Video.js
Video.js - open source HTML5 video player observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
92/100
- Activity 95
- Release rhythm 84
- 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: 38.5
- age_days: 5955
- days_rel: 30
- days_push: 30
- n_releases_24m: 7
Adoption not part of the score
39867 stars · 7477 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-29, confidence not recorded
Video.js is an open-source web video player and framework supporting HTML5 video/audio plus streaming formats like HLS and DASH across desktop, mobile, and smart TV browsers. It offers a large plugin ecosystem, and v10 rebuilds it as React components and framework-free custom elements with accessible, customizable controls.
Use cases
- play hls streams in the browser
- embed a customizable html5 video player on my site
- play dash adaptive streaming video
- add a youtube video player to my web app
- build an accessible video player with captions
- play audio files in the browser with a custom skin
- support live video playback on mobile web
- extend a video player with plugins
When to choose
- you need a battle-tested, widely deployed web video player with broad browser/device support
- you need HLS/DASH streaming support out of the box
- you want a large plugin ecosystem and community
- you want React components or framework-free custom elements with accessible controls
When to avoid
- you need server-side video transcoding or processing rather than playback
- you are building a native mobile or desktop app rather than a web player
- you need a minimal player and cannot afford any framework overhead
Facets
library · maturity active
ui-components video-processing frontend-framework plugin-system web-development frontend media browser cross-platform html5-video video-player hls dash streaming custom-elements react-components accessibility video web-server nodejs
4 sources
- readme: https://github.com/videojs/video.js · fetched 2026-08-28 · a85857191268
- homepage: https://videojs.com · fetched 2026-08-29 · 901d37d19e02
- site_page: https://videojs.org/docs · fetched 2026-08-29 · 836fe1540acf
- registry_npm: https://registry.npmjs.org/videojs-youtube · fetched 2026-08-29 · a18317aca3cf
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| videojs/video.js | main | 92 |
| videojs/videojs-youtube | plugin | 23 |
For agents
markdown · JSON · MCP: product_card(name="videojs/video.js")
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