mediaelement
A unified HTML5 audio/video player with consistent UI across browsers, supporting MP4, WebM, MP3, HLS, Dash, YouTube, and more.
What is mediaelement?
MediaElement.js is an open-source JavaScript library that creates a unified HTML5 audio and video player with a consistent user interface across all browsers. It solves the problem of inconsistent native media playback by supporting a wide range of formats and services like MP4, HLS, Dash, YouTube, and SoundCloud through a single, standardized API.
Web developers and content creators who need reliable, cross-browser compatible media playback with a customizable UI, especially those integrating multiple video/audio sources or requiring consistent playback on older browsers like IE11.
Developers choose MediaElement.js for its simplicity—'One file. Any browser. Same UI'—and its ability to seamlessly extend HTML5 media elements to support diverse formats without sacrificing a consistent, stylable player interface.
Overview
HTML5 <audio> or <video> player with support for MP4, WebM, and MP3 as well as HLS, Dash, YouTube, Facebook, SoundCloud and others with a common HTML5 MediaElement API, enabling a consistent UI in all browsers.
Use Cases
Best For
- Embedding YouTube or Facebook videos with a custom player skin
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