I got tired of the Dahua web plugin not working in Chrome, so I made a free extension for live view and playback
I posted a link to this here a while ago with zero explanation, so here's a proper post.
My Dahua NVR's web interface still wants that old plugin for video, which Chrome dropped ages ago. SmartPSS works but it's heavy, and DMSS is only on the phone. I just wanted to check my cameras from the browser.
So I built a Chrome extension that talks to the NVR directly over your network. No server in the middle, no account, nothing goes to the cloud.
What it does right now:
- Live view of all cameras in a grid, click one to watch it full size
- Playback with a calendar and a 24h timeline, click anywhere to jump there, up to 8x speed
- Export a clip (up to 20 min) as MP4 that plays on any phone
- Motion events per camera, click one to open that moment
- An admin tab that checks for old firmware, UPnP/P2P being on, and admin accounts you didn't create (my building's NVR actually had a couple of those...)
Tested on an NVR4108 with H.264 cameras. If yours is different and something breaks, there's a "Report a problem" button in the app, or just tell me here.
It's open source: https://github.com/shohamtal/dahua-camera-viewer
Chrome Web Store: https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/eljnhbbnjmgffhfnmmpdnjjikjdhcpbf
Feedback welcome, good or bad.