Able Player
A fully accessible, cross-browser HTML5 media player library that supports captions, audio descriptions, and sign language tracks, designed to be inclusive for users with disabilities.
HTML5
MediaElement.js
A JavaScript library that provides a consistent HTML5 video and audio player UI across all major browsers, with support for fallback to Flash when needed.
Chimee
A web video player framework that provides a plug-in architecture for HTML5 video. Chimee is focused on smooth playback experiences on the browser with support for custom plugins (ads, stats, etc.).
JW Player (Free Version)
A popular embeddable web video player with a free tier, originally an open source project, offering HLS and DASH support and extensive customization.
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Flowplayer
A lightweight HTML5 video player known for fast performance and plugin support, historically used as an open source web player.
afterglow
An open source HTML5 video player that builds on top of Video.js, offering a simpler integration (just adding data attributes to video tags) and a default aesthetic out-of-the-box. afterglow aims to make including a responsive, skinnable video player on websites quick and easy.
OpenPlayerJS
A lightweight open source video and audio player for the web. OpenPlayerJS supports modern streaming formats (HLS via hls.js, DASH via dash.js) and provides a clean UI that is easily customizable, aiming to be an easy-to-integrate solution.
jPlayer
A jQuery-based media library that can be used to build web audio and video players. jPlayer abstracts the HTML5 and elements and provides a consistent API, with a Flash fallback (for older browsers) and skinnable UI via CSS.
Projekktor
An open source HTML5 video player from the early 2010s. Projekktor provided a unified player with plugin support to handle both HTML5 and Flash fallback in an era of transition. While development has slowed, it remains a piece of the open source player history.
