Best alternatives to Aurora Player (2026)
8 Chrome extensions that do a similar job to Aurora Player, closest first. Each shows real store users, its rating, how recently it was updated and how many permissions it asks for.
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Aurora Player alternatives, compared
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IPTV Player
🤖 Simple & Easy AI-Powered IPTV Player - Import M3U Playlists with One Click for Seamless Global Live TV Streaming
≈9K users4.7★ from 6 ratingsUpdated 8 months ago2 permissions- About 3.0× more users than Aurora Player
- Updated more recently
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Anime Skip Player
Custom video player for anime streaming websites. Skip intros, outros, and more.
≈2K users4.4★ from 42 ratingsUpdated 5 months ago3 permissions- About 1.5× fewer users than Aurora Player
- Updated more recently
- Asks for more permissions (3 vs 2)
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IPTV Player
Use IPTV Player to watch live TV. This IPTV smart player app plays m3u IPTV streams with m3u8 player support.
≈1K users5.0★ from 4 ratingsUpdated 3 weeks ago3 permissions- About 3.0× fewer users than Aurora Player
- Updated more recently
- Asks for more permissions (3 vs 2)
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Open in VLC™ media player
Send audio and video streams directly to the well-known VLC™ media player
≈300K users3.9★ from 866 ratingsUpdated 3 months ago6 permissions- About 100× more users than Aurora Player
- Updated more recently
- Asks for more permissions (6 vs 2)
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Extension for Bilibili Player
Add useful keyboard shortcuts and default settings for bilibili player.
≈10K users4.6★ from 160 ratingsUpdated 4 days ago2 permissions- About 3.3× more users than Aurora Player
- Updated more recently
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IPTV Player
Play IPTV streams from M3U/M3U8 playlists directly in your browser.
341 usersNot rated yet3 permissions- About 8.8× fewer users than Aurora Player
- Asks for more permissions (3 vs 2)
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Radio Player
Listen to more than 20K free radio stations around the world!
≈3K users3.8★ from 9 ratingsUpdated 10 months ago2 permissions- A similar number of users to Aurora Player
- Updated more recently
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Video Player for Local Files
A web video player for local files.
≈20K users3.9★ from 48 ratingsNot updated for 3+ years1 permissions- About 6.7× more users than Aurora Player
- Updated less recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (1 vs 2)
Aurora Player alternatives: questions
What is the best alternative to Aurora Player?
By users, the most popular alternative is Open in VLC™ media player with ≈300K users and a 3.9-star rating. The closest match by what it does is IPTV Player.
Which Aurora Player alternative has the best rating?
Extension for Bilibili Player has the highest rating of these alternatives with 50+ ratings: 4.6 out of 5 from 160 ratings.
Is there a Aurora Player alternative that asks for fewer permissions?
Video Player for Local Files asks for 1 permissions, against 2 for Aurora Player.
How many alternatives to Aurora Player are there?
We list 8 close alternatives to Aurora Player on the Chrome Web Store, picked by what they do and ranked by how close they are.
Users and ratings are the figures shown on the Chrome Web Store, re-checked continuously. Alternatives are matched on name, description, category and topic. Browse best-of lists by niche.