13 best JavaScript Media Player libraries in 2024

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JavaScript is a programming language which is used to create web pages and applications. It has become an essential part of the internet and web development. JavaScript media player libraries are the best way to create media player or video player in the website. With these libraries, you can easily add video or audio to the website and control it with simple codes. Media Player is a must have for any web application or website. It allows users to play audio and video files without having to download them. JavaScript Media Player is a very popular and widely used open source library. It is a powerful media player built entirely in JavaScript that can be easily integrated into any website or web application. They can be used in many different ways, from displaying images to displaying videos and audio files. They are also useful for playing back audio clips in games or other interactive applications. There are several popular JavaScript Media Player open source libraries available for developers: popcorn-desktop - Popcorn Time is a multiplatform, free software BitTorrent client; jwplayer - JW Player is the world's most popular embeddable media player; mini-media-player - Minimalistic media card for Home Assistant Lovelace UI.

popcorn-desktopby popcorn-official

JavaScript doticonstar image 8049 doticonVersion:v0.4.9doticon
License: Others (Non-SPDX)

Popcorn Time is a multi-platform, free software BitTorrent client that includes an integrated media player ( Windows / Mac / Linux ) A Butter-Project Fork

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            popcorn-desktopby popcorn-official

            JavaScript doticon star image 8049 doticonVersion:v0.4.9doticon License: Others (Non-SPDX)

            Popcorn Time is a multi-platform, free software BitTorrent client that includes an integrated media player ( Windows / Mac / Linux ) A Butter-Project Fork
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                      jwplayerby jwplayer

                      JavaScript doticonstar image 2436 doticonVersion:v7.8.0doticon
                      License: Others (Non-SPDX)

                      JW Player is the world's most popular embeddable media player.

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                                jwplayerby jwplayer

                                JavaScript doticon star image 2436 doticonVersion:v7.8.0doticon License: Others (Non-SPDX)

                                JW Player is the world's most popular embeddable media player.
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                                          TypeScript doticonstar image 1279 doticonVersion:v1.16.5doticon
                                          License: Permissive (MIT)

                                          Minimalistic media card for Home Assistant Lovelace UI

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                                                    mini-media-playerby kalkih

                                                    TypeScript doticon star image 1279 doticonVersion:v1.16.5doticon License: Permissive (MIT)

                                                    Minimalistic media card for Home Assistant Lovelace UI
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                                                              ogv.jsby brion

                                                              JavaScript doticonstar image 1118 doticonVersion:1.8.9doticon
                                                              License: Others (Non-SPDX)

                                                              JavaScript media player using Ogg/Vorbis/Theora/Opus/WebM libs compiled with Emscripten

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                                                                        ogv.jsby brion

                                                                        JavaScript doticon star image 1118 doticonVersion:1.8.9doticon License: Others (Non-SPDX)

                                                                        JavaScript media player using Ogg/Vorbis/Theora/Opus/WebM libs compiled with Emscripten
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                                                                                  node-sonosby bencevans

                                                                                  JavaScript doticonstar image 683 doticonVersion:v1.15.0-alpha.5doticon
                                                                                  License: Permissive (MIT)

                                                                                  🔈 Sonos Media Player Interface/Client

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                                                                                            node-sonosby bencevans

                                                                                            JavaScript doticon star image 683 doticonVersion:v1.15.0-alpha.5doticon License: Permissive (MIT)

                                                                                            🔈 Sonos Media Player Interface/Client
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                                                                                                      ableplayerby ableplayer

                                                                                                      JavaScript doticonstar image 640 doticonVersion:v4.5doticon
                                                                                                      License: Others (Non-SPDX)

                                                                                                      fully accessible cross-browser HTML5 media player.

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                                                                                                                ableplayerby ableplayer

                                                                                                                JavaScript doticon star image 640 doticonVersion:v4.5doticon License: Others (Non-SPDX)

                                                                                                                fully accessible cross-browser HTML5 media player.
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                                                                                                                          streamkeysby berrberr

                                                                                                                          JavaScript doticonstar image 538 doticonVersion:Currentdoticon
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                                                                                                                          Global media player hotkeys for chrome

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                                                                                                                                    streamkeysby berrberr

                                                                                                                                    JavaScript doticon star image 538 doticonVersion:Currentdoticon License: Permissive (MIT)

                                                                                                                                    Global media player hotkeys for chrome
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                                                                                                                                              clapperby Rafostar

                                                                                                                                              C doticonstar image 565 doticonVersion:0.5.2doticon
                                                                                                                                              License: Strong Copyleft (GPL-3.0)

                                                                                                                                              A GNOME media player built using GJS with GTK4 toolkit and powered by GStreamer with OpenGL rendering.

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                                                                                                                                                        clapperby Rafostar

                                                                                                                                                        C doticon star image 565 doticonVersion:0.5.2doticon License: Strong Copyleft (GPL-3.0)

                                                                                                                                                        A GNOME media player built using GJS with GTK4 toolkit and powered by GStreamer with OpenGL rendering.
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                                                                                                                                                                  echoesby orizens

                                                                                                                                                                  JavaScript doticonstar image 338 doticonVersion:v3.0.2doticon
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                                                                                                                                                                  Echoes is a media player based on youtube which provides a great user experience (no ads!). Overall, it's a web application that is based on angular.js & bootstrap.

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                                                                                                                                                                            echoesby orizens

                                                                                                                                                                            JavaScript doticon star image 338 doticonVersion:v3.0.2doticon License: Permissive (MIT)

                                                                                                                                                                            Echoes is a media player based on youtube which provides a great user experience (no ads!). Overall, it's a web application that is based on angular.js & bootstrap.
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                                                                                                                                                                                      JavaScript doticonstar image 209 doticonVersion:v15doticon
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                                                                                                                                                                                      Cast files to Chromecast, web browser or media player app over local network.

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                                                                                                                                                                                                gnome-shell-extension-cast-to-tvby Rafostar

                                                                                                                                                                                                JavaScript doticon star image 209 doticonVersion:v15doticon License: Strong Copyleft (GPL-2.0)

                                                                                                                                                                                                Cast files to Chromecast, web browser or media player app over local network.
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                                                                                                                                                                                                          react-player-controlsby alexanderwallin

                                                                                                                                                                                                          JavaScript doticonstar image 190 doticonVersion:Currentdoticon
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                                                                                                                                                                                                          ⏯ Dumb and (re)useful React components for media players.

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                                                                                                                                                                                                                    react-player-controlsby alexanderwallin

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                                                                                                                                                                                                                    ⏯ Dumb and (re)useful React components for media players.
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                              cassetteby benwiley4000

                                                                                                                                                                                                                              JavaScript doticonstar image 182 doticonVersion:v2.0.0-beta.4doticon
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                              📼 A flexible media player component library for React that requires no up-front config

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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        cassetteby benwiley4000

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        JavaScript doticon star image 182 doticonVersion:v2.0.0-beta.4doticon License: Permissive (MIT)

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        📼 A flexible media player component library for React that requires no up-front config
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  Discord rich presence for VLC media player.

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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            vlc-discord-rpcby Pigpog

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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            Discord rich presence for VLC media player.
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