About JW Player
JW Player is a online video player with video engagement analytics, custom video player skins, and live video streaming capability.
How many people use JW Player
GitHub · npm- #8FitVids.JS4.7k
- #9
jPlayer4.6k - #10
Asciinema2.9k - #11JW Player2.6k
- #12
Flowplayer1.9k - #13
Vimeo271 - #14
Kaltura143
#11 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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JW Player#11 of 14 Video players
Asciinema#10 of 14 Video players
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