There are two types of browser plugins, based on the plugin API they use:
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The Windows Media Player plugin does not natively work in chrome. Chrome is based on Safari, so if you can find a plugin for safari, you should be able to use this in chrome. Otherwise, you will not be able to play wmp videos in chrome. Dec 02, 2010 When I run it in Firefox/Chrome/Opera, it tells me I need a plugin to view the content. When I click the link it doesn't find any suitable plugins to download.So, I can't view the video. Is that what you meant when you told me to use the embed tag?:(. It's something completely different than just changing the 'object' word to 'embed' in.
Most plugins on this page are NPAPI-only, unless noted otherwise.
Flash playersAdobe Flash PlayerInstallation
The package you will need to install depends on the browser you use.
Upgrade
If you are using Firefox, please make sure to follow this instruction first.
Configuration
To change the preferences (privacy settings, resource usage, etc.) of Flash Player, right click on any embedded Flash content (for instance adobe's flash home) and choose Settings from the menu.
You can also use the Flash settings file
/etc/adobe/mms.cfg . Gentoo has an extensively commented example mms.cfg.
To enable video decoding with hardware video acceleration (NPAPI-only), add/uncomment the following line:
It might also be required to add/uncomment the following line:
Multiple monitor full-screen fix
When using a multiple monitor setup, or swapping between virtual desktops, it is possible to lose focus on a fullscreen flash window. In such a case, the adobe flash-plugin will automatically exit full-screen mode. This may not be to your liking.
Unfortunately, this behavior is hard coded into the binary. In order to change this behavior it is necessary to alter the binary.
Fixing this issue only works for the NPAPI plugin and this issue can be fixed via 2 ways.
Playing DRM-protected content
See Flash DRM content.
Gnash
Gnash is a free (libre) alternative to Adobe Flash Player. It is available both as a standalone player for desktop computers and embedded devices, as well as a browser plugin, and supports the SWF format up to version 7 (with versions 8 and 9 under development) and about 80% of ActionScript 2.0.
There is a packages available: gnash-gitAUR.
Lightspark
Lightspark is another attempt to provide a free alternative to Adobe Flash aimed at supporting newer Flash formats. Lightspark has the ability to fall back on Gnash for old content, which enables users to install both and enjoy wider coverage. Although it is still very much in development, it supports some popular sites.
Lightspark can be installed with the lightspark-gitAUR package.
PDF viewerPDF.js
PDF.js is a PDF renderer created by Mozilla and built using HTML5 technologies.
It is included in Firefox.
For Chromium and Google Chrome it is available as extension in the Chrome Web Store.
External PDF viewers
To use an external PDF viewer you need #MozPlugger.
If you want to use MozPlugger with Evince, for example, you have to find the lines containing
pdf in the /etc/mozpluggerrc file and modify the corresponding line after GV() as below:
(replace
evince with something else if it is not your viewer of choice).
When using Firefox, you may need to change 2 values in
about:config :
Then restart Firefox to use the plugin.
UnionPay Online Pay
Note: This plugin is NPAPI-only and thus does not work in Chromium, Opera and Firefox.
InstallupeditorAUR package for the 'security plugin' used by UnionPay Online Pay (银联在线支付).
Citrix
See Citrix.
Java (IcedTea)
Note: Both Java plugins are NPAPI-only and thus do not work in Chromium, Opera and Firefox.
To enable Java support in your browser, you have two options: the open-source OpenJDK (recommended) or Oracle's proprietary version. For details about why OpenJDK is recommended see [1].
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To use OpenJDK, you have to install the IcedTea browser plugin, icedtea-web.
If you want to use Oracle's JRE, install the jreAUR package.
Pipelight
See Pipelight.
Multimedia playback
Many browsers support the GStreamer framework to play multimedia inside HTML5
<audio> and <video> elements. Check the optional dependencies of the browser package (or of the web engine, e.g. webkit2gtk or qt5-webkit) to see if GStreamer is supported. See GStreamer#Installation for the description of each plugin.
For media formats that are not natively supported by your browser (e.g. most browsers don't play
.mkv files), the following plugins are available:
Google Hangouts
Note: This plugin is not required when using Chromium or Firefox
Hangouts plugin can be installed with the google-talkpluginAUR package.Hangouts is a messenger by Google, that allows you to make video call between 15 people simultaneously, or share your screen with others.
MozPlugger
MozPlugger can be installed with the mozpluggerAUR package.
MozPlugger is a Mozilla plugin which can show many types of multimedia inside your browser. To accomplish this, it uses external programs such as MPlayer, xine, Evince, OpenOffice, TiMidity, etc. To modify or add applications to be used by MozPlugger just modify the
/etc/mozpluggerrc file.
For example, MozPlugger uses OpenOffice by default to open
doc files. To change it to use LibreOffice instead, look for the OpenOffice section:
and add LibreOffice at the beginning of the list:
Note: Be sure to also choose LibreOffice as your preferred application to open
doc files.
As another simple example, if you want to open
cpp files with your favorite text editor (we will use Kate) to get syntax highlighting, just add a new section to your mozpluggerrc file:
To change the default of MPlayer so that mpv is used instead, change the appropriate lines such that:
For a more complete list of MozPlugger options see mozplugger(7).
TroubleshootingFlash Player: no sound
Flash Player outputs its sound only through the default ALSA device, which is number 0. If you have multiple sound devices (a very common example is having a sound card and HDMI output in the video card), then your preferred device may have a different number.
For a list of available devices with their respective numbers, run:
In this case, the HDMI output is
card 0 and the sound card is card 1 . To make your sound card the default for ALSA, create the file .asoundrc in your home directory, with the following content:
Flash Player: blocking sound for other applications or delayed playback
If sound is delayed within Flash videos or Flash stops sound from any other application, then make sure you do not have
snd_pcm_oss module loaded:
You can unload it:
and restart the browser to see if it helps.
Flash Player: performance
Adobe's Flash plugin has some serious performance issues, especially when CPU frequency scaling is used. There seems to be a policy not to use the whole CPU workload, so the frequency scaling governor does not clock the CPU any higher. To work around this issue, see CPU frequency scaling#Switching threshold
Flash Player: black bars in full screen playback on multi-headed setups
The Flash plugin has a known bug where the full screen mode does not really work when you have a multi-monitor setup. Apparently, it incorrectly determines the full screen resolution, so the full screen Flash Player fills the correct monitor but gets scaled as if the monitor had the resolution of the total display area.
To fix this, you can use the 'hack' described here. Simply download the source from the link given on the page, and follow the instructions in the README.
Note: While the author mentions using NVDIA's TwinView, the hack should work for any multi-monitor setup.
Firefox: old Flash Player version shown after upgrade
Solution for Firefox: delete file 'pluginreg.dat' in user's profile directory.
Firefox will automatically rebuild this file once it is started again. Make sure to substitute <username> and <profile_folder> with the appropriate information.
Firefox: plugins are installed but not working
A common problem is that the plugin path is unset. This typically occurs on a new install, when the user has not re-logged in before running Firefox after the installation. Test if the path is unset:
If unset, then either re-login, or source
/etc/profile.d/mozilla-common.sh and start Firefox from the same shell:
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VLC is a common name in the media player market and has been around for years now. There isn’t any doubt that it’s the only totally free media player based on one of the strongest open source cross platforms ever built in the history of media player market. It plays almost all kinds of multimedia files including DVDs, CDs, Audio, VCDs and many others and works for a variety of devices such as Windows, Mac, Android and iPhone.
Wondershare UniConverter (originally Wondershare Video Converter Ultimate)- Your Best VLC Assistant
VLC media player even has web plugins that are available for all kinds of browsers, that allows one to view all the content which is compatible with VLC. VLC web plugins are available for Chrome (Windows and Mac), Mozilla Firefox (Mac and Windows) and Safari. To download these plugins you can visit the leading download websites such as cnet, softonic etc. Following steps will guide you through it.
Part 1. VLC Web Plugins for Chrome
On Windows
On Mac
Part 2. VLC Web Plugins for Firefox
On Windows
On Mac
Part 3. VLC Web Plugins for Safari
Part 4. FAQs
Q: VLC crashes or gives garbled images while using VirtualBox. What should I do?
A: This is due to buggy direct 3D/video emulation. Use the GDI video output in the preferences to solve this issue.
Q: I am unable to hear conversations while playing 5.1 audio? Is there a way out?
A:Just make sure that VLC and Windows have all the right audio settings. Click on Audio -> Audio Device, to select proper and adequate speaker settings for playback.
Q: I am facing problems with Real audio and Real video. Can this be sorted out?
A: You should not have any such problems because VLC is compatible with Real audio and Real video extensions. Although, if the problem still persists, please hit the support forum.
Q: I cannot load VLC 64 bit web plugin on my browser. Please help.
A: The issue is because most likely you are using the 32 bit browser. Please change the settings to install the web plugin.
Q:How do I solve 'VLC-Plugin in Firefox: runtime error R6034'? A:Uninstall the plugin and try to reinstall it. If the problem persists, contact the support forum. ![]() Comments are closed.
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