The best ReactPlayer alternatives
3 tools that do a similar job to ReactPlayer, 3 of them open source. Each entry says what it does and who it suits, so you can pick the one that fits instead of the most famous.
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ReactPlayerA React component that plays video and audio from YouTube, Vimeo, file paths and other URLs.
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DPlayer
Open source · MIT · ★ 16.5k
A JavaScript video player for web pages that shows scrolling comments (danmaku) over video.
Best for: Web developers who want an embeddable video player with scrolling comments; Sites that stream HLS, FLV, DASH or WebTorrent video and want one player for all of them
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ffmpeg.wasm
Open source · MIT · ★ 17.9k
FFmpeg compiled to WebAssembly so you can convert, record and stream video and audio inside a web browser.
Best for: Web developers who want video or audio conversion inside a browser page; Teams building in-browser editors or upload tools that process media on the user's device
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Jest
Open source · MIT · ★ 45.5k
A JavaScript testing framework that runs test files and checks results, with a watch mode and snapshots.
Best for: JavaScript or TypeScript developers who want a testing setup that works with little configuration; Teams adding automated tests to an existing Node-based or front-end project
How we pick: tools in the same category that solve the same problem, projects that name each other as alternatives, and open-source projects that describe themselves as an alternative to ReactPlayer. We don't take payment for placement.