JW Player Alternatives

JW Player is described as 'The JW Player is an embeddable media player for web sites, supporting many commonly-used audio and video formats' and is an app in the video & movies category. There are more than 25 alternatives to JW Player for a variety of platforms, including Self-Hosted, Web-based, jQuery, JavaScript and Windows apps. The best JW Player alternative is VideoJS, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like JW Player are Able Player, Plyr, FV Player and BridTV.

JW Player alternatives are mainly Video Streaming Apps but may also be Video Sharing Tools or Live Streaming Tools and Services. Filter by these if you want a narrower list of alternatives or looking for a specific functionality of JW Player.

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The JW Player is an embeddable media player for web sites, supporting many commonly-used audio and video formats.

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VideoJS
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Free • Open Source
Online
Self-Hosted
34 VideoJS alternatives
VideoJS is an HTML5 Video Player, built with Javascript and CSS, with a fallback to a Flash video player for when the browser doesn't support HTML5 video.
- - VideoJS is the most popular Web-based & Self-Hosted alternative to JW Player.
- - VideoJS is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to JW Player.
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VideoJS Features
1. LightweightVideoJS consumes less device resources compared to similar apps.
Embeddable
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Most users think VideoJS is a great JW Player alternative.
Able Player
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Free • Open Source
Self-Hosted
Wordpress
28 Able Player alternatives
Able Player is a fully accessible cross-browser media player. It uses the HTML5 <audio> or <video> element for browsers that support them, and (optionally) the JW Player as a fallback for those that don’t.
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Able Player Features
Embeddable
Plyr
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Free • Open Source
Online
Self-Hosted
JavaScript
29 Plyr alternatives
A simple, accessible and customizable HTML5 media player.
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Plyr Features
Support for subtitles
Embeddable
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Most users think Plyr is a great JW Player alternative.
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Accessible and free open source.
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FV Player
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Freemium • Proprietary
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Linux
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Self-Hosted
Wordpress
28 FV Player alternatives
WordPress's most reliable, easy to use and feature-rich video player. Features responsive design, playlists, ads, stats, Vimeo, YouTube, S3, Cloudfront and CDN support. AB loop, speed controls.
- - FV Player is the most popular Windows, Android, Mac, iPhone, Linux, iPad & Android Tablet alternative to JW Player.
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FV Player Features
1. LightweightFV Player consumes less device resources compared to similar apps.
Consistent UI
Customizable
Support for subtitles
Sync with Amazon Drive
Playlists management
Support for Amazon S3
Transcript Search
Automatic Looping
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Most users think FV Player is a great JW Player alternative.
Guest
Much easier to use, the UX is much better, and you can add playlists from your WordPress dashboard instead of having to go to JW Player's dashboard.
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BridTV
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Freemium • Proprietary
Online
Self-Hosted
12 BridTV alternatives
Online video player platform and video monetization solution. Free online video player platform (OVP) to manage, transcode and host your videos with support for HTML5 and Flash video advertising.
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BridTV Features
Video monetization
Mobile SDK integration
Outstream ads
Comments about BridTV as a Alternative to JW Player
Almost everyone thinks BridTV is a great JW Player alternative.
Guest
Same features, better prices.
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huntertwee
More affordable. Overall better support. Easier to use and implement to your website. Backfill monetization option.
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MediaElement.js
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Free • Open Source
Self-Hosted
TYPO3
Drupal
Joomla
BlogEngine.NET
Plone
Wordpress
jQuery
RubyGems
30 MediaElement.js alternatives
HTML5 video player with Flash and Silverlight fallbacks making it compatible with any browser.
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MediaElement.js Features
1. LightweightMediaElement.js consumes less device resources compared to similar apps.
Skinnable
Embeddable
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Most users think MediaElement.js is a great JW Player alternative.
Flowplayer
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Paid • Proprietary
Online
33 Flowplayer alternatives
Flowplayer is an online video platform for broadcasters, publishers, and media houses. It gives you top ranking ad fill rates and the best-of-breed live streaming.
- - Flowplayer is the most popular commercial alternative to JW Player.
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Flowplayer Features
Play web video
Embeddable
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Html5media
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Free • Open Source
Online
28 Html5media alternatives
html5media is a JavaScript library that enables every browser to play the media defined inside the HTML5 media tags.
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Accessible HTML5 Video Player
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Free • Open Source
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Self-Hosted
JavaScript
30 Accessible HTML5 Video Player alternatives
A lightweight HTML5 video player which includes support for captions and screen reader accessibility. For details, read the blog post Introducing an Accessible HTML5 Video Player on the PayPal Engineering blog.
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Accessible HTML5 Video Player Features
Embeddable
afterglow
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Free • Open Source
Online
Self-Hosted
JavaScript
28 afterglow alternatives
A few years ago, there was a new video player around, called SublimeVideo. It was a breeze to integrate, reliable, free to use and worked out of the box. Sadly, times change. Out of the blue, SublimeVideo has been bought by Dailymotion, all services have been discontinued on...
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Embeddable
Discontinued
Webste doesn't exist anymore
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Videogular
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Free • Open Source
Linux
Online
Self-Hosted
JavaScript
AngularJS
28 Videogular alternatives
Videogular is an HTML5 video player for AngularJS. Videogular is a wrapper over the HTML5 video tag, so you just could add whatever you want. This provides a very powerful, but simple to use solution, for everybody.
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Videogular Features
Embeddable
Julbul
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Paid • Proprietary
Online
8 Julbul alternatives
Julbul makes your YouTube videos look amazing anywhere they appear. We showcase them in 5 beautiful skins, offer unlimited color options to match your website's style, and never put logo and ads before, after or on top of them.
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