Show HN: ZWPlayer – Free player with interactive annotations and subtitle search
5 hours ago
- ZWPlayer is a full video workflow platform with a plugin-free WebRTC/RTSP core and 8 visual tools for building secure, interactive enterprise video apps.
- It offers a Visual Toolchain with 7 WYSIWYG online editors for annotations, watermarks, and more, with instant code export.
- Supports cross-framework ecosystems: lightweight pure JS core, native Vue/React adapters, and deep WordPress/Zibll integration.
- Includes DRM features like dynamic watermarks to prevent screen recording and ZWMAP for immersive teaching and marketing.
- Provides unified protocol architecture with smart stream type detection, seamlessly mixing multiple protocols on a single page.
- Deeply integrates WebRTC (WHEP, Aliyun ARTC, Tencent TRTC) for ultra-low latency live streaming without heavy SDKs.
- RTSP plugin-free direct connect via lightweight media gateway for zero-plugin browser preview of security streams.
- Supports next-gen codecs like H.265, AV1, and containers like LL-HLS, fMP4, CMAF.
- Features ZWMAP unified data protocol: single JSON spec drives playlists, subtitles, thumbnails, watermarks, and annotations.
- Enterprise framework integration with sandbox-style style isolation for WordPress and other CMS platforms.
- Built-in interactive annotation engine for quizzes, forms, branching, voting, Webview, and 13 dynamic nodes.
- Full-format knowledge search with VTT, SRT, BCC, and JSON chapter support, plus local drag-and-drop.
- Strict privacy with localPlayback mode for offline video parsing, plus long-press 2x speed and smart WeChat autoplay fallback.
- Enterprise watermark and anti-screen recording with millisecond-rendered dynamic marquee and full-screen tile watermarks.
- Smart dual-level playlist for managing hundreds of videos with favorites, history, search, and 'Up Next' preview.
- Comprehensive online tools: Player, Code Generator, Annotation Editor, Subtitle Editor, Chapter Editor, Thumbnail Generator, Playlist Editor, Watermark Editor.
- Additional features: smart multi-track subtitles, A-B loop, force lock mode, high-concurrency danmaku, real-time manipulation, 4x volume boost, sprite thumbnails, PiP, lossless cropping, smart autoplay, and global shortcuts.
- FAQ highlights advantages for WebRTC playback, RTSP security camera support, adding interactive quizzes, and offline enterprise use.