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Best alternatives to HLS Player - m3u8 Streaming Player (2026)

10 Chrome extensions that do a similar job to HLS Player, closest first. Each shows real store users, its rating, how recently it was updated and how many permissions it asks for.

HLS Player: reviews, users and permissionsBest Workflow & Planning extensions

HLS Player - m3u8 Streaming Player today

≈100K users4.4★ from 49 ratingsUpdated 17 months ago5 permissions

HLS Player alternatives, compared

  1. 1

    Fast IPTV Player - HLS M3U M3U8 EPG & VOD Streaming

    Enjoy IPTV, HLS M3U8, OTT & VOD streams in your browser with smooth streaming, M3U playlist and EPG support!

    ≈30K users3.8★ from 189 ratingsUpdated 3 months ago2 permissions
    • About 3.3× fewer users than HLS Player
    • Rated 0.6 stars lower
    • Updated more recently
    • Asks for fewer permissions (2 vs 5)
    • Listed under Tools
    Fast IPTV Player alternativesCompare side by side
  2. 2

    OUI9 HLS PLAYER M3U8

    The OUI9 HLS Player M3U8 is a versatile Chrome extension designed to enhance your online video streaming experience.

    ≈5K users4.3★ from 21 ratingsUpdated 8 months ago7 permissions
    • About 20× fewer users than HLS Player
    • Updated more recently
    • Asks for more permissions (7 vs 5)
    OUI9 HLS PLAYER M3U8 alternativesCompare side by side
  3. 3

    M3U8 Player

    Enjoy M3U8 Player extension for online streaming. Play m3u8 files and HLS content in your browser easily.

    ≈4K users5.0★ from 18 ratingsUpdated 16 months agoNo special permissions
    • About 25× fewer users than HLS Player
    • Asks for fewer permissions (0 vs 5)
    M3U8 Player alternativesCompare side by side
  4. 4

    M3U IPTV Player for Chrome - M3U8 HLS Xtream Codes online Web Player

    Launch your M3U/M3U8 IPTV player from Chrome. Open HLS streams & Xtream Codes in one click. Free IPTV web player tools.

    ≈1K users5.0★ from 1 ratingUpdated 4 months agoNo special permissions
    • About 100× fewer users than HLS Player
    • Updated more recently
    • Asks for fewer permissions (0 vs 5)
    • Listed under Tools
    M3U IPTV Player for Chrome alternativesCompare side by side
  5. 5

    m3u8 Sniffer TV - Find and Play HLS Streaming URLs

    Grabs m3u8 webRequests from visited web pages and provides options for using them.

    ≈60K users4.4★ from 91 ratingsNot updated for 2+ years7 permissions
    • About 1.7× fewer users than HLS Player
    • Updated less recently
    • Asks for more permissions (7 vs 5)
    • Listed under Entertainment
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  6. 6

    Kepler IPTV Player: M3U8, HLS & TS

    Play your IPTV playlists and stream links in Chrome, from an M3U link or an Xtream login. Send a playlist to Kepler on your TV.

    ≈5K users3.8★ from 5 ratingsUpdated 13 days ago4 permissions
    • About 20× fewer users than HLS Player
    • Updated more recently
    • Asks for fewer permissions (4 vs 5)
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  7. 7

    IPTV Player

    Use IPTV Player to watch live TV. This IPTV smart player app plays m3u IPTV streams with m3u8 player support.

    ≈2K users5.0★ from 5 ratingsUpdated in the last day4 permissions
    • About 50× fewer users than HLS Player
    • Updated more recently
    • Asks for fewer permissions (4 vs 5)
    • Listed under Entertainment
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  8. 8

    Stream Recorder - HLS & m3u8 Video Downloader

    You can download and save live streaming video in HLS / m3u8 format.

    ≈1M users4.7★ from 2.9K ratingsUpdated 16 months ago8 permissions
    • About 10× more users than HLS Player
    • Rated 0.2 stars higher
    • Asks for more permissions (8 vs 5)
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  9. 9

    Native HLS Playback

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

    ≈200K users3.9★ from 246 ratingsUpdated 15 months ago6 permissions
    • About 2.0× more users than HLS Player
    • Rated 0.5 stars lower
    • Asks for more permissions (6 vs 5)
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  10. 10

    IPTV / HLS player / 7000+ free channels

    The plugin help you to watch IPTV and 7000+ free IPTV stream arounｄ the world

    ≈7K users2.1★ from 7 ratingsNot updated for 4+ years4 permissions
    • About 14× fewer users than HLS Player
    • Updated less recently
    • Asks for fewer permissions (4 vs 5)
    IPTV / HLS player / 7000+ free channels alternativesCompare side by side

HLS Player alternatives: questions

What is the best alternative to HLS Player?

By users, the most popular alternative is Stream Recorder - HLS & m3u8 Video Downloader with ≈1M users and a 4.7-star rating. The closest match by what it does is Fast IPTV Player - HLS M3U M3U8 EPG & VOD Streaming.

Which HLS Player alternative has the best rating?

Stream Recorder - HLS & m3u8 Video Downloader has the highest rating of these alternatives with 50+ ratings: 4.7 out of 5 from 2.9K ratings.

Is there a HLS Player alternative that asks for fewer permissions?

M3U8 Player asks for 0 permissions, against 5 for HLS Player.

How many alternatives to HLS Player are there?

We list 10 close alternatives to HLS 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.