Flash & HTML5. Together.
Why choose? Do both.
There has been a great deal of debate about Flash versus HTML5. We think it’s pointless. The revolutionary aspect of the JW Player is that Flash and HTML5 work together as part of a single player. Skins, JavaScript, and soon a library of plugins are supported regardless of which rendering mode you choose.
Want Flash for a uniform desktop experience but need to support the iPad? No problem. Standards junkie and only want HTML5? That’s cool too. Either way. One player does it all.
Why Choose the JW Player?
Because you just need it to work.
There are host of niche video players on the Internet today. HTML5 has enabled people to create simple JavaScript players with ease. But video is hard. In fact, HTML5 makes it even harder. It’s not enough to have a player, but you need a player that works in every browser and on every device, old and new.
The JW Player has evolved through the history of online video since the time Jeroen wrote the first version in 2005. The experience we have developed over those years are built into the JW Player. This is evident in our support for all the major CDNs, YouTube, Adobe’s Flash Media Server, Wowza, RTMP streaming, HTTP streaming, major advertising networks, analytics providers, and more. We have worked with these companies for years. By choosing the JW Player you can rest easy that we will offer the same support for HTML5, as we have for Flash, as the market continues to evolve.