> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://docs.apryse.com/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://docs.apryse.com/web/video/open-video.md).

# Open Videos using JavaScript

Learn how to open videos in your web application using JavaScript with the @pdftron/webviewer-video package. Follow this guide to integrate video playback seamlessly into your web application. The Apr

{% hint style="info" %}
New licenses for WebViewer Video are no longer offered.
{% endhint %}

{% embed url="<https://www.youtube.com/embed/xzvd9oN5Ngw>" %}

HTML5 Videos can be loaded into WebViewer with use of the [@pdftron/webviewer-video](https://www.npmjs.com/package/@pdftron/webviewer-video/) package.

### Install

{% tabs %}
{% tab title="Shell" %}
{% code lineNumbers="true" %}

```sh
npm install @pdftron/webviewer-video
```

{% endcode %}
{% endtab %}
{% endtabs %}

Below is a sample setup of the video package with webviewer.

[`initializeVideoViewer`](https://sdk.apryse.com/api/video/module-@pdftron_webviewer-video.html#.initializeVideoViewer__anchor) is called to give WebViewer the ability to handle the loading of video files. Afterwards, a video can be loaded with `loadVideo`. Lastly settings to customize the behavior of the controls can be passed in when calling [`initializeVideoViewer`](https://sdk.apryse.com/api/video/module-@pdftron_webviewer-video.html#.initializeVideoViewer__anchor).

{% tabs %}
{% tab title="JavaScript (SDK v8.0+)" %}
{% code lineNumbers="true" %}

```js
import WebViewer from '@pdftron/webviewer';
import { initializeVideoViewer, renderControlsToDOM } from '@pdftron/webviewer-video';

WebViewer({
    path: '/webviewer/lib',
    selectAnnotationOnCreation: true,
  },
  viewer.current,
).then(async instance => {
  // Extends WebViewer to allow loading HTML5 videos (.mp4, ogg, webm).
  const {
      loadVideo,
  } = await initializeVideoViewer(
      instance,
      {
        license: '---- Insert commercial license key here after purchase ----',
      }
  );
  // Load a video at a specific url. Can be a local or public link
  // If local it needs to be relative to lib/ui/index.html.
  // Or at the root. (eg '/video.mp4')
  const videoUrl = 'https://pdftron.s3.amazonaws.com/downloads/pl/video/video.mp4';
  loadVideo(videoUrl);
});
```

{% endcode %}

[WebViewerInstance](https://sdk.apryse.com/api/web/WebViewerInstance.html) [initializeVideoViewer](https://sdk.apryse.com/api/video/module-@pdftron_webviewer-video.html#~initializeVideoViewer__anchor)
{% endtab %}

{% tab title="JavaScript (SDK v7.0+)" %}
{% code lineNumbers="true" %}

```js
import WebViewer from '@pdftron/webviewer';
import { initializeVideoViewer } from '@pdftron/webviewer-video';

WebViewer({
    path: '/webviewer/lib',
    selectAnnotationOnCreation: true,
  },
  viewer.current,
).then(async instance => {
  // Extends WebViewer to allow loading HTML5 videos (.mp4, ogg, webm).
  const {
    loadVideo,
  } = await initializeVideoViewer(
    instance,
    {
      license: '---- Insert commercial license key here after purchase ----',
    }
  );
  // Load a video at a specific url. Can be a local or public link
  // If local it needs to be relative to lib/ui/index.html.
  // Or at the root. (eg '/video.mp4')
  const videoUrl = 'https://pdftron.s3.amazonaws.com/downloads/pl/video/video.mp4';
  loadVideo(videoUrl);
});
```

{% endcode %}

[WebViewerInstance](https://sdk.apryse.com/api/web/WebViewerInstance.html) [initializeVideoViewer](https://sdk.apryse.com/api/video/module-@pdftron_webviewer-video.html#.initializeVideoViewer__anchor)
{% endtab %}
{% endtabs %}


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