Video.js is a web video player built from the ground up for an HTML5 world. It supports HTML5 and Flash video, as well as YouTube and Vimeo (through [plugins][plugins]). It supports video playback on desktops and mobile devices.
<link href="//vjs.zencdn.net/7.8.2/video-js.min.css" rel="stylesheet">
<script src="//vjs.zencdn.net/7.8.2/video.min.js"></script>
In older versions of Video.js (6 and earlier), in the
vjs.zencdn.net
CDN-hosted versions we include a stripped down Google Analytics pixel that tracks a random sampling (currently 1%) of players loaded from the CDN. This allows us to see (roughly) what browsers are in use in the wild, along with other useful metrics such as OS and device. If you'd like to disable analytics, you can simply include the following global before including Video.js via the free CDN:
<script>window.HELP_IMPROVE_VIDEOJS = false;</script>
Alternatively, you can include Video.js by getting it from npm, downloading from GitHub releases or by including it via unpkg or another JavaScript CDN like CDNjs. These releases do not include Google Analytics tracking at all.
<!-- unpkg : use the latest version of Video.js -->
<link href="https://unpkg.com/video.js/dist/video-js.min.css" rel="stylesheet">
<script src="https://unpkg.com/video.js/dist/video.min.js"></script>
<!-- unpkg : use a specific version of Video.js (change the version numbers as necessary) -->
<link href="https://unpkg.com/video.js@7.8.2/dist/video-js.min.css" rel="stylesheet">
<script src="https://unpkg.com/video.js@7.8.2/dist/video.min.js"></script>
<!-- cdnjs : use a specific version of Video.js (change the version numbers as necessary) -->
<link href="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/video.js/7.8.1/video-js.min.css" rel="stylesheet">
<script src="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/video.js/7.8.1/video.min.js"></script>
Next, using Video.js is as simple as creating a <video>
element, but with an additional data-setup
attribute. At a minimum, this attribute must have a value of '{}'
, but it can include any Video.js [options][options] - just make sure it contains valid JSON!
<video
id="my-player"
class="video-js"
controls
preload="auto"
poster="//vjs.zencdn.net/v/oceans.png"
data-setup='{}'>
<source src="//vjs.zencdn.net/v/oceans.mp4" type="video/mp4"></source>
<source src="//vjs.zencdn.net/v/oceans.webm" type="video/webm"></source>
<source src="//vjs.zencdn.net/v/oceans.ogv" type="video/ogg"></source>
<p class="vjs-no-js">
To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a
web browser that
<a href="https://videojs.com/html5-video-support/" target="_blank">
supports HTML5 video
</a>
</p>
</video>
If you don't want to use automatic setup, you can leave off the data-setup
attribute and initialize a <video>
element manually using the videojs
function:
let player = videojs('my-player');
when the player is ready:
let options = {};
let player = videojs('my-player', options, function onPlayerReady() {
videojs.log('Your player is ready!');
// In this context, `this` is the player that was created by Video.js.
this.play();
// How about an event listener?
this.on('ended', function() {
videojs.log('Awww...over so soon?!');
});
});