Native HLS Playback icon

Native HLS Playback

by Gaetan Hervouet · Workflow & Planning
Manifest V3 Free
View in Chrome Web Store Data as of 15 Oct 2026

Allow the browser to play HLS video urls (m3u8) 'natively'

Users
200K
0 in 30 days
Rating
4.0 / 5
−0.39 in 30 days
Ratings
245
0 in 30 days
Store rank
#1,276
#1,152 among extensions
Version
1.6.10
updated 16 Aug 2025

Users

monthly, 3 years
30K165K300KAug 2023Apr 2025Oct 2026
Latest, 15 Oct 2026: 200,000 usersMove the mouse over the chart for any month

Ratings count

monthly, 3 years
70158245Aug 2023Apr 2025Oct 2026
Latest, 15 Oct 2026: 245 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 Native HLS Playback

This extension is a wrapper around the awesome hlsjs library: https://github.com/video-dev/hls.js Clicking on the extension icon will let you play any m3u8 embedded as a video html element in the current page. New: type m3u8, then tab, then your m3u8 URL to play the URL in the extension. Features: Enable/Disable the url catcher by clicking on the icon. Enable hls.js debug mode in the extension settings. Switch between hls.js 0.14.x to 1.6.x in the settings. Now supports subtitles! Switch between zoom and native video size in the options. Display timed metadata in the console Default player is now hls.js/1.6.10.

Growth

WindowUsersChangeRatingsRating
7 days0+0.0%0−0.39
30 days0+0.0%0−0.39
6 months0+0.0%0−0.39
1 year0+0.0%+3−0.42

Chrome Web Store search rankings

Where Native HLS Playback appears when people search the store, with the 30 day change
Search phrasePosition30 days
play#52+18
player#97new

Version history

3 versions recorded
1.6.1016 Aug 2025
1.1.531 May 2022
0.12.48 Apr 2019

Details

Category
Workflow & Planning
First seen
8 Apr 2019
Size
1.2 MB
Languages
en-US
Pricing
Free
Extension ID
emnphkkblegpebimobpbekeedfgemhof

Permissions and risk

Moderate riskimpact 3, likelihood 1
Permissions
tabsstoragescriptingactiveTabwebNavigation
Site access
<all_urls>
Can read and change data on every website you visit.

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