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diygod/dplayer

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TLDR

DPlayer is an HTML5 web video player with danmaku scrolling comment overlay support and multiple streaming format backends.

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  root((DPlayer))
    Inputs
      MP4 WebM Ogg files
      HLS streams
      FLV streams
      MPEG DASH
      WebTorrent
    Outputs
      HTML5 video player
      Danmaku overlay
      Screenshots
      Subtitles
    Use Cases
      Embed video in a website
      Add scrolling comments
      Play live streams
      Show chapter thumbnails
    Tech Stack
      JavaScript
      HTML5
      hls.js
      flv.js
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Things people build with this

USE CASE 1

Embed a video player with scrolling danmaku comments on a website

USE CASE 2

Play HLS or FLV live streams in the browser

USE CASE 3

Add a customizable HTML5 player with quality switching and subtitles

Tech stack

JavaScriptHTML5hls.jsflv.jsdash.js

Getting it running

Difficulty · easy Time to first run · 5min

Streaming formats like HLS, FLV, and DASH need their respective companion library loaded alongside DPlayer.

Use freely in personal or commercial projects as long as you keep the copyright notice.

In plain English

DPlayer is a JavaScript video player that runs directly in web browsers (HTML5-based). It is designed to make it easy for developers to embed video playback with a feature called "danmaku", a style of real-time scrolling comments that float across the video as it plays, popularized by Japanese and Chinese anime streaming sites. Think of it like a live audience reaction overlaid on the video itself. The player supports several video streaming formats including HLS (a common format for live and on-demand streaming), FLV (a Flash-era format still used heavily in Asia), MPEG DASH (adaptive streaming that adjusts quality based on internet speed), and WebTorrent (peer-to-peer video delivery). It also handles standard video formats like MP4, WebM, and Ogg. Additional features include screenshot capture, keyboard shortcuts, video quality switching, chapter thumbnails, and subtitle display. You would use DPlayer if you are building a website or web app that needs to show video content and you want to add the danmaku comment overlay experience. It also works as a straightforward video player without danmaku if you simply need a customizable HTML5 player. There is an ecosystem of companion tools and plugins for popular platforms. The project is released under the MIT license, meaning it is free to use in both personal and commercial projects.

Copy-paste prompts

Prompt 1
Show me how to install DPlayer via npm and embed an MP4 with custom controls
Prompt 2
Write a DPlayer config that plays an HLS live stream and enables danmaku from a websocket
Prompt 3
Add chapter thumbnails and a screenshot button to a DPlayer instance
Prompt 4
Integrate DPlayer into a React component and stream subtitles from a VTT file
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