https://www.pistack.xyz/tags/hlsjs/ Recent content in Hlsjs on Pi Stack Hugo en-us Sat, 22 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://www.pistack.xyz/posts/2026-08-22-javascript-video-player-libraries-videojs-plyr-hlsjs-comparison/ Sat, 22 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://www.pistack.xyz/posts/2026-08-22-javascript-video-player-libraries-videojs-plyr-hlsjs-comparison/ <p>Video is now the majority of web traffic, and the humble <code>&lt;video&gt;</code> tag is not enough: you need adaptive streaming, captions, custom controls, and playback that works across every browser — including the 60% of the mobile web where HLS is the only sane format. The three libraries that carry most of the load are <strong>video.js</strong> (39,859 stars), <strong>Plyr</strong> (29,961 stars), and <strong>hls.js</strong> (16,886 stars). They are not competitors in the way most library trios are: two are <em>player UIs</em> and one is a <em>streaming engine</em> — which is exactly why teams keep getting the choice wrong.</p>