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A small yet quite powerful Chrome extension that gives you a capable media player

A small yet quite powerful Chrome extension that gives you a capable media player

Vote: (1 votes)

Program license: Free

Developer: Microsoft

Version: 1.0

Works under: Windows

Vote:

Program license

(1 votes)

Free

Developer

Version

Microsoft

1.0

Works under:

Windows

Pros

  • Allows you to play H.264 videos much easier in Chrome.
  • Installation is simple and should only take seconds.
  • You will no longer have to give Windows Media Player permission for each video.

Cons

  • It only supports the Chrome browser.

The Windows Media Player HTML5 Extension for Chrome is an addon that allows you to play certain videos right from your browser. If you don't have this addon, then the website will often ask for permission whenever you open a video. While there are similar extensions already loaded into Chrome, this adds some functionality that is missing for some video types.

Basic Features

The advent of HTML5 made it easier than ever for developers to add videos to websites. Not only can developers add more video types, but the coding needed was greatly reduced. At the same time, this sometimes means that you may not have a native player required to play the video file.

The Windows Media Player HTML5 Extension for Chrome is one such addon that makes it easier to play certain video files. Normally Chrome would have to ask for your permission to launch Windows Media Player. This can be annoying and it's often not a perfect integration. This addon allows the two programs to work better in tandem for playing video files.

Codec

Chrome can play many video types and codecs on its own without any additional addons. While that is true, this addon allows you to play a specific type of codec that isn't available in Chrome by default. This allows you to play H.264 encoded videos in the MP4 format.

This is an older codec, but it's surprisingly common online. Chrome struggles with it on its own, so this addon allows it to play these videos much more efficiently.

Simple Installation

Addons are very simple to install. Simply download the program, drag-and-drop it on Chrome and it will take care of the rest. Not only that, but addons are small and require almost no hard drive space.

Pros

  • Allows you to play H.264 videos much easier in Chrome.
  • Installation is simple and should only take seconds.
  • You will no longer have to give Windows Media Player permission for each video.

Cons

  • It only supports the Chrome browser.