About jPlayer
jPlayer is a cross-browser JavaScript library developed as a jQuery plugin which facilitates the embedding of web based media, notably HTML5 audio and video in addition to Adobe Flash based media.
How many people use jPlayer
GitHub · npm- #6
MediaElement.js8.3k - #7
Shaka Player8.2k - #8FitVids.JS4.7k
- #9
jPlayer4.6k - #10
Asciinema2.9k - #11
JW Player2.6k - #12
Flowplayer1.9k
#9 of 14 Video players we have counts for (of 39) · bars are GitHub stars across these neighbours; the category leader is Remotion at 58k · as of August 30, 2026
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