youtube/youtube-ios-player-helper
Lightweight helper library that allows iOS developers to add inline playback of YouTube videos through a WebView observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
10/100
- Activity 0
- Release rhythm 8
- Longevity 100
Flags: archived no_license
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-02. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: n/a
- age_days: 4531
- days_rel: n/a
- days_push: 1065
- n_releases_24m: 0
Adoption not part of the score
1703 stars · 720 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded
A lightweight Objective-C library from YouTube that lets iOS developers embed inline YouTube video playback via a WebView-backed YTPlayerView. It supports loading videos by ID, player parameters, and delegate callbacks.
Use cases
- embed a YouTube video in an iOS app
- play YouTube videos inline inside a UIView
- control YouTube playback from Swift or Objective-C code
- receive playback callbacks from an embedded YouTube player
- add a YouTube player to a storyboard view
When to choose
- you need to play YouTube videos inside a native iOS app
- you want a simple drop-in UIView wrapper around the YouTube iframe player
- you need playback state callbacks via a delegate
When to avoid
- you need offline or local video playback
- you want fully native video controls without a WebView
- you need a player for platforms other than iOS
Facets
library · maturity maintenance
ui-components web-framework mobile-development media web-development youtube video-player objective-c webview cocoapods swift-package-manager embedded-video ios swift mobile
1 source
- readme: https://github.com/youtube/youtube-ios-player-helper · fetched 2026-08-28 · e21c5a1f57a2
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| youtube/youtube-ios-player-helper | main | 10 |
For agents
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