Play .m3u8 and .mpd links, including live streams, with keyboard shortcuts, subtitles, watch history and more.
See what changed in the latest M3U8/HLS Player with Custom Controls releases.
Touch gestures, a phone-friendly player, and Firefox for Android support.
Choose the keys that control playback in a clearer shortcut editor.
Light and dark themes with a cleaner layout for desktop and mobile.
Find streams playing on a page and open them from the toolbar popup.
Save request headers for streams that otherwise return 403 errors.
Keep up to 3 minutes buffered and resume where you paused.
Rebuilt from the ground up in TypeScript. Updating asks for a new permission, which is only used to send the per-site headers you save.
Get started in seconds with just three simple steps.
Copy any .m3u8 or .mpd URL, or turn on stream detection and pick one the page is playing from the toolbar popup.
Paste the URL into the address bar, or just click a stream link. It opens in the player instead of downloading.
The extension automatically detects and plays the stream with full player controls, PIP mode, and keyboard shortcuts.
Try it now — install the extension first, then click the link below:
https://test-streams.mux.dev/x36xhzz/x36xhzz.m3u8Everything you need for HLS and DASH playback in the browser.
Plays .m3u8 (hls.js) and .mpd (dash.js) streams, VOD and live, with controls built on media-chrome.
Opt-in: lists the streams a page plays in the toolbar popup and opens them with the headers that page used.
Save Referer, Origin or cookie headers per stream host for streams that return 403 outside their own site.
Live streams keep buffering while paused (3 minutes by default) and resume right where you left off.
Enter a license URL, request headers and robustness level when an encrypted stream needs it. Chromium only.
Pick up where you stopped. Pin, rename or clear entries, or turn history off entirely.
Adjust subtitle size, color, background, font and edge style to suit any stream.
Click or navigate to a .m3u8/.mpd link and it opens in the player in a new tab instead of downloading.
Familiar keyboard controls for play/pause, seeking, volume, speed and more.
Float the video while browsing other tabs. Press p to enter and P to exit.
Step through video frame by frame using the comma and period keys.
Adjust playback speed from 0.1× to 10× in 0.1× or 0.5× steps.
Press ? in the player to see all shortcuts
Get started with the M3U8/HLS Player in minutes.
The easiest way to install is through your browser's extension store:
For development or to get the latest unreleased features:
git clone https://github.com/bishaldahal/M3U8-HLS-Player-with-Custom-Controls.git
cd M3U8-HLS-Player-with-Custom-Controls
npm ci
npm run fetch:vendor # pinned, hash-verified player libraries
npm run build # outputs dist/chrome and dist/firefox
# Or download prebuilt zips from releases
# https://github.com/bishaldahal/M3U8-HLS-Player-with-Custom-Controls/releasesWhether you're streaming, developing, or testing — we've got you covered.
Watch your favorite IPTV channels with enhanced controls, keyboard shortcuts, and picture-in-picture mode.
Test and debug HLS streams during development without complex setup or external tools.
Preview and quality-check your encoded streams before publishing to your audience.
Validate media assets and streaming infrastructure with precise control over playback.
Monitor your live broadcasts with low-latency playback and professional controls.
Enterprise-grade HLS playback for internal video platforms and media workflows.
The features that make us different from other players.
No tracking, no analytics, no data collection. Your viewing habits stay private.
Optimized for performance with minimal memory footprint and instant playback.
Written in TypeScript and unit-tested. Player libraries ship unmodified and hash-verified, so builds are reproducible.
Start using immediately. No signup, no login, no subscription needed.
Set default volume, speed, quality, subtitle style, live buffering and history behavior.
Full keyboard navigation with YouTube-like shortcuts for power users.
Compatible with all major Chromium-based browsers and Firefox
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Learn how to use the player effectively.
Open any .m3u8 or .mpd URL in the address bar or click a stream link. The extension supports both VOD and live manifests.
Click to open in a new tab (requires extension installed):
Press ? while the player is focused to toggle the shortcuts panel.
Blocked Stream (403)
The host only serves the stream to its own site. The error explains why and offers a Site headers button to add a Referer/Origin for that host, or turn on stream detection and open it from the popup.
DRM Key-System Error
Encrypted DASH streams prompt for a Widevine license URL, optional headers and robustness level (Chromium only). You can remember them per host.
Auto-Recovery
Only fatal playback errors show an overlay; the player recovers from transient errors and buffer stalls.
Quick answers to common questions about the extension.
Yes, completely free and open source! There are no premium features, no subscriptions, and no hidden costs. You can even contribute to the codebase on GitHub.
No. There is no analytics or tracking. Settings, watch history and any site headers you save stay in your browser's local extension storage. The extension only contacts the streams you open and any DRM license server you configure.
M3U8/HLS (via hls.js) and MPD/DASH (via dash.js), both VOD and live, with adaptive bitrate switching.
Some hosts only serve a stream to requests that look like they came from their own page. Turn on 'Detect streams on pages' (off by default), start the video on the site, then pick it from 'On this page' in the toolbar popup. Or save Referer/Origin headers for that host from Settings or the 'Site headers' button on the player error.
Widevine DASH streams are supported on Chromium browsers. When a key-system error occurs, the player asks for a license URL, optional request headers and robustness level, and can remember them per host. Other DRM schemes and HLS DRM are not supported.
The extension was rebuilt in TypeScript and adds opt-in stream detection, per-site request headers, live buffering while paused, and clearer error messages. Updating asks for the new declarativeNetRequest permission, which is used to send site headers from the player tab only. See the Changelog page for full release notes.
Yes! The extension works great for IPTV streams. Just paste your M3U8 channel URL and enjoy watching with all the advanced controls and keyboard shortcuts.
Yes. Subtitles embedded in the stream are supported, and you can style them (size, color, background, font and edge style) from Settings.
You can open an issue on our GitHub repository. We welcome bug reports, feature requests, and pull requests from the community.
Yes! Press 'p' to enter Picture-in-Picture and watch your stream while browsing other tabs. Press 'Shift+P' to exit.
Check out our GitHub repository for more documentation and community support.
Ask on GitHubFree, open-source browser extension for Chrome, Edge, Firefox & Brave. No signup required.
Yes, completely free and open source! There are no premium features, no subscriptions, and no hidden costs. You can even contribute to the codebase on GitHub.
No. We don't collect, store, or transmit any user data. The extension runs entirely in your browser and doesn't communicate with any external servers except to load the streams you provide.
The extension supports M3U8 playlists and HLS (HTTP Live Streaming) protocol. This includes both VOD (Video on Demand) and live streams with adaptive bitrate switching.
Yes! The extension works great for IPTV streams. Just paste your M3U8 channel URL and enjoy watching with all the advanced controls and keyboard shortcuts.
Yes! Press 'P' to enable Picture-in-Picture mode and watch your stream while browsing other tabs. Press 'Shift+P' to exit PIP mode.
Google Chrome, Microsoft Edge, Mozilla Firefox, Brave, Opera, and Vivaldi. Works on any Chromium-based or Firefox-based browser.