Player features and integrations on your native iOS apps.

Apps that you build with our SDK work seamlessly with our video platform hosting and streaming, and ads products.

Extend iOS's Media Players

The JW Player iOS SDK is built on top of native player frameworks. This allows you to take advantage of the speed and performance of the native OS, and extend it into a complete video experience that is easy to customize and monetize.

Key FeaturesJW iOS SDKAV PlayeriOS Media Player
Variable Rate Playback
Playlists
Multiple Caption Tracks
Native VAST 3.0
Google IMA
Mobile Responsive UI
CSS Skinning
User-Selectable Playback Quality
VPAID 2.0
Chromecast

Supported Features

The JW Player SDK for iOS is a cost effective, out of the box solution that provides parity for your players across native mobile and mobile web.

Video & Audio Formats
MP4 / H.264 (Baseline, Main, High profiles)
AAC, MP3
Streaming and Playback
HTTP Live Streaming (HLS) - VOD and live streams
Live DVR
Progressive download MP4 videos (single- or multi-rate/resolution)
Playback of AES-encrypted HLS streams
Multiple Audio Tracks (HLS)
Audio-only playback (AAC)
ID3 Timed Metadata
Playback of video resolutions from mobile to HD
Local file playback
Background audio support
Apple FairPlay Streaming decryption
Player Features
Playlists
Customizable video player controls
Custom CSS Skinning and branding
Responsive player UI optimized for mobile
Google Chromecast support
Apple AirPlay support
Monetization & Ads
VAST 3.0
VMAP
Google IMA
VPAID 2.0
FreeWheel
Accessibility
Out-of-band Captions (Sidecar) WebVTT, SRT, TTML (DFXP)
Caption Styling (FCC Compliant)
Multiple caption tracks
In-Band 608 Captions
HLS in-manifest captions

Visit Our Developer Site

Documentation, developer tools, and community resources to help you launch your video strategy.

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Best Practice Apps

Demos and code examples to help you get started with the JW Player iOS SDK.

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Developer Guide

Documentation on basic and advanced uses of the iOS SDK, including setup, customization, and integrations.

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API References

A library of all JW Player iOS SDK calls and responses.

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