hls.js
JavaScript library that plays HTTP Live Streaming video in browsers through HTML5 video and Media Source Extensions.
hlsjs.video-dev.org/demo/repositorydocs
hls.js is a JavaScript library for playing HTTP Live Streaming video in a web page. It streams VOD, live and Low-Latency HLS assets and is written in TypeScript. A page loads it with a script tag or installs it from npm, and the API docs cover its use.
Worth knowing
The library runs in the page, not in Node.js: requiring it in Node.js loads a placeholder export, and no player can be created there. Its copyright line names Dailymotion, and the repository is hosted under the video-dev GitHub organization.
Identity
Rendering and deploy
- Runs as
- In the browser3
- Install with
- npm3
Releases
Adoption
Sources
- 2026-11-09: links
hlsjs.video-dev.org/demo/ - 2026-11-09: links, Written in, GitHub stars
api.github.com/repos/video-dev/hls.js - 2026-11-09: links, Categories, Runs as, Install with
github.com/video-dev/hls.js/blob/master/README.md - 2026-11-09: First release
api.github.com/repos/video-dev/hls.js/commits/be17f4eefb31aa96e4eb6ac11a5c1f191b13afd4 - 2026-11-09: Maintainer, License
github.com/video-dev/hls.js/blob/master/LICENSE - 2026-11-09: Current major version, Last release
api.github.com/repos/video-dev/hls.js/releases/tags/v1.7.4 - 2026-11-09: Contributors
api.github.com/repos/video-dev/hls.js/contributors?per_page=1 - 2026-11-09: npm downloads a week
api.npmjs.org/downloads/range/2026-11-01:2026-11-07/hls.js - 2026-11-09: Dependent packages, Dependent repositories
packages.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/registries/npmjs.org/packages/hls.js