Reviews for FastStream Video Player
FastStream Video Player by Andrew S
Review by Blue
Rated 5 out of 5
by Blue, a year agofinally made an account just to write this, 100% recommend this extension! I tried it after reaching my breaking point of frustration with Youtube in general, and it's been absolutely wonderful. I was astonished when I turned the extension on for the first time and watched how fast it buffered, ever since I was little I thought buffering was simply perpetually locked at that snail speed youtube normally forces on you. Having it all buffer in one go is so much nicer on my sad potato of a PC. So far my only hurdles are that I would love to use the audio menu, but it's a little too overwhelming for me and I don't really know what to do with it; and that it makes using theatre mode on youtube a bit difficult. It's the way I watch all youtube videos, as it's almost fullscreen but without being too overstimulating, and allowing me to escape to the comments if a phobia comes up or there's just too much going on, but there's not a theatre mode option in the FastStream player UI, and I can't access the youtube player ui or use its hotkeys (as far as I'm aware, but I am a bit dumb), so it's a bit janky getting it to work when youtube just decides every now and then that it wants to go back to standard viewing mode. But that's just for a specific website, and this extension is still being developed and cared for. so please if you come across this in the extension store, give it a try! <3
P.S. sorry for the ramblings, my mental issues can make it a bit hard for me to come across clearly or in an organized manner
P.S. sorry for the ramblings, my mental issues can make it a bit hard for me to come across clearly or in an organized manner
115 reviews
- Rated 4 out of 5by jaaama, 2 days agoYoutube keeps breaking it, but it's not the extension's fault. Still annoying, but works very well when it's fixed.
- Rated 5 out of 5by Firefox user 10447271, 5 days ago
- Rated 5 out of 5by idolking, 7 days agoIt's been quite comfortable to use. However, there are quite a few times when it fails to load videos initially and requires several reloads before starting. If it doesn't play, adding a feature like automatic reloading would make it even more comfortable.
- Rated 1 out of 5by YtRaM, 13 days ago
- Rated 1 out of 5by Firefox user 19534322, 18 days agoWarning. After having issues with the player filed a bug report. I did this as I wanted to aid the developer with fixing issues with the player as it is a free addon. However after jumping through hoops to assist Andrew, I have come to the conclusion that he is very incompetent, and lacking. This does not bode well for FastStream.
Developer response
posted 18 days agoDear Mr. Vorajee,
I sincerely apologize that you have had a negative experience with reporting your issue. However, as I have mentioned in your submitted bug report #413, your request for a fix is not possible because of the limitations of your browser/computer -- FastStream MUST evict the video buffer if your browser runs out of memory. When you seek backwards, the player will redownload the evicted parts as necessary. This is intended behavior. - Rated 2 out of 5by MrGoatsy, 21 days agoIt doesn't work with the addon Firefox Multi-Account Containers, the player loads underneath the default Youtube player.
- Rated 4 out of 5by Mephistopheles, 23 days agoSo far so good, my only real complaint is that it doesn't work well with another extension: Sponsorblock
- Rated 5 out of 5by Firefox user 13890132, 24 days ago
- Rated 5 out of 5by Firefox user 15962029, 25 days ago
- Rated 5 out of 5by kamotlagh Dev, a month agoIt's Worked on every site, and Increased video optimization and Browser player. Big Like
- Rated 1 out of 5by Drafer, a month ago
- Rated 5 out of 5by Jare, a month agoIt works as advertised. The videos I've been trying to watch buffered endlessly, but not anymore.
- Rated 5 out of 5by ace9012345, 2 months ago
- Rated 5 out of 5by FireFox-User-1, 2 months agoSeems very fast. Needs an option to deactivate ALL KEYBOARDS and set the preload per file.
- Rated 5 out of 5by Wyatt, 2 months agoFantastic and versatile extension!! I installed it mainly so I could continue watching videos while moving in/out of areas with slower wifi connection around my house. Not only has it worked perfectly for this purpose, it also offers an awesome array of accessibility features and customization options which anyone could benefit from. Highly recommend
- Rated 5 out of 5by bgaruzi, 2 months ago
- Rated 5 out of 5by AquaticBlaze, 2 months ago
- Rated 5 out of 5by CouldBeCool, 3 months ago
- Rated 5 out of 5by Firefox user 19195052, 3 months ago
- Rated 1 out of 5by fred, 3 months agoKinda works...It will preload a video on youtube...I use firefox with win 10 desktop..problem is if you open a youtube video in new tab the extension is disabled....you need to physically enable extension button in order for the extension to engage/turn on...by this time the youtube player has already started..then once thats done and the extension takes over the audio keeps playing even when you pause video...could have been what I needed...will keep looking for another way to force buffer.
- Rated 5 out of 5by Firefox user 13469712, 3 months ago
- Rated 5 out of 5by Firefox user 19138354, 4 months ago
- Rated 5 out of 5by Reeed, 4 months ago