Your privacy is respected. Play in MPV does not collect or transmit any of your personal data.
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.
We do not collect, store, or transmit any personal data or browsing history.
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.https://www.youtube.com/*): Used to inject the in-player control bar button on YouTube pages.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.
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.