About MediaElement.js
MediaElement.js is a set of custom Flash plugins that mimic the HTML5 MediaElement API for browsers that don't support HTML5 or don't support the media codecs.
How many people use MediaElement.js
GitHub · npm- #3
Plyr30k - #4Ruffle18k
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DPlayer16k - #6MediaElement.js8.3k
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Shaka Player8.2k - #8FitVids.JS4.7k
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jPlayer4.6k
#6 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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