What does Play HLS do?

Play HLS focuses on playing HLS m3u8 video streams in Firefox instead of downloading them. It is catalogued under Video & media players on PulseGate.

Who should use Play HLS?

Play HLS is a consumer product built for firefox users who watch HLS video streams.

Yes — Play HLS is free to use.

What platforms does Play HLS run on?

Play HLS runs on the web and embeddable surfaces.

Is Play HLS still active?

Unverified. Play HLS has not been re-checked since it entered the index, so there is no finding either way — and only a positive finding would say otherwise.

What are alternatives to Play HLS?

Similar projects tracked by PulseGate include Play HLS M3u8, Native HLS, and HLS Video Grabber.

Play HLS is developed by Heporis.

When did Play HLS launch?

Play HLS first shipped in 2015.

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Play HLS

Name: Play HLS
Author: Heporis

mozilla.orgVideo & media players

Play HLS is a Firefox browser extension that detects m3u8 links and opens them in an in-browser video player. Users can click HLS links or paste stream URLs into the address bar to play them using hls.js.

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353stars

88forks

2alternatives

5features

2015since

Overview

5 features

In the Video & media players space, Play HLS takes a focused approach. It focuses on playing HLS m3u8 video streams in Firefox instead of downloading them. It is built as a consumer product for firefox users who watch HLS video streams. Play HLS is free to use. It ships for the web and embeddable surfaces.

Heporis builds and maintains Play HLS, and it first shipped in 2015. The project is developed in the open on GitHub with 353 stars. Among its 5 catalogued features are m3u8 Detection, HLS Playback, and In-browser Video Player. The interface is available in 32 languages, including Czech, German, and Greek.

Summary written by a language model from the project’s public pages.

m3u8 Detection
HLS Playback
In-browser Video Player
URL Pasting
New-tab Playback

Built with & integrations

Runs on

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Trust & compliance

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Indexing history

What PulseGate has recorded for this listing

Indexed11 Sept · 10:32 UTC
Play HLS verified via Firefox Add-ons
Source: Firefox Add-ons · Open

Frequently asked questions about Play HLS

What does Play HLS do?: Play HLS focuses on playing HLS m3u8 video streams in Firefox instead of downloading them. It is catalogued under Video & media players on PulseGate.
Who should use Play HLS?: Play HLS is a consumer product built for firefox users who watch HLS video streams.
Is Play HLS free?: Yes — Play HLS is free to use.
What platforms does Play HLS run on?: Play HLS runs on the web and embeddable surfaces.
Is Play HLS still active?: Unverified. Play HLS has not been re-checked since it entered the index, so there is no finding either way — and only a positive finding would say otherwise.
What are alternatives to Play HLS?: Similar projects tracked by PulseGate include Play HLS M3u8, Native HLS, and HLS Video Grabber.Play HLS M3u8 Native HLS HLS Video Grabber
Who makes Play HLS?: Play HLS is developed by Heporis.
When did Play HLS launch?: Play HLS first shipped in 2015.

At a glance

Pricing: Free
Platforms: Web
First seen: 11 Sept 2026
Built for: Firefox users who watch HLS video streams
Model: B2C
Solves: Playing HLS m3u8 video streams in Firefox instead of downloading them.

Registered as

Firefox Add-ons: play-hls

Developer

Heporis

Community-driven

Open source

Stars: 353
Forks: 88
Open issues: 2
Last commit: 26 Sept 2024
Commits 90d: 0
Contributors: 167
Authorship: Community-driven
Default branch: master

Index record

Indexed: 11 Sept 2026
Lifecycle: Alive
First seen: Sept 2026
Last seen: 11 Sept 2026

Identity audit (13)

Slug: play-hls-mozilla-org
Lifecycle state recorded: 11 Sept 2026
Verification state: Indexed for public listing
Listing state: Listed: yes
Index status: Included in index
Latest evidence snapshot: 11 Sept 2026
Timeline basis: Indexed-at chronology (no inferred launch/funding milestones).
Name from: Derived from the project's own page and URL.
Category from: Assigned by a language model.
Summary from: Written by a language model from public pages.
Languages from: Detected by a language model, checked against the page's own declaration.
Last updated: 11 Sept 2026
Canonical URL: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/play-hls

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