AI product readNative messaging bridge that enables Naver video services (live streaming, video playback) to work in Chrome by relaying messages between Naver web pages and a local native proxy application
After Chrome dropped NPAPI plugin support in September 2015, Naver's video services (live streaming for sports, NaverTV, news in HD) stopped working in Chrome. This extension restores that functionality via native messaging.
User installs extension → visits Naver video pages (*.naver.com) → Naver's web page sends messages via chrome.runtime.sendMessageExternal → extension relays messages to locally installed native proxy app via native messaging → native proxy handles video decoding/playback → results relayed back to web page via content script postMessage
Bridge between Naver web pages and native proxy app for video playbackEnable Naver live streaming (sports, NaverTV, news) in HD quality on ChromeNative messaging via chrome.runtime.connectNative for persistent communicationSupport for multiple video services via service/version parameter routing
- Target users
- Korean users who watch Naver video content (live streaming, NaverTV, sports, news) on Chrome browser
- Extension is very small (4 text files, ~6KB total) with minimal code to analyze
- Cannot verify the native proxy app's functionality or whether it has its own paid features
- Cannot confirm whether Naver's web service requires login for video playback specifically
MonetizationNo paid features detected
No payment, subscription, billing, premium, upgrade, or license code exists in the extension. The 'pro' keyword hits are false positives from the word 'proxy' (e.g., '// proxy app not installed', 'function executeProxy(param)'). The extension is a free utility bridge with no gated features.
- Confidence
- 95
- Payment platform
- --
- Source
- AI / High
- Login required
- No
- Reason
- The extension itself contains no login UI, no authentication logic, no credential handling, and no account-related code. It is purely a native messaging bridge. While Naver's web service may require login for certain features (e.g., commenting, subscriptions), the extension functions as a transparent message relay and does not gate any functionality behind authentication.