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video.js

An HTML5 video player that supports HLS and DASH with a common API and skin.

v8.24.1, 10 Sept 2026Apache-2.0ESM + CommonJSTypes: BundledVideo and audio
$ npm install video.js

Key numbers

As of 25 Sept 2026
Weekly downloads
783.1k
+25% over 12 months
Gzip bundle size
-
No Bundlephobia data
Dependencies
12
Direct, from package.json
Last release
14 days ago
v8.24.1
GitHub stars
39.9k
7.5k forks
Open issues / PRs
617 / 51
Contributors
-
Commits, last 52 weeks
32

Downloads

Last week 2026-09-15 to 2026-09-21
0500k1m1.5mSept 2025Mar 2026Sept 2026High 1.1m (14 Jul 2026)Low 349.5k (30 Dec 2025)
Weekly npm downloads, one point per week, weeks starting 23 Sept 2025 to 15 Sept 2026. The y axis starts at zero.

783,140 downloads last week, 3,657,438 in the last month. The 12-month change of +25% compares the average of the last 4 weeks with the first 4 weeks of the series.

Releases, last 12 months
7346 in total
Latest version
8.24.1, 10 Sept 202614 days ago
First published
21 Aug 2013
Last push to GitHub
16 Sept 20268 days before the snapshot
Repository archived
No
Open issues
617
Open pull requests
51
Commits, last 52 weeks
32
Dependents on npm
1,441

Major versions

  1. v8 first release 8.0.0, 23 Nov 2022
  2. v7 first release 7.0.0, 11 May 2018
  3. v6 first release 6.0.0, 3 Apr 2017
  4. v5 first release 5.0.0, 29 Sept 2015
  5. v4 first release 4.1.0, 21 Aug 2013

Recent releases

VersionPublished
8.24.110 Sept 2026
8.24.03 Aug 2026
8.23.919 Jun 2026
8.23.811 Feb 2026
8.23.75 Feb 2026
8.23.614 Nov 2025
8.23.514 Nov 2025
8.23.41 Aug 2025
8.23.316 Apr 2025
8.23.216 Apr 2025
8.23.115 Apr 2025
7.21.720 Mar 2025
8.23.011 Mar 2025
8.22.05 Feb 2025
Module format
ESM + CommonJSFrom package.json type, main and exports fields
TypeScript types
Bundled
Node.js engine range
Not declared
Runtimes
-
Unpacked size (npm)
17.3 MB
Dependencies (12)
globalmux.jsmpd-parserm3u8-parser@videojs/xhrvideojs-fontaes-decrypter@babel/runtimevideojs-vtt.js@videojs/vhs-utils@videojs/http-streamingvideojs-contrib-quality-levels
npm install video.js

CDN

jsDelivr: 1.1bn requests in 30 days
  • jsDelivrhttps://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/video.js@8.24.1/
  • unpkghttps://unpkg.com/video.js@8.24.1/
  • esm.shhttps://esm.sh/video.js@8.24.1
PackageWeekly downloadsGzipLast releaseModuleComparison
artplayer19.8k-6 months agoESM + CommonJS-
plyr-react43.1k-9 months agoESM + CommonJS-
@mux/mux-video-react38.3k-7 days agoESM + CommonJS-
vidstack63.2k-2 years agoESM only-
media-icons36.8k-3 years agoESM only-
srt-webvtt13.6k-4 years agoCommonJS-
react-player2.1m-10 months agoESM only-
@vidstack/react214k-2 years agoESM only-
Sources: npm registry, npm downloads API, GitHub API, jsDelivr. Data fetched 25 Sept 2026.

Indexability: Indexed.