Play HLS is a free Chrome extension developed by play-hls. It falls under the category of Browsers and is classified as an Add-ons & Tools subcategory. This extension allows users to play HLS (HTTP Live Streaming) URLs directly in their browser.

One of the key features of Play HLS is its ability to transmux MPEG-2 Transport Stream and AAC/MP3 streams into ISO BMFF (MP4) fragments. This transmuxing process can be performed asynchronously using Web Worker if available in the browser. Additionally, hls.js supports HLS + fmp4, as announced during WWDC2016.

Play HLS does not require any additional player as it works directly on top of a standard HTML