# videojs-http-streaming (VHS)

HLS, DASH, and future HTTP streaming protocols library for video.js

Repository: https://github.com/videojs/http-streaming
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/videojs-http-streaming-vhs
Homepage: https://videojs-http-streaming.netlify.app/
Language: JavaScript
License: NOASSERTION
License Family: other
Last push: 2026-08-12T12:31:49+00:00
Link (homepage): https://videojs-http-streaming.netlify.app/

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 95/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 97, release rhythm 90, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3249, "days_push": 21, "days_rel": 68, "gap_med": 23, "n_releases_24m": 10}
- flags: no_license
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 2661, forks 437 (observed 2026-08-28T04:07:08.645865+00:00)

## What it is
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
- artifact type: library
- maturity: active
- function: video-processing, http-client, middleware
- domain: web-development, media, frontend
- platform: browser
- tags: hls, dash, mpegts, transmuxing, videojs, adaptive-streaming, video-playback, video, nodejs, javascript

## Member repositories
- videojs/http-streaming (main) score 95
- videojs/videojs-contrib-hls (mirror) score 10

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:07:08.645865+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-29T18:48:29.803931+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/videojs/http-streaming (fetched 2026-08-28T04:07:08.645865+00:00, sha 388ee38e08c1)
  - homepage: https://videojs-http-streaming.netlify.app/ (fetched 2026-08-29T09:52:35.443992+00:00, sha e63e6768c742)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.