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Tired of having to wait while videos buffer? This extension will replace videos on websites with a custom player designed to play with minimal buffering.

• Take advantage of automatic fragmentation and parallel requests for up to 6x faster downloads.
• While watching, pre-download the video to instantly save the video (and subtitles) as an mp4 file at the touch of a button.

The player currently supports:

• MP4 videos
• HLS streams
• DASH Streams
• YouTube (download NOT supported, see GitHub)

In addition, the player has a number of functions to make life easier:

• OpenSubtitles support so you can search for subtitles directly from the player.
• Subtitle offset controls to correct poor subtitle timings in the player
• Accurate video previews when hovering over the timeline.
• Useful (reappable) keybindings such as: Alt to hide player, Z to undo search, <> to skip 2 seconds.
• Adjustable video brightness, contrast, saturation, hue and more
• Adjustable volume, up to 300% volume increase
• Configurable sound dynamics: Has a built-in sound mixer, equalizer and compressor tool

Should you enjoy binging shows, the player also comes equipped with a custom video analysis system that runs in the background to identify intro/outro sequences based on repetitive scenes. Once identified, you can easily skip them by pressing S.

To use the player, simply:
1. Go to any website you want with a video and turn on the extension. Any video it detects will be automatically replaced with the new player.
2. Alternatively, you can also simply click or navigate to a stream manifest file (m3u8/mpd) to start playing.
3. Drag and drop files to the player to start playing. Navigate to a new tab and tap the extension icon to go to the player.

Notes:

• This player will not work with DRM protected content. This is intended.
• This player is still a work in progress. Please report any bugs to the Github issue tracker here: https://github.com/Andrews54757/FastStream/issues
• This extension does not collect telemetry of any kind. It also does not require additional resources from the internet to function. It will work completely offline. Feel free to browse the codebase on Github.
• We take accessibility seriously. If you need accommodation that is not available in the current version, please contact us and we will work on it ASAP.

What is new

• Settings can now be exported/imported
• Small repairs