Web Video Player
A lightweight video player for local video/audio files
Web Video Player launched on August 3, 2021 with 10 votes, #1,345 of 2,952 launches that month and more than 50% of that year's launches. The site was still online in September 2026, 5 years on.
What it does
An easy-to-use and very lightweight video player for local video/audio files, powered by Web technology. In addition to using the mouse, it supports many useful keyboard shortcuts, as well as a few simple settings.
An easy-to-use and very lightweight(<100KB) video player for local video/audio files on desktop platforms, powered by Web technology. In addition to using the mouse, it supports many useful keyboard shortcuts , as well as a few simple settings. Independent or embedded subtitles are not supported, but if the subtitles are already in the video stream, they can be displayed. Maybe I will support independent subtitle files in the future. Currently only supports local file playback. There are no plans to support online streaming media. For the PWA install version, open "about://apps" in the address bar (or the launcher if you use ChromeOS), then right click the app icon. For the Browser…from webvideoplayer.org
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