videojs-http-streaming (VHS)

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What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-29, confidence not recorded

videojs-http-streaming (VHS) is a source handler for video.js that adds HLS and DASH playback, including MPEG-TS transmuxing and adaptive bitrate streaming, even in browsers without native support. It succeeds the deprecated videojs-contrib-hls project and is bundled with video.js 7.

Use cases

• play HLS streams in browsers without native HLS support
• add DASH playback to a video.js player
• stream live video with adaptive bitrate in the browser
• transmux MPEG-TS segments to fMP4 for playback
• play low-latency HLS streams in a web player
• handle content steering and multiple representations in video.js

When to choose

• you use video.js and need HLS or DASH playback
• you need adaptive streaming support across browsers including those lacking native HLS
• you want a maintained streaming solution built into video.js 7+

When to avoid

• you use the old videojs-contrib-hls repo, which is deprecated
• you need a standalone player rather than a video.js source handler
• you need streaming formats beyond HLS and DASH

Facets

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video-processing http-client middleware web-development media frontend browser hls dash mpegts transmuxing videojs adaptive-streaming video-playback video nodejs javascript

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