React native media player for video streaming and playing. Supports RTSP,RTMP and other protocols supported by VLC player
npm install react-native-vlc-media-player- 0.59 > 0.62 and up
- PODs are updated to work with 0.61 and up (tested in 0.61.5, 0.62 and 0.63)
Support for network streams, RTSP, RTP, RTMP, HLS, MMS.
Play all files, in all formats, including exotic ones, like the classic VLC media player.
Play MKV, multiple audio tracks (including 5.1), and subtitles tracks (including SSA!)
Run
npm i react-native-vlc-media-player --save
or
yarn add react-native-vlc-media-player
If not using Expo also run
react-native link react-native-vlc-media-player
Should work without any specific settings. Gradle build might fail with More than one file was found with OS independent path 'lib/x86/libc++_shared.so' error.
If that happens, add the following block to your android/app/build.gradle:
``gradle`
tasks.whenTaskAdded((tas -> {
// when task is 'mergeLocalDebugNativeLibs' or 'mergeLocalReleaseNativeLibs'
if (tas.name.contains("merge") && tas.name.contains("NativeLibs")) {
tasks.named(tas.name) {it
doFirst {
java.nio.file.Path notNeededDirectory = it.externalLibNativeLibs
.getFiles()
.stream()
// for React Native 0.71, the file value now contains "jetified-react-android" instead of "jetified-react-native"
.filter(file -> file.toString().contains("jetified-react-native"))
.findAny()
.orElse(null)
.toPath();
java.nio.file.Files.walk(notNeededDirectory).forEach(file -> {
if (file.toString().contains("libc++_shared.so")) {
java.nio.file.Files.delete(file);
}
});
}
}
}
}))
and LibVLC both import libc++_shared.so, but we cannot use packagingOptions.pickFirst to handle this case, because libvlc-all:3.6.0-eap5 will crash when using libc++_shared.so, so we have to use libc++_shared.so from LibVLC.Reference: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/74258902/how-to-define-which-so-file-to-use-in-gradle-packaging-options
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libvlc-all:3.2.6 has a bug where subtitles won't display on Android 12 and 13, so we have to upgrade LibVLC to support it.Reference: https://code.videolan.org/videolan/vlc-android/-/issues/2252
iOS
1. cd to ios
2. run
pod init (if only Podfile has not been generated in ios folder)
3. add pod 'MobileVLCKit', '3.3.10' to pod file (No need if you are running RN 0.61 and up)
4. run pod install (you have to delete the app on the simulator/device and run react-native run-ios again)$3
Starting from iOS 14, you are required to provide a message for the
NSLocalNetworkUsageDescription key in Info.plist if your app uses the local network directly or indirectly.It seems the
MobileVLCKit library powering the VLC Player on iOS makes use of this feature when playing external media from sources such as RTSP streams from IP cameras.Provide a custom message specifying how your app will make use of the network so your App Store submission is not rejected for this reason, read more about this here:
https://developer.apple.com/documentation/bundleresources/information-property-list/nslocalnetworkusagedescription
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In root project select "Build Settings", find "Bitcode" and select "Enable Bitcode"
Expo
This package works with Expo, Expo Go does not include custom native code so you must use a development build.
To enable just insert the
react-native-vlc-media-player plugin to the "plugins" array from app.config.js or app.json:`json
{
"expo": {
"plugins": [
[
"react-native-vlc-media-player",
{
"ios": {
"includeVLCKit": false
},
"android": {
"legacyJetifier": false
}
}
]
],
}
}
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- Set
to true if using RN < 0.61
- Set android.legacyJetifier to true if using RN < 0.71Then rebuild your app as described in the "Adding custom native code" guide.
Usage
`jsx
import { VLCPlayer, VlCPlayerView } from 'react-native-vlc-media-player';
import Orientation from 'react-native-orientation';
videoAspectRatio="16:9"
source={{ uri: "https://www.radiantmediaplayer.com/media/big-buck-bunny-360p.mp4" }}
/>
// Or you can use
url="https://www.radiantmediaplayer.com/media/big-buck-bunny-360p.mp4"
Orientation={Orientation}
ggUrl=""
showGG={true}
showTitle={true}
title="Big Buck Bunny"
showBack={true}
onLeftPress={()=>{}}
/>
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| Prop | Description | Default |
| ------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------- |
|
| Object that contains the uri of a video or song to play eg {{ uri: "https://video.com/example.mkv" }} | {} |
| subtitleUri | local subtitle file path，if you want to hide subtitle, you can set this to an empty subtitle file，current we don't support a hide subtitle prop. | |
| paused | Set to true or false to pause or play the media | false |
| repeat | Set to true or false to loop the media | false |
| rate | Set the playback rate of the player | 1 |
| seek | Set position to seek between 0 and 1 (0 being the start, 1 being the end , use position from the progress object ) | |
| volume | Set the volume of the player (number) | |
| muted | Set to true or false to mute the player | false |
| audioTrack | Set audioTrack id (number) (see onLoad callback VideoInfo.audioTracks) | |
| textTrack | Set textTrack(subtitle) id (number) (see onLoad callback- VideoInfo.textTracks) | |
| playInBackground | Set to true or false to allow playing in the background | false |
| videoAspectRatio | Set the video aspect ratio eg "16:9" | |
| autoAspectRatio | Set to true or false to enable auto aspect ratio | false |
| resizeMode | Set the behavior for the video size (fill, contain, cover, none, scale-down) | none |
| style | React native stylesheet styles | {} |
| autoplay | Set to true or false to enable autoplay | true |#### Callback props
Callback props take a function that gets fired on various player events:
| Prop | Description |
| -------------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
|
onPlaying | Called when media starts playing returns eg {target: 9, duration: 99750, seekable: true} |
| onProgress | Callback containing position as a fraction, and duration, currentTime and remainingTime in seconds
◦ eg { duration: 99750, position: 0.30, currentTime: 30154, remainingTime: -69594 } |
| onPaused | Called when media is paused |
| onStopped | Called when media is stoped |
| onBuffering | Called when media is buffering |
| onEnded | Called when media playing ends |
| onError | Called when an error occurs whilst attempting to play media |
| onLoad | Called when video info is loaded, Callback containing VideoInfo |
| onRecordingCreated | Called when a new recording is created as the result of startRecording() stopRecording() |
| onSnapshot | Called when a new snapshot is created as the result of snapshot() - contains {success: boolean, path?: string, error?: string} |#### Methods props
Methods available on the VLC player ref
| Prop | Description |
| ----------------------------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
|
startRecording(directory: string) | Start recording the current video into the given directory |
| stopRecording() | Stop recording the current video. The final recording file can be obtained from the onRecordingCreated callback |
| snapshot(path: string) | Capture a snapshot of the current video frame to the given file path |VideoInfo example:
`
{
duration: 30906,
videoSize: {height: 240, width: 32},
audioTracks: [
{id: -1, name: "Disable"},
{id: 1, name: "Track 1"},
{id: 3, name: "Japanese Audio (2ch LC-AAC) - [Japanese]"}
],
textTracks: [
{id: -1, name: "Disable"},
{id: 4, name: "Track 1 - [English]"},
{id: 5, name: "Track 2 - [Japanese]"}
],
}
More formats
Container formats: 3GP, ASF, AVI, DVR-MS, FLV, Matroska (MKV), MIDI, QuickTime File Format, MP4, Ogg, OGM, WAV, MPEG-2 (ES, PS, TS, PVA, MP3), AIFF, Raw audio, Raw DV, MXF, VOB, RM, Blu-ray, DVD-Video, VCD, SVCD, CD Audio, DVB, HEIF, AVIF
Audio coding formats: AAC, AC3, ALAC, AMR, DTS, DV Audio, XM, FLAC, It, MACE, MOD, Monkey's Audio, MP3, Opus, PLS, QCP, QDM2/QDMC, RealAudio, Speex, Screamtracker 3/S3M, TTA, Vorbis, WavPack, WMA (WMA 1/2, WMA 3 partially).
Capture devices: Video4Linux (on Linux), DirectShow (on Windows), Desktop (screencast), Digital TV (DVB-C, DVB-S, DVB-T, DVB-S2, DVB-T2, ATSC, Clear QAM)
Network protocols: FTP, HTTP, MMS, RSS/Atom, RTMP, RTP (unicast or multicast), RTSP, UDP, Sat-IP, Smooth Streaming
Network streaming formats: Apple HLS, Flash RTMP, MPEG-DASH, MPEG Transport Stream, RTP/RTSP ISMA/3GPP PSS, Windows Media MMS
Subtitles: Advanced SubStation Alpha, Closed Captions, DVB, DVD-Video, MPEG-4 Timed Text, MPL2, OGM, SubStation Alpha, SubRip, SVCD, Teletext, Text file, VobSub, WebVTT, TTML
Video coding formats: Cinepak, Dirac, DV, H.263, H.264/MPEG-4 AVC, H.265/MPEG HEVC, AV1, HuffYUV, Indeo 3, MJPEG, MPEG-1, MPEG-2, MPEG-4 Part 2, RealVideo 3&4, Sorenson, Theora, VC-1,[h] VP5, VP6, VP8, VP9, DNxHD, ProRes and some WMV.
Got a few minutes to spare? Please help us to keep this repo up to date and simple to use.
#### Our idea was to keep the repo simple, and people can use it with newer RN versions without any additional config.
1. Get a fork of this repo and clone VLC Media Player test
2. Run it for ios and android locally using your fork, and do the changes. (remove this package using
and install the forked version from git hub npm i https://git-address-to-your-forked-repo)
3. Verify your changes and make sure everything works on both platforms. (If you need a hand with testing I might be able to help as well)
4. Send PR.
5. Be happy, Cause you're a Rockstar 🌟 ❤️Known Issues
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It is a known issue that apps can crash on playback in iOS simulator with
EXEC_BAD_ACCESS` errors. This appears to only be on certain iOS 17.x versions (17.4, 17.5).1. Android video aspect ratio and other params do not work (Events are called but all events come through a single event onVideoStateChange but the JS side does not implement it)
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Author - Roshan Milinda -> roshan.digital