React HLS Video Player

Introduction

react-hls-video-player is a simple HLS live stream player. It uses hls.js to play your hls live stream if your browser supports html 5 video and MediaSource Extension.

Install

yarn add react-hls-video-player or npm i react-hls-video-player

Examples

Using the ReactHlsPlayer component

import React from 'react'
import ReactDOM from 'react-dom'
import ReactHlsPlayer from 'react-hls-video-player'

ReactDOM.render(
    <ReactHlsPlayer
        src="https://bitdash-a.akamaihd.net/content/sintel/hls/playlist.m3u8"
        autoPlay={false}
        controls={true}
        width="100%"
        height="auto"
    />,
    document.getElementById('app'),
)

Using hlsConfig (advanced use case)

All available config properties can be found on the Fine Tuning section of the Hls.js API.md

import React from 'react'
import ReactDOM from 'react-dom'
import ReactHlsPlayer from 'react-hls-video-player'

ReactDOM.render(
    <ReactHlsPlayer
        src="https://bitdash-a.akamaihd.net/content/sintel/hls/playlist.m3u8"
        hlsConfig={{
            maxLoadingDelay: 4,
            minAutoBitrate: 0,
            lowLatencyMode: true,
        }}
    />,
    document.getElementById('app'),
)

Using playerRef

The playerRef returns a ref to the underlying video component, and as such will give you access to all video component properties and methods.

import React from 'react'
import ReactHlsPlayer from 'react-hls-video-player'

function MyCustomComponent() {
    const playerRef = React.useRef()

    function playVideo() {
        playerRef.current.play()
    }

    function pauseVideo() {
        playerRef.current.pause()
    }

    function toggleControls() {
        playerRef.current.controls = !playerRef.current.controls
    }

    return (
        <ReactHlsPlayer
            playerRef={playerRef}
            src="https://bitdash-a.akamaihd.net/content/sintel/hls/playlist.m3u8"
        />
    )
}

ReactDOM.render(<MyCustomComponent />, document.getElementById('app'))

You can also listen to events of the video

import React from 'react'
import ReactHlsPlayer from 'react-hls-video-player'

function MyCustomComponent() {
    const playerRef = React.useRef()

    React.useEffect(() => {
        function fireOnVideoStart() {
            // Do some stuff when the video starts/resumes playing
        }

        playerRef.current.addEventListener('play', fireOnVideoStart)

        return playerRef.current.removeEventListener('play', fireOnVideoStart)
    }, [])

    React.useEffect(() => {
        function fireOnVideoEnd() {
            // Do some stuff when the video ends
        }

        playerRef.current.addEventListener('ended', fireOnVideoEnd)

        return playerRef.current.removeEventListener('ended', fireOnVideoEnd)
    }, [])

    return (
        <ReactHlsPlayer
            playerRef={playerRef}
            src="https://bitdash-a.akamaihd.net/content/sintel/hls/playlist.m3u8"
        />
    )
}

ReactDOM.render(<MyCustomComponent />, document.getElementById('app'))

Props

All video properties are supported and passed down to the underlying video component

Prop	Description
src String, required	The hls url that you want to play
playerRef React Ref	Pass in your own ref to interact with the video player directly. This will override the default ref.
hlsConfig Object	hls.js config, you can see all config here
autoPlay Boolean	Autoplay when component is ready. Defaults to false
controls Boolean	Whether or not to show the playback controls. Defaults to false
height Number	Video height. Defaults to auto
width Number	Video width. Defaults to 100%
loop Boolean	Specifies that the video will start over again, every time it is finished. Defaults to false
muted Boolean	Specifies that the audio output of the video should be muted. Defaults to false
poster String	Specifies if and how the author thinks the video should be loaded when the page loads
preload String	Specifies an image to be shown while the video is downloading, or until the user hits the play button. Options: auto, metadata, none
playsInline Boolean	Indicates that the video is to be played "inline", that is within the element's playback area. Defaults to undefined
disablePictureInPicture Boolean	Prevents the browser from offering a picture-in-picture context menu or to request picture-in-picture automatically in some cases. Defaults to undefined
disableRemotePlayback Boolean	Disables the capability of remote playback in devices that are attached using wired (HDMI, DVI, etc.) and wireless technologies (Miracast, Chromecast, DLNA, AirPlay, etc.). Defaults to undefined
controlsList String	Determines what controls to show on the media element whenever the browser shows its own set of controls. Defaults to undefined
crossOrigin String	This enumerated attribute indicates whether to use CORS to fetch the related video. Options: anonymous, use-credentials, or undefined
mediaGroup String	The name of the group the media element belongs to. Defaults to undefined

NextJS Example

To use in NextJS, wrap the ReactHlsPlayer in a client component to ensure client side rendering of the component.

'use client'
import dynamic from 'next/dynamic'
import { ReactHlsPlayerProps } from 'react-hls-video-player'

const ReactHlsPlayer = dynamic(() => import('react-hls-video-player').then((mod) => mod.default), {
    ssr: false,
})

export default function ClientHlsPlayer({
    src,
    className,
    autoPlay = false,
    controls = true,
    ...props
}: ReactHlsPlayerProps) {
    return (
        <ReactHlsPlayer
            src={src}
            controls={controls}
            autoPlay={autoPlay}
            className={className || ''}
            {...props}
        />
    )
}

Additional Notes

By default, the HLS config will have enableWorker set to false. There have been issues with the HLS.js library that breaks some React apps, so I've disabled it to prevent people from running in to this issue. If you want to enable it and see if it works with your React app, you can simply pass in enableWorker: true to the hlsConfig prop object. See this issue for more information

This project follows the all-contributors specification. Contributions of any kind welcome!