
THEOplayer
Empowering the world's leading media and entertainment companies to deliver cutting-edge video, efficiently and on any device.
Trusted by companies around the globe
THEOplayer SDKs
5 highly optimized video playback SDKs power a world-class playback experience on all platforms.
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Get a complete overview of all the platforms, formats, protocols, features and integrations we support.
We play well with others
THEOplayer integrates with all the major parts of your video solution stack. Whichever DRM, Analytics, Advertisement, CMS or additional solutions your team uses, we seamlessly integrate to keep you focused on what matters.
What our customers are saying
"After careful examination, THEO convinced us with their wide platform coverage and comprehensive peripheral integrations with other streaming solutions. More importantly, their technical expertise and quality of support have helped guide us throughout the entire migration process.”
“After moving from open source to THEOplayer, we significantly improved our viewer experience. We've managed to reduce our buffering rate and latency dramatically. Two numbers which are key for us."
"During our discussions with THEO, we were convinced by their expertise, proven product and the solid drive for innovation. Furthermore, during implementation, we have noticed that their level of support is outstanding.”
“We believe that THEO will be a long-term partner who will be able to walk alongside us, as our business continues to grow and evolve, providing us with consistent peace of mind.”
“Thanks to the fast implementation of THEOplayer, students could view their courses on their TV in a matter of days.”
“Working with THEO’s HTML5 SDK and API, we were able to create the unique playback or live stream that coaches and players need.”
Where to meet us

CES 2023
Las Vegas
January 5th - 8th
2023
Let us start 2023 with an in-person conversation on the innovations and industry challenges in 2023 of video playback and video streaming. Where premium video playback across devices with smooth ad and DRM integrations are a must, where developer-centricity is the benchmark and how the innovations of interactive live video for iGaming, Sports Betting and events will reach new heights in 2023. Find Out More >
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We make developers' lives easier
Availability of SDKs via build tools such as NPM, CocoaPods, Gradle and Maven. Detailed Getting Started and User Guides. Extensive API for Developers to control the SDKs. Open source connectors available and ready to use right from GitHub. Reference Apps with THEOplayer available for different platforms.
Built from the ground up
Our THEOplayer SDKs and playback pipelines are built from the ground up by our in-house engineering team, not relying on open source or native players. This results in a superior playback experience vs open source players such as Shaka Player or ExoPlayer and other commercial video players.


Recognized by the industry as
#1 Video Player on the market
Winner of the 2016 European Reader's Choice awards as World's Best Video Player Solution/SDK
Winner of the 2017 European Reader's Choice awards as World's Best Video Player Solution/SDK
Winner of the 2018 European Reader's Choice awards as World's Best Video Player Solution/SDK
Winner of the 2019 European Reader's Choice awards as World's Best Video Player Solution/SDK
Winner of the 2020 European Reader's Choice awards as World's Best Video Player Solution/SDK
Winner of the 2021 European Reader's Choice awards as World's Best Video Player Solution/SDK
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