Privacy Policy

1. Overview

Play in MPV is a browser extension designed to let you play YouTube videos in your local mpv media player. We are committed to protecting your privacy. This policy explains what information is used by the extension and how it is processed.

2. Data Collection

We do not collect, store, or transmit any personal data or browsing history.

• No user accounts or sign-ups are required.
• No analytics, telemetry, tracking scripts, or advertising networks are used.
• No cookies or external site data are read or sent to remote servers (with the exception of local communication with your own device).

3. Permissions and Data Usage

The extension requests specific browser permissions to operate. All activities associated with these permissions are executed strictly locally on your device:

• nativeMessaging: Allows the extension to communicate with the local Python bridge script (native messaging host) to launch mpv on your machine.
• contextMenus: Used to add the "Open Link in MPV" right-click fallback option on YouTube thumbnails and video links.
• storage: Used to store extension preferences locally in your browser (e.g., custom flags, video quality cap, window styles, and keyboard shortcuts).
• activeTab: Used to read the URL and page title of your current active tab only when you explicitly click the "Play current tab" button in the popup panel.
• Host Permissions (https://www.youtube.com/*): Used to inject the in-player control bar button on YouTube pages.

4. Changes to This Policy

We may update this privacy policy from time to time. Any changes will be posted on this page and reflected in the "Last Updated" date above.

5. Contact

If you have any questions or feedback regarding this privacy policy, please contact Francisco Becheli at contact@franciscobecheli.dev or open an issue on our GitHub project page.