paulirish/lite-youtube-embed
A faster youtube embed. observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
51/100
- Activity 51
- Release rhythm 24
- Longevity 100
Flags: no_license
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-03. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: n/a
- age_days: 2495
- days_rel: 296
- days_push: 296
- n_releases_24m: 1
Adoption not part of the score
6347 stars · 296 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-29, confidence not recorded
A lightweight web component (custom element) that renders YouTube embeds using a static facade with a poster image, loading the actual iframe only on click. It claims to render roughly 224x faster than a standard YouTube iframe embed and uses youtube-nocookie.com for better privacy.
Use cases
- embed youtube videos faster on my website
- reduce page load time from youtube iframes
- lazy load youtube video embeds
- privacy-friendly youtube embed without tracking cookies
- replace slow youtube iframe with lightweight web component
- add youtube video to blog post without hurting performance
When to choose
- you embed YouTube videos on content-heavy pages where load performance matters
- you want a drop-in custom element with progressive enhancement support
- you want to avoid YouTube tracking cookies for your visitors
When to avoid
- you need full YouTube player controls or iframe JavaScript API before user interaction
- you embed videos from platforms other than YouTube
- your project cannot include custom element JavaScript
Facets
library · maturity active
ui-components frontend-framework web-development frontend media performance browser web-components custom-element youtube-embed performance-optimization lazy-loading privacy-friendly web-server
2 sources
- readme: https://github.com/paulirish/lite-youtube-embed · fetched 2026-08-28 · a654c5dd0ea9
- homepage: https://paulirish.github.io/lite-youtube-embed/ · fetched 2026-08-29 · e21435d6528e
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| paulirish/lite-youtube-embed | main | 51 |
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