Controlling VLC from a web browser?

[IlanT]

Hi All,

This topic continues to confuse me.
Is there a way to control VLC from a modern web browser?
If so, how?

Are there plans to develop a way to embed VLC in a web app?
This is a very useful capability so I'm probably not the only one to ask about it.
Where can I find more info on this topic?

Thank you for any info you can provide!

[chubinou]

you can control VLC using the HTTP interface

see: https://wiki.videolan.org/Documentation ... http_intf/

to embed VLC within a web app you need to use a browser plugin (VLC PPAPI/NPAPI/ActiveX)

see: https://wiki.videolan.org/Documentation:WebPlugin/

[IlanT]

If I understand things correctly, the HTTP interface is old/deprecated and it's not supported by newer browser versions.
Is that correct?

[unidan]

I don't think there's issues with the HTTP interface, but the next major release will update it anyway

[IlanT]

Ok. Thank you for the information but if I wanted to embed VLC in a web app?
Is there a way to do that currently?

[chubinou]

to embed VLC within a web app you need to use a browser plugin (VLC PPAPI/NPAPI/ActiveX)

see: https://wiki.videolan.org/Documentation:WebPlugin/