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Basic Options

container

  • Type: String, Element
  • Default: #artplayer

The DOM container where the player is mounted.

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var art = new Artplayer({
    container: '.artplayer-app',
    // container: document.querySelector('.artplayer-app'),
    url: '/assets/sample/video.mp4',
});

You may need to initialize the size of the container element, for example:

css
.artplayer-app {
    width: 400px;
    height: 300px;
}

Or use aspect-ratio:

css
.artplayer-app {
    aspect-ratio: 16/9;
}

Note

Among all options, only container is required.

url

  • Type: String
  • Default: ''

The video source URL.

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var art = new Artplayer({
    container: '.artplayer-app',
    url: '/assets/sample/video.mp4',
});

Sometimes the url is not known immediately; in such cases, you can set the url asynchronously.

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var art = new Artplayer({
    container: '.artplayer-app',
});

setTimeout(() => {
    art.url = '/assets/sample/video.mp4';
}, 1000);

Note

By default, three video file formats are supported: .mp4, .ogg, .webm.

To play other formats like .m3u8 or .flv, please refer to the Third-party Libraries section on the left.

id

  • Type: String
  • Default: ''

The unique identifier for the player, currently only used for playback resumption (autoplayback).

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var art = new Artplayer({
    id: 'your-url-id',
    container: '.artplayer-app',
    url: '/assets/sample/video.mp4',
});

onReady

  • Type: Function
  • Default: undefined

The constructor accepts a function as the second argument, which is triggered when the player is successfully initialized and the video is ready to play, similar to the ready event.

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var art = new Artplayer(
    {
        container: '.artplayer-app',
        url: '/assets/sample/video.mp4',
        muted: true,
    },
    function onReady(art) {
        this.play()
    },
);

Equivalent to:

js
var art = new Artplayer({
    container: '.artplayer-app',
    url: '/assets/sample/video.mp4',
    muted: true,
});

art.on('ready', () => {
    art.play();
});

Note

Inside the callback function, this refers to the player instance. However, if an arrow function is used for the callback, this will not point to the player instance.

poster

  • Type: String
  • Default: ''

The video poster image, which only appears when the player is initialized and not yet playing.

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var art = new Artplayer({
    container: '.artplayer-app',
    url: '/assets/sample/video.mp4',
    poster: '/assets/sample/poster.jpg',
});

theme

  • Type: String
  • Default: #f00

The player's theme color, currently used for the progress bar and highlighted elements.

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var art = new Artplayer({
    container: '.artplayer-app',
    url: '/assets/sample/video.mp4',
    theme: '#ffad00',
});

volume

  • Type: Number
  • Default: 0.7

The default volume of the player.

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var art = new Artplayer({
    container: '.artplayer-app',
    url: '/assets/sample/video.mp4',
    volume: 0.5,
});

Note

The player caches the last volume level; upon next initialization (e.g., page refresh), the player will read this cached value.

isLive

  • Type: Boolean
  • Default: false

Enable live streaming mode, which hides the progress bar and playback time.

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var art = new Artplayer({
    container: '.artplayer-app',
    url: '/assets/sample/video.mp4',
    isLive: true,
});

muted

  • Type: Boolean
  • Default: false

Whether to default to muted.

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var art = new Artplayer({
    container: '.artplayer-app',
    url: '/assets/sample/video.mp4',
    muted: true,
});

autoplay

  • Type: Boolean
  • Default: false

Whether to autoplay.

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var art = new Artplayer({
    container: '.artplayer-app',
    url: '/assets/sample/video.mp4',
    autoplay: true,
    muted: true,
});

Note

If you want the video to autoplay when entering the page by default, muted must be set to true. For more information, please read Autoplay Policy Changes.

autoSize

  • Type: Boolean
  • Default: false

By default, the player's dimensions fill the entire container, which often results in black bars. This option automatically adjusts the player size to hide black bars, similar to object-fit: cover; in CSS.

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var art = new Artplayer({
    container: '.artplayer-app',
    url: '/assets/sample/video.mp4',
    autoSize: true,
});

autoMini

  • Type: Boolean
  • Default: false

Automatically switches to mini player mode when the player scrolls outside the browser viewport.

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var art = new Artplayer({
    container: '.artplayer-app',
    url: '/assets/sample/video.mp4',
    autoMini: true,
});

loop

  • Type: Boolean
  • Default: false

Whether to enable video looping.

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var art = new Artplayer({
    container: '.artplayer-app',
    url: '/assets/sample/video.mp4',
    loop: true,
});

flip

  • Type: Boolean
  • Default: false

Whether to display the video flip functionality. Currently appears in the Settings Panel and Context Menu.

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var art = new Artplayer({
    container: '.artplayer-app',
    url: '/assets/sample/video.mp4',
    flip: true,
    setting: true,
});

playbackRate

  • Type: Boolean
  • Default: false

Whether to display the playback rate functionality. Appears in the Settings Panel and Context Menu.

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var art = new Artplayer({
    container: '.artplayer-app',
    url: '/assets/sample/video.mp4',
    playbackRate: true,
    setting: true,
});

aspectRatio

  • Type: Boolean
  • Default: false

Whether to display the aspect ratio functionality. Appears in the Settings Panel and Context Menu.

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var art = new Artplayer({
    container: '.artplayer-app',
    url: '/assets/sample/video.mp4',
    aspectRatio: true,
    setting: true,
});

screenshot

  • Type: Boolean
  • Default: false

Whether to display the Screenshot button in the bottom control bar.

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var art = new Artplayer({
    container: '.artplayer-app',
    url: '/assets/sample/video.mp4',
    screenshot: true,
});

Note

Due to browser security mechanisms, screenshot capture may fail if the video source is cross-origin with the website.

setting

  • Type: Boolean
  • Default: false

Whether to display the Settings Panel toggle button in the bottom control bar.

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var art = new Artplayer({
    container: '.artplayer-app',
    url: '/assets/sample/video.mp4',
    setting: true,
});

hotkey

  • Type: Boolean
  • Default: true

Whether to enable hotkeys.

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var art = new Artplayer({
    container: '.artplayer-app',
    url: '/assets/sample/video.mp4',
    hotkey: true,
});
HotkeyDescription
Increase volume
Decrease volume
Seek backward
Seek forward
spaceToggle play/pause

Note

These hotkeys only take effect after the player gains focus (e.g., by clicking on the player).

pip

  • Type: Boolean
  • Default: false

Whether to display the Picture-in-Picture toggle button in the bottom control bar.

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var art = new Artplayer({
    container: '.artplayer-app',
    url: '/assets/sample/video.mp4',
    pip: true,
});

mutex

  • Type: Boolean
  • Default: true

When multiple players exist on the page, whether only one player is allowed to play at a time.

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var art = new Artplayer({
    container: '.artplayer-app',
    url: '/assets/sample/video.mp4',
    mutex: true,
});

fullscreen

  • Type: Boolean
  • Default: false

Whether to display the Fullscreen button in the bottom control bar.

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var art = new Artplayer({
    container: '.artplayer-app',
    url: '/assets/sample/video.mp4',
    fullscreen: true,
});

fullscreenWeb

  • Type: Boolean
  • Default: false

Whether to display the Webpage Fullscreen button in the bottom control bar.

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var art = new Artplayer({
    container: '.artplayer-app',
    url: '/assets/sample/video.mp4',
    fullscreenWeb: true,
});

subtitleOffset

  • Type: Boolean
  • Default: false

Subtitle time offset, ranging from [-5s, 5s], appears in the Settings Panel

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var art = new Artplayer({
    container: '.artplayer-app',
    url: '/assets/sample/video.mp4',
    subtitleOffset: true,
    subtitle: {
        url: '/assets/sample/subtitle.srt',
    },
    setting: true,
});

miniProgressBar

  • Type: Boolean
  • Default: false

Mini progress bar, appears only when the player loses focus and is playing

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var art = new Artplayer({
    container: '.artplayer-app',
    url: '/assets/sample/video.mp4',
    miniProgressBar: true,
});

useSSR

  • Type: Boolean
  • Default: false

Whether to use SSR mount mode. Useful if you want to pre-render the player's required HTML before the player is mounted.

You can access the player's required HTML via Artplayer.html

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var $container = document.querySelector('.artplayer-app');
$container.innerHTML = Artplayer.html;

var art = new Artplayer({
    container: $container,
    url: '/assets/sample/video.mp4',
    useSSR: true,
});

playsInline

  • Type: Boolean
  • Default: true

Whether to use playsInline mode on mobile devices

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var art = new Artplayer({
    container: '.artplayer-app',
    url: '/assets/sample/video.mp4',
    playsInline: true,
});

layers

  • Type: Array
  • Default: []

Initialize custom layers

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var img = '/assets/sample/layer.png';
var art = new Artplayer({
    container: '.artplayer-app',
    url: '/assets/sample/video.mp4',
    layers: [
        {
            name: 'potser',
            html: `<img style="width: 100px" src="${img}">`,
            style: {
                position: 'absolute',
                top: '20px',
                right: '20px',
                opacity: '.9',
            },
            click: function (...args) {
                console.info('click', args);
                art.layers.show = false;
            },
            mounted: function (...args) {
                console.info('mounted', args);
            },
        },
    ],
});

For Component Configuration, please refer to:

/component/layers.html

settings

  • Type: Array
  • Default: []

Initialize custom Settings Panel

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var art = new Artplayer({
    container: '.artplayer-app',
    url: '/assets/sample/video.mp4',
    setting: true,
    settings: [
        {
            html: 'setting01',
            selector: [
                {
                    html: 'setting01-01',
                },
                {
                    html: 'setting01-02',
                },
            ],
            onSelect: function (...args) {
                console.info(args);
            },
        },
        {
            html: 'setting02',
            selector: [
                {
                    html: 'setting02-01',
                },
                {
                    html: 'setting02-02',
                },
            ],
            onSelect: function (...args) {
                console.info(args);
            },
        },
    ],
});

For Settings Panel, please refer to:

/component/setting.html

contextmenu

  • Type: Array
  • Default: []

Initialize custom Context Menu

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var art = new Artplayer({
    container: '.artplayer-app',
    url: '/assets/sample/video.mp4',
    contextmenu: [
        {
            html: 'your-menu',
            click: function (...args) {
                console.info('click', args);
                art.contextmenu.show = false;
            },
        },
    ],
});

For Component Configuration, please refer to:

/component/contextmenu.html- Type:

controls

  • Type: Array
  • Default: []

Initialize custom bottom control bar

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var art = new Artplayer({
    container: '.artplayer-app',
    url: '/assets/sample/video.mp4',
    controls: [
        {
            position: 'left',
            html: 'your-control',
            tooltip: 'Your Control',
            style: {
                color: 'green',
            },
            click: function (...args) {
                console.info('click', args);
            },
        },
    ],
});

For component configuration, please refer to:

/component/controls.html

quality

  • Type: Array
  • Default: []

Whether to display the quality selection list in the bottom control bar

PropertyTypeDescription
defaultBooleanDefault quality
htmlStringQuality name
urlStringQuality URL
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var art = new Artplayer({
    container: '.artplayer-app',
    url: '/assets/sample/video.mp4',
    quality: [
        {
            default: true,
            html: 'SD 480P',
            url: '/assets/sample/video.mp4',
        },
        {
            html: 'HD 720P',
            url: '/assets/sample/video.mp4',
        },
    ],
});

highlight

  • Type: Array
  • Default: []

Display highlight information on the progress bar

PropertyTypeDescription
timeNumberHighlight time (in seconds)
textStringHighlight text
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var art = new Artplayer({
    container: '.artplayer-app',
    url: '/assets/sample/video.mp4',
    highlight: [
        {
            time: 60,
            text: 'One more chance',
        },
        {
            time: 120,
            text: '谁でもいいはずなのに',
        },
        {
            time: 180,
            text: '夏の想い出がまわる',
        },
        {
            time: 240,
            text: 'こんなとこにあるはずもないのに',
        },
        {
            time: 300,
            text: '--终わり--',
        },
    ],
});

plugins

  • Type: Array
  • Default: []

Initialize custom plugins

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function myPlugin(art) {
    console.info(art);
    return {
        name: 'myPlugin',
        something: 'something',
        doSomething: function () {
            console.info('doSomething');
        },
    };
}

var art = new Artplayer({
    container: '.artplayer-app',
    url: '/assets/sample/video.mp4',
    plugins: [myPlugin],
});

thumbnails

  • Type: Object
  • Default: {}

Set thumbnails on the progress bar

PropertyTypeDescription
urlStringThumbnail URL
numberNumberNumber of thumbnails
columnNumberNumber of columns
widthNumberThumbnail width
heightNumberThumbnail height
scaleNumberThumbnail scale
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var art = new Artplayer({
    container: '.artplayer-app',
    url: '/assets/sample/video.mp4',
    thumbnails: {
        url: '/assets/sample/thumbnails.png',
        number: 60,
        column: 10,
    },
});

Generate thumbnails online

artplayer-tool-thumbnail

subtitle

  • Type: Object
  • Default: {}

Set video subtitles, supported subtitle formats: vtt, srt, ass

PropertyTypeDescription
nameStringSubtitle name
urlStringSubtitle URL
typeStringSubtitle type, options: vtt, srt, ass
styleObjectSubtitle style
encodingStringSubtitle encoding, defaults to utf-8
escapeBooleanWhether to escape html tags, defaults to true
onVttLoadFunctionFunction used to modify vtt text
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var art = new Artplayer({
    container: '.artplayer-app',
    url: '/assets/sample/video.mp4',
    subtitle: {
        url: '/assets/sample/subtitle.srt',
        type: 'srt',
        encoding: 'utf-8',
        escape: true,
        style: {
            color: '#03A9F4',
            'font-size': '30px',
        },
    },
});

moreVideoAttr

  • Type: Object
  • Default: {'controls': false,'preload': 'metadata'}

More video attributes, these attributes will be directly written into the video element

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var art = new Artplayer({
    container: '.artplayer-app',
    url: '/assets/sample/video.mp4',
    moreVideoAttr: {
        'webkit-playsinline': true,
        playsInline: true,
    },
});

icons

  • Type: Object
  • Default: {}

Used to replace default icons, supports Html string and HTMLElement

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var art = new Artplayer({
    container: '.artplayer-app',
    url: '/assets/sample/video.mp4',
    icons: {
        loading: '<img src="/assets/img/ploading.gif">',
        state: '<img src="/assets/img/state.png">',
    },
});

All Icon Definitions

artplayer/types/icons.d.ts

type

  • Type: String
  • Default: ''

Used to specify the video format, needs to be used together with customType. The default video format is the suffix of the video URL (e.g., .m3u8, .mkv, .ts). However, sometimes the video URL does not have the correct suffix, so it needs to be explicitly specified.

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var art = new Artplayer({
    container: '.artplayer-app',
    url: '/assets/sample/video.m3u8',
    type: 'm3u8',
});

Suffix Recognition

The player can only parse suffixes like this: /assets/sample/video.m3u8

But cannot parse suffixes like this: /assets/sample/video?type=m3u8

Therefore, if you use customType, it is best to also specify type.

customType

  • Type: Object
  • Default: {}

Matches via the video's type and delegates video decoding to a third-party program for processing. The processing function can receive three parameters:

  • video : Video DOM element
  • url : Video URL
  • art : Current instance
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var art = new Artplayer({
    container: '.artplayer-app',
    url: '/assets/sample/video.m3u8',
    customType: {
        m3u8: function (video, url, art) {
            //
        },
    },
});

lang

  • Type: String
  • Default: navigator.language.toLowerCase()

Default display language, currently supports: en, zh-cn

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var art = new Artplayer({
    container: '.artplayer-app',
    url: '/assets/sample/video.mp4',
    lang: 'en',
});

More Language Settings

/start/i18n.html

i18n

  • Type: Object
  • Default: {}

Custom i18n configuration, this configuration will be deeply merged with the built-in i18n

Add your language:

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var art = new Artplayer({
    container: '.artplayer-app',
    url: '/assets/sample/video.mp4',
    lang: 'your-lang',
    i18n: {
        'your-lang': {
            Play: 'Your Play'
        },
    },
});

Modify existing languages:

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var art = new Artplayer({
    container: '.artplayer-app',
    url: '/assets/sample/video.mp4',
    i18n: {
        'zh-cn': {
            Play: 'Your Play'
        },
        'zh-tw': {
            Play: 'Your Play'
        },
    },
});

More Language Settings

/start/i18n.html

lock

  • Type: Boolean
  • Default: false

Whether to display a lock button on mobile devices to hide the bottom control bar

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var art = new Artplayer({
    container: '.artplayer-app',
    url: '/assets/sample/video.mp4',
    lock: true,
});

gesture

  • Type: Boolean

  • Default: true

Whether to enable gesture events on video elements for mobile devices

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var art = new Artplayer({
    container: '.artplayer-app',
    url: '/assets/sample/video.mp4',
    gesture: false,
});

fastForward

  • Type: Boolean
  • Default: false

Whether to add a long-press video fast-forward feature for mobile devices

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var art = new Artplayer({
    container: '.artplayer-app',
    url: '/assets/sample/video.mp4',
    fastForward: true,
});

autoPlayback

  • Type: Boolean
  • Default: false

Whether to use the automatic playback feature

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var art = new Artplayer({
    container: '.artplayer-app',
    url: '/assets/sample/video.mp4',
    id: 'your-url-id',
    autoPlayback: true,
});

Note

The player uses the url as the default key to cache playback progress.

However, if the same video has different urls, you need to use the id to identify the unique key for the video.

autoOrientation

  • Type: Boolean
  • Default: false

Whether to rotate the player during fullscreen mode on mobile devices, based on the video dimensions and viewport size

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var art = new Artplayer({
    container: '.artplayer-app',
    url: '/assets/sample/video.mp4',
    autoOrientation: true,
});

airplay

  • Type: Boolean
  • Default: false

Whether to display the airplay button (currently only supported by some browsers)

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var art = new Artplayer({
    container: '.artplayer-app',
    url: '/assets/sample/video.mp4',
    airplay: true,
});

cssVar

  • Type: Object
  • Default: {}

Used to modify the built-in CSS variables

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var art = new Artplayer({
    container: '.artplayer-app',
    url: '/assets/sample/video.mp4',
    cssVar: {
        //
    },
});

Reference for cssVar syntax

artplayer/types/cssVar.d.d.ts

proxy

  • Type: function
  • Default: undefined

The function can return a third-party HTMLCanvasElement or HTMLVideoElement, for example, it can proxy an existing video DOM element

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var art = new Artplayer({
    container: '.artplayer-app',
    url: '/assets/sample/video.mp4',
    proxy: () => document.createElement('video')
});