Open VLC and Pot Player links directly from your web browser.
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player-protocol
Open VLC and Pot Player directly from browser.Support file:// https:// http:// protocols.You can't open local file directly from browser in any of these players so player-protocol enables this through file:// protocol.
Setup
Install on Windows
- Download the latest release from here.
- Extract the zip file.
- Run
protocol-register.batas administrator.
Uninstall:
- Run
protocol-deregister.batas administrator.
Install on Linux
curl -s https://sh-install.vercel.app/tgdrive/player-protocol?move=1 | bash
curl -LO https://raw.githubusercontent.com/tgdrive/player-protocol/main/vlc-protocol.desktop
xdg-desktop-menu install vlc-protocol.desktop
rm vlc-protocol.desktop
Uninstall:
xdg-desktop-menu uninstall vlc-protocol.desktop
sudo rm /usr/local/bin/player-protocol
Usage
vlc://file:///path/to/local/file #linux
vlc://file://X:/path/to/local/file # windows
vlc://https://ia804605.us.archive.org/22/items/big-buck-bunny-4k/Big_Buck_Bunny_4K.mp4
potplayer://https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ
For PotPlayer use potplayer:// instead of vlc://