# ZWPlayer

> Open-source HTML5 video player with WebRTC, RTSP & HLS streaming.

- **Website:** https://zwplayer.com
- **Pricing:** open source
- **Categories:** Video & Audio, Developer Tools
- **Tags:** html5-video-player, webrtc-player, rtsp-web-playback, interactive-video, anti-recording-watermark, vr-panoramic-player, 360-degree-video, multi-audio-track
- **Platforms:** Web, Windows, iOS, CLI
- **Last verified:** 2026-09-10
- **Canonical page:** https://linkrena.com/tools/zwplayer

## About

More than a player, it's a full video workflow. With a plugin-free WebRTC/RTSP core and 8 visual tools, developers can easily build secure, interactive enterprise video apps.

Unified interface with smart stream type detection. Seamlessly mix multiple protocols on a single page.

Official built-in support for WHEP, Aliyun ARTC, Tencent TRTC, and BRTC. Achieve ultra-low latency live streaming with a single instance.

Lightweight media gateway enables zero-plugin browser preview. Security streams open instantly without transcoding.

Outdated core, lacking H.265 (HEVC), fMP4, CMAF and other efficient codec/container support

Rapid core evolution, supporting LL-HLS, AV1 and other cutting-edge standards.

Built-in ZWMAP standard. A single JSON spec drives playlists, subtitles, thumbnails, watermarks, and annotations. Out-of-the-box integration with online visual editors.

Seamless integration with React, Vue 2/3. Native WordPress plugin features sandbox-level style isolation, effectively immune to global pollution.

Expand the boundaries of one-way viewing. Built-in interactive annotation engine supports quizzes, forms, branching, voting, Webview , and 13 dynamic nodes. Combine session variables and custom animations to create immersive interactive teaching and high-converting marketing videos.

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