Best alternatives to MediaPlayer - Video and Audio Player (2026)
10 Chrome extensions that do a similar job to MediaPlayer, 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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MediaPlayer alternatives, compared
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Video Player
Video and audio player with speed control, playlist, shuffle, and volume-boosting
≈6K users3.7★ from 9 ratingsUpdated 5 weeks ago2 permissions- About 17× fewer users than MediaPlayer
- Asks for fewer permissions (2 vs 4)
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Audio Player
FFmpeg-based audio player that supports a wide range of audio codecs
≈30K users4.0★ from 23 ratingsNot updated for 2+ years3 permissions- About 3.3× fewer users than MediaPlayer
- Updated less recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (3 vs 4)
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Video Player
Video Player is a Chrome extension that offers a comprehensive video player when you open a video in a browser.
≈10K users3.7★ from 17 ratingsNo special permissions- About 10× fewer users than MediaPlayer
- Asks for fewer permissions (0 vs 4)
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Audio Player Plus
We offer you the ability to keep browsing while listening to audio files you have on your computer. With Audio Player plus you can…
≈3K users3.5★ from 6 ratingsNot updated for 3+ years1 permissions- About 33× fewer users than MediaPlayer
- Updated less recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (1 vs 4)
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HTML5 Video Player
A Chrome extension for HTML5 video player supporting .m3u8 format
≈3K usersNot rated yetNo special permissions- About 33× fewer users than MediaPlayer
- Asks for fewer permissions (0 vs 4)
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Open in VLC Media Player™
Easily open desired links in the VLC (VideoLAN) media player!
≈20K users3.8★ from 484 ratingsNot updated for 4+ years3 permissions- About 5.0× fewer users than MediaPlayer
- Updated less recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (3 vs 4)
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Picture in Picture - floating video player
Watch videos while surfing the web with Picture in Picture (PiP) mode. Floating video player for Web!
≈400K users4.4★ from 436 ratingsUpdated 20 months ago3 permissions- About 4.0× more users than MediaPlayer
- Rated 0.5 stars higher
- Updated less recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (3 vs 4)
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Video Playback Extension
A full-featured video and audio player extension. Control playback speed, skipping, rewinding and more.
≈1K users4.5★ from 11 ratingsUpdated 10 months ago3 permissions- About 100× fewer users than MediaPlayer
- Updated less recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (3 vs 4)
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Media Converter and Muxer - Audio Tools
Easy to use video and audio converter and muxer based on FFmpeg multimedia command-line tool.
≈4K users3.3★ from 29 ratingsUpdated 13 months ago1 permissions- About 25× fewer users than MediaPlayer
- Rated 0.6 stars lower
- Updated less recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (1 vs 4)
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Picture in Picture Player - Floating Video
Keep your videos visible at all times while doing something else! PiP mode on all videos.
≈100K users4.3★ from 228 ratingsUpdated 3 months ago2 permissions- A similar number of users to MediaPlayer
- Rated 0.4 stars higher
- Asks for fewer permissions (2 vs 4)
MediaPlayer alternatives: questions
What is the best alternative to MediaPlayer?
By users, the most popular alternative is Picture in Picture - floating video player with ≈400K users and a 4.4-star rating. The closest match by what it does is Video Player.
Which MediaPlayer alternative has the best rating?
Picture in Picture - floating video player has the highest rating of these alternatives with 50+ ratings: 4.4 out of 5 from 436 ratings.
Is there a MediaPlayer alternative that asks for fewer permissions?
Video Player asks for 0 permissions, against 4 for MediaPlayer.
How many alternatives to MediaPlayer are there?
We list 10 close alternatives to MediaPlayer 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.