Life & fun · alternatives · 2026

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Play Videos in the Chrome Dev Tools Console launched in 2020; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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   Dev Tools Theater▲5

   Play videos in Chrome Dev Tools Console

   2020 · github.com · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Search YouTube without stopping the video, and make your own playlists▲295

   2016 · chrome.google.com · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Play Embedded Player▲169

   A handy tool to narrate your Medium articles

   2017 · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Yo Chrome Extension▲81

   Yo your friends the funny video you're watching in 2 clicks

   2014 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →

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   Playola▲107

   Clip a YouTube video into a GIF with sound

   2015 · playola.co · its alternatives →

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   Skreno▲93

   Record, edit and share videos, all in your browser

   24d ago · skreno.ai · its alternatives →

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   Hover Play – Chrome extension that plays live streams on hover▲6

   2019 · chrome.google.com · its alternatives →

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   PopCast▲63

   Play any video file on ChromeCast or AppleTV

   2015 · its alternatives →

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   Video Stream▲98

   A must have Chromecast Ext., play all media from desktop

   2014 · getvideostream.com · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Say Play▲65

    Play, pause, forward and rewind any video with your voice.

    2020 · thanesh.dev · its alternatives →

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    Chrome extension to control video speed on Netflix, Prime, Twitch, etc.▲7

    2019 · chrome.google.com · its alternatives →

12. 12
    A web video player for local files▲7

    2021 · webvideoplayer.org · its alternatives →

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    Video Player in Browser▲11

    Play video in browser, no need to install software

    2020 · steelsoft.site · its alternatives →

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    Dev Kit for Chrome Extensions▲5

    2020 · chromeextensionkit.com · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Web Audio Pitch Shifter for Videos – Chrome Extension▲5

    2015 · chrome.google.com · its alternatives →

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    I made a tool to embed video to any website▲5

    Web site created using create-react-app

    2021 · embed.so · its alternatives →

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    A web component for playing back responsive DASH video▲9

    2016 · joinbox.github.io · its alternatives →

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    play video of youtube.com▲2

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    2020 · matt-holcomb-videos.phonesites.com · its alternatives →

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    A Better UI For Watching Videos▲7

    2012 · howmo.com · its alternatives →

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    Chrome extension to show beautiful transcripts on YouTube▲5

    2024 · twitter.com · its alternatives →

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    live video rap battles, running on node.js/opentok▲5

    2013 · rapt.fm · its alternatives →

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    Chrome extension for live streaming your desktop with WebRTC▲7

    2014 · chrome.google.com · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Streamus – A Chrome extension for listening to YouTube music▲6

    2015 · chrome.google.com · its alternatives →

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    Playback▲7

    Video player built using Electron and IO.js

    2015 · mafintosh.github.io · its alternatives →

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