# vidstack/player UI components and hooks for building video/audio players on the web. Robust, customizable, and accessible. Modern alternative to JW Player and Video.js. Repository: https://github.com/vidstack/player Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/player Homepage: https://vidstack.io Language: TypeScript License: MIT License Family: permissive Topics: player, web-components, html, javascript, hls, audio, video, analytics, typescript, media, accessibility, react, solid-js, svelte, ui, vimeo, vue, youtube Last push: 2026-08-21T18:57:02+00:00 ## Health v2 (maintenance only) Score: 76/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00) - activity 98, release rhythm 35, longevity 100 - inputs: {"age_days": 2046, "days_push": 12, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0} - flags: no_releases - formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) ## Adoption (not part of the score) Stars 3667, forks 225 (observed 2026-08-28T04:08:13.398079+00:00) ## What it is Vidstack Player is a TypeScript library of UI components and hooks for building customizable, accessible video and audio players on the web. It supports multiple frameworks (React, Vue, Svelte, Solid, Angular, Web Components) and media providers including HLS, DASH, YouTube, Vimeo, and Remotion. ## Use cases - embed a customizable video player on my website - build an accessible video player with captions and keyboard navigation - play HLS or DASH streams in the browser - replace Video.js or JW Player with a modern alternative - add a YouTube or Vimeo player with a custom UI in React - style a media player with Tailwind CSS or CSS data attributes ## When to choose - you need a production-grade, accessible media player across multiple JS frameworks - you want pre-built layouts plus deep customization via components, hooks, and CSS - you need support for diverse providers like HLS, DASH, YouTube, and Vimeo ## When to avoid - you only need a simple native