Is Open with VLC safe?
Adds a context menu option to open audio and video links in VLC.
This extension adds an “Open with VLC” context menu item for links to media files with extensions such as .mp4 or .mkv. It works with VLC’s HTTP web interface on localhost, and VLC must already be open with the web interface enabled and a password set.
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Where it sends data
Destinations our analysis observed Open with VLC contacting. Sending data somewhere is not a finding on its own - an extension that syncs your settings has to talk to its own server - but it is where your data can go, and who else it goes to.
- localhost
Open with VLC sends data to localhost. Named as a recipient by 19 other extensions we have analysed.