PotPlayer YouTube Shortcut, Open Links icon

PotPlayer YouTube Shortcut, Open Links

by IT · Accessibility
Manifest V3 Free
View in Chrome Web Store Data as of 15 Oct 2026

Quickly play or add a YouTube video (playlist), Twitch to PotPlayer using buttons on a page, also via context menu and middle-click

Users
50K
0 in 30 days
Rating
4.2 / 5
−0.38 in 30 days
Ratings
294
0 in 30 days
Store rank
#3,388
#2,957 among extensions
Version
1.31
updated 11 Oct 2025

Users

monthly, 3 years
10K30K50KAug 2023Apr 2025Oct 2026
Latest, 15 Oct 2026: 50,000 usersMove the mouse over the chart for any month

Ratings count

monthly, 3 years
80188295Aug 2023Apr 2025Oct 2026
Latest, 15 Oct 2026: 294 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 PotPlayer YouTube Shortcut, Open Links

> HOW TO USE IT: You need to install the latest version of PotPlayer to get it working - https://potplayer.daum.net < PotPlayer is a media player developed for Windows by South Korean Internet company Kakao (formerly Daum Communications). Player can play some video service links or any links if they are direct urls to some video. To open a video link or playlist link in PotPlayer you can use the buttons on the site or you can use the menu items from the context menu (the right-click popup bar) on a link or on the actual video page. You can also use mouse clicks on a link or a page to open it directly in the player. In order for that to work, you need to open the extension's preferences and enable the necessary features. Optional features (disabled by default): - auto-pause a video in Youtube player; - pause Youtube player when Potplayer starts; - play video using middle mouse click on youtube.com/watch* page; - sync current video position (time) with PotPlayer; - open a Youtube link in the player using middle mouse click on a link; - «Open/Add link to player» in the context menu for any link, html5 video player If it doesn't work for you or you have portable version of player then try to open the player's settings (key "F5"), then go to "Association" tab and check any association (e.g. ".mp4") and finally press Apply or OK button (after applying the settings you can uncheck previously checked association). It's recommended to always update the player to the latest version of PotPlayer (get the latest version: https://potplayer.daum.net). Twitch PotPlayer requirements: https://github.com/23rd/TwitchPotPlayer

Growth

WindowUsersChangeRatingsRating
7 days0+0.0%0−0.38
30 days0+0.0%0−0.38
6 months+20K+66.7%+2−0.38
1 year+20K+66.7%+8−0.38

Chrome Web Store search rankings

Where PotPlayer YouTube Shortcut, Open Links appears when people search the store, with the 30 day change
Search phrasePosition30 days
direct link#29+6
shortcut#70+9
links#73+26
play#77+17
player#88new

Version history

14 versions recorded
1.3111 Oct 2025
1.3024 May 2025
1.273 Dec 2024
1.2618 Oct 2024
1.2513 May 2024
1.2424 Feb 2024
1.2330 Jan 2024
1.2229 Nov 2023

Details

Category
Accessibility
First seen
1 Jul 2020
Size
179 KB
Languages
en, ru, uk, zh-TW, ja, ko
Pricing
Free
Privacy policy
helgeapps.github.io
Extension ID
cfdpeaefecdlkdlgdpjjllmhlnckcodp

Permissions and risk

Low riskimpact 2, likelihood 1
Permissions
activeTabcontextMenusstoragescripting
Site access
<all_urls>
Can read and change data on every website you visit.

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