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24 alternatives to PlayOn

Streaming made better. Record, cast, AdSkip any web video.

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. PlayOn launched in 2016; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Sideplayer▲267

   Watch YouTube while you browse the web.

   2015 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Video Stream▲98

   A must have Chromecast Ext., play all media from desktop

   2014 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Streamable▲176

   Simple video sharing

   2015 · its alternatives →

4. 4
   reEmbed▲196

   Custom YouTube Video Player

   2014 · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Lightstream▲349

   A powerful live streaming production studio in your browser.

   2017 · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Stream.new▲148

   Upload or record a video. Get a sharable link to stream it.

   2020 · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Streamus (new version)▲140

   Turns YouTube into the music player

   2015 · its alternatives →

8. 8
   OneLinePlayer▲190

   The simple and beautiful embed video player for web

   2019 · its alternatives →

9. 9
   RealPlayer Cloud▲61

   All your videos in one safe place

   2014 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Preload▲130

    Watch the best new videos from the web without internet

    2015 · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Streamup▲176

    Watch and broadcast entertaining live streams

    2016 · its alternatives →

12. 12TP
    Termplay: Play videos in your terminal▲101

    2017 · github.com · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Castofly▲215

    Simple solution to create and collaborate on videos

    2022 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Play Embedded Player▲169

    A handy tool to narrate your Medium articles

    2017 · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Vid.me▲61

    Imgur for video

    2016 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Primetime▲156

    New programming experiment by YouTube Gaming

    2016 · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Veed.me▲104

    Marketplace for video pros

    2015 · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Playy▲75

    Music discovery through video

    2015 · its alternatives →

19. 19
    seenit▲79

    Co-Create Video

    2015 · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Websitecast▲91

    Record your website. On-the-fly.

    2015 · its alternatives →

21. 21
    VidCast▲85

    Chromecast for the rest of the web

    2014 · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Stream Web▲60

    A mobile browser for a mobile world.

    2014 · its alternatives →

23. 23
    PopCast▲63

    Play any video file on ChromeCast or AppleTV

    2015 · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Touchcast▲74

    Experience the web inside a video

    2013 · its alternatives →

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