Clappr
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The facts
Each one read from Clappr's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- API
- The player API includes playback controls, seeking, volume controls, resizing, source loading, and destroying the player.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Architecture
- Clappr uses a modular architecture with player, core, container, and playback components.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Built-in plugins
- The official plugins include media controls, closed captions, DVR controls, Google Analytics, a poster plugin, and a watermark plugin.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Configuration limit
- The guide says playback configuration options apply to HTML5Playback and derived playbacks.checked 4 Oct 2026
- Customization
- Clappr says its UI can be customized, including creating a chromeless player experience with HTML5 and CSS3.checked 4 Oct 2026
- Installation
- The project says to install the player with npm or yarn using `@clappr/player`.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Integration options
- The player configuration supports media source URLs, multiple fallback sources, event callbacks, and external plugin instances.checked 4 Oct 2026
- License
- The repository lists the BSD-3-Clause license.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Media formats
- The supported formats table lists HLS, MP4, MP3, and WebM, with some additional formats provided by external plugins.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Mobile support
- The supported formats table lists HLS, MP4, and MP3 support for iPhone, iPad, and Android.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Open source
- Clappr says it is 100% open source; its repository lists the BSD-3-Clause license.checked 4 Oct 2026
- Peer dependencies
- Recent major versions of the HLS and DASH playback packages no longer bundle hls.js or Shaka Player, so users must provide those peer dependencies.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Plugins
- Its plugin architecture supports adding behaviors, interface elements, and integrations.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Product
- Clappr describes itself as an extensible, plugin-oriented, HTML5-first media player for the web.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Security
- GitHub's security page for the project says no security policy is detected and there are no published security advisories.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Security reporting
- The repository asks vulnerability reporters not to open a public issue and directs them to its security policy for private reporting.checked 4 Oct 2026
- Streaming dependencies
- The repository says recent HLS and DASH playback majors no longer bundle their streaming libraries, which users must provide as peer dependencies.checked 4 Oct 2026
- Streaming formats
- The project provides separate playback modules for HLS streams using hls.js and MPEG-DASH using Shaka Player.checked 4 Oct 2026
- Streaming playback
- The project documents playback modules for HLS using hls.js and MPEG-DASH using Shaka Player.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Support
- The project directs users to open issues and send pull requests, and its FAQ links to setup, configuration, and troubleshooting guidance.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Support and contribution
- The repository welcomes contributions and directs users to its contributing guide for reporting bugs and proposing features.checked 4 Oct 2026
- Web setup
- The Getting Started guide shows installing the player in a web project and embedding it in HTML.checked 4 Oct 2026
Where it runs
- Browser support
- The supported formats table includes Microsoft Edge, Mozilla Firefox, Google Chrome, and Safari.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Device reach
- Clappr says its HTML5-first player delivers media across smartphones, tablets, desktops, and TVs.checked 4 Oct 2026
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