stream manifest file (m3u8/mpd) to begin playing. 3. Navigate to a new tab and press the extension icon to go to the player. Play sources detected on other tabs through the Sources Browser. You can also drag and drop video files from your computer. Notes: - We do not officially support Brave, or other Chromium based browsers besides Chrome. Please keep in mind that not all features may be available on those platforms. - Livestreams are not supported. They will not be supported in the near future. - This player will not function with DRM protected content. This is intended. Please be mindful of how you use this tool. FastStream should not be used to infringe copyright. - This player is still a work-in-progress. Please report any bugs to the Github issue tracker here: https://github.com/Andrews54757/FastStream/issues - For your privacy, this extension does not collect telemetry. Nor does it require additional resources from the internet to function. It will work fully offline. Feel free to browse the codebase on Github. - We take accessibility concerns seriously! If you need accommodations not available in the latest version, please contact us and we will work on it ASAP. Also, please feel free to submit feature requests or suggestions on the Github issue tracker! - The default maximum size for pre-buffering is 5GB. This can be changed in the settings page. Please be mindful of your computer's storage space when changing this setting. Browsers will offload data in the RAM to the SSD if the video is too large. Frequently pre-buffering large videos can reduce the lifespan of your SSD.

Growth

WindowUsersChangeRatingsRating
7 days0+0.0%+30.00
30 days0+0.0%+9+0.01
6 months+30K+50.0%+89+0.01
1 year+50K+125.0%+206−0.01

Chrome Web Store search rankings

Where FastStream Video Player appears when people search the store, with the 30 day change
Search phrasePosition30 days
video player#6−2
player#14−10
stream#16−7
will#44−36
play#46−36
video#56−43
internet#78−56
function#88−61
install#89−70
replace#98−55

Version history

133 versions recorded
1.3.789 Oct 2026
1.3.771 Jul 2026
1.3.7618 Mar 2026
1.3.7511 Mar 2026
1.3.7419 Feb 2026
1.3.7328 Jan 2026
1.3.7215 Jan 2026
1.3.7112 Dec 2025

Details

Category
Accessibility
First seen
24 Feb 2023
Size
4.2 MB
Languages
de, en, id, ms, nl, tr, es, fr
Pricing
Free
Privacy policy
gist.github.com
Support
github.com
Extension ID
kkeakohpadmbldjaiggikmnldlfkdfog

Permissions and risk

Minimal riskimpact 3, likelihood 0
Permissions
storagetabswebRequestdeclarativeNetRequestuserScripts
Site access
<all_urls>
Can read and change data on every website you visit.

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