Video

Embed a full-featured video player in your Flet app with playlist support, hardware acceleration controls, and subtitle configuration.

It is powered by the media_kit Flutter package.

Platform Support

Platform	Windows	macOS	Linux	iOS	Android	Web
Supported	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅

Usage

Add the flet-video package to your project dependencies:

uvpip

uv add flet-video

pip install flet-video  # (1)!

1. After this, you will have to manually add this package to your requirements.txt or pyproject.toml.

Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL)

Install the libmpv library when running on WSL. If you encounter libmpv.so.1 load errors, run:

sudo apt update
sudo apt install libmpv-dev libmpv2
sudo ln -s /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libmpv.so /usr/lib/libmpv.so.1

Example

import random

import flet_video as ftv

import flet as ft


def main(page: ft.Page):
    page.theme_mode = ft.ThemeMode.LIGHT
    page.title = "TheEthicalVideo"
    page.window.always_on_top = True
    page.spacing = 20
    page.horizontal_alignment = ft.CrossAxisAlignment.CENTER

    async def handle_pause(e):
        await video.pause()
        print("Video.pause()")

    async def handle_play_or_pause(e):
        await video.play_or_pause()
        print("Video.play_or_pause()")

    async def handle_play(e):
        await video.play()
        print("Video.play()")

    async def handle_stop(e):
        await video.stop()
        print("Video.stop()")

    async def handle_next(e):
        await video.next()
        print("Video.next()")

    async def handle_previous(e):
        await video.previous()
        print("Video.previous()")

    def handle_volume_change(e):
        video.volume = e.control.value
        print(f"Video.volume = {e.control.value}")

    def handle_playback_rate_change(e):
        video.playback_rate = e.control.value
        print(f"Video.playback_rate = {e.control.value}")

    async def handle_seek(e):
        await video.seek(10000)
        print("Video.seek(10000)")

    async def handle_add_media(e):
        await video.playlist_add(random.choice(sample_media))
        print("Video.playlist_add(random.choice(sample_media))")

    async def handle_remove_media(e):
        r = random.randint(0, len(video.playlist) - 1)
        await video.playlist_remove(r)
        print(f"Popped Item at index: {r} (position {r + 1})")

    async def handle_jump(e):
        print("Video.jump_to(0)")
        await video.jump_to(0)

    sample_media = [
        ftv.VideoMedia(
            "https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/28951144/229373720-14d69157-1a56-4a78-a2f4-d7a134d7c3e9.mp4"
        ),
        ftv.VideoMedia(
            "https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/28951144/229373718-86ce5e1d-d195-45d5-baa6-ef94041d0b90.mp4"
        ),
        ftv.VideoMedia(
            "https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/28951144/229373716-76da0a4e-225a-44e4-9ee7-3e9006dbc3e3.mp4"
        ),
        ftv.VideoMedia(
            "https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/28951144/229373695-22f88f13-d18f-4288-9bf1-c3e078d83722.mp4"
        ),
        ftv.VideoMedia(
            "https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/28951144/229373709-603a7a89-2105-4e1b-a5a5-a6c3567c9a59.mp4",
            extras={
                "artist": "Thousand Foot Krutch",
                "album": "The End Is Where We Begin",
            },
            http_headers={
                "Foo": "Bar",
                "Accept": "*/*",
            },
        ),
    ]

    page.add(
        video := ftv.Video(
            expand=True,
            playlist=sample_media[0:2],
            playlist_mode=ftv.PlaylistMode.LOOP,
            fill_color=ft.Colors.BLUE_400,
            aspect_ratio=16 / 9,
            volume=100,
            autoplay=False,
            filter_quality=ft.FilterQuality.HIGH,
            muted=False,
            on_load=lambda e: print("Video loaded successfully!"),
            on_enter_fullscreen=lambda e: print("Video entered fullscreen!"),
            on_exit_fullscreen=lambda e: print("Video exited fullscreen!"),
        ),
        ft.Row(
            wrap=True,
            alignment=ft.MainAxisAlignment.CENTER,
            controls=[
                ft.Button("Play", on_click=handle_play),
                ft.Button("Pause", on_click=handle_pause),
                ft.Button("Play Or Pause", on_click=handle_play_or_pause),
                ft.Button("Stop", on_click=handle_stop),
                ft.Button("Next", on_click=handle_next),
                ft.Button("Previous", on_click=handle_previous),
                ft.Button("Seek s=10", on_click=handle_seek),
                ft.Button("Jump to first Media", on_click=handle_jump),
                ft.Button("Add Random Media", on_click=handle_add_media),
                ft.Button("Remove Random Media", on_click=handle_remove_media),
            ],
        ),
        ft.Slider(
            min=0,
            value=100,
            max=100,
            label="Volume = {value}%",
            divisions=10,
            width=400,
            on_change=handle_volume_change,
        ),
        ft.Slider(
            min=1,
            value=1,
            max=3,
            label="PlaybackRate = {value}X",
            divisions=6,
            width=400,
            on_change=handle_playback_rate_change,
        ),
    )


ft.run(main)

Description

Inherits: LayoutControl

A control that displays a video from a playlist.

Properties

• alignment(Alignment) –

  Defines the Alignment of the viewport.

• autoplay(bool) –

  Whether the video should start playing automatically.

• configuration(VideoConfiguration) –

  Additional configuration for the video player.

• fill_color(ColorValue) –

  Defines the color used to fill the video background.

• filter_quality(FilterQuality) –

  Filter quality of the texture used to render the video output.

• fit(BoxFit) –

  The box fit to use for the video.

• muted(bool) –

  Defines whether the video player should be started in muted state.

• pause_upon_entering_background_mode(bool) –

  Whether to pause the video when application enters background mode.

• pitch(Number) –

  Defines the relative pitch of the video player.

• playback_rate(Number) –

  Defines the playback rate of the video player.

• playlist(list[VideoMedia]) –

  A list of VideoMedias representing the video files to be played.

• playlist_mode(PlaylistMode | None) –

  Represents the mode of playback for the playlist.

• resume_upon_entering_foreground_mode(bool) –

  Whether to resume the video when application enters foreground mode.

• show_controls(bool) –

  Whether to show the video player controls.

• shuffle_playlist(bool) –

  Defines whether the playlist should be shuffled.

• subtitle_configuration(VideoSubtitleConfiguration) –

  Defines the subtitle configuration for the video player.

• subtitle_track(VideoSubtitleTrack | None) –

  Defines the subtitle track for the video player.

• title(str) –

  Defines the name of the underlying window & process for native backend.

• volume(Number) –

  Defines the volume of the video player.

• wakelock(bool) –

  Whether to acquire wake lock while playing the video.

Events

• on_complete(ControlEventHandler[Video] | None) –

  Fires when a video player completes.

• on_enter_fullscreen(ControlEventHandler[Video] | None) –

  Fires when the video player enters fullscreen.

• on_error(ControlEventHandler[Video] | None) –

  Fires when an error occurs.

• on_exit_fullscreen(ControlEventHandler[Video] | None) –

  Fires when the video player exits fullscreen

• on_load(ControlEventHandler[Video] | None) –

  Fires when the video player is initialized and ready for playback.

• on_track_change(ControlEventHandler[Video] | None) –

  Fires when a video track changes.

Methods

• get_current_position –

  Returns:

• get_duration –

  Returns:

• is_completed –

  Returns:

• is_playing –

  Returns:

• jump_to –

  Jumps to the VideoMedia at the specified media_index

• next –

  Jumps to the next VideoMedia in the playlist.

• pause –

  Pauses the video player.

• play –

  Starts playing the video.

• play_or_pause –

  Cycles between play and pause states of the video player,

• playlist_add –

  Appends/Adds the provided media to the playlist.

• playlist_remove –

  Removes the provided media from the playlist.

• previous –

  Jumps to the previous VideoMedia in the playlist.

• seek –

  Seeks the currently playing VideoMedia from the

• stop –

  Stops the video player.

Properties

alignment

alignment: Alignment = field(default_factory=lambda: CENTER)

Defines the Alignment of the viewport.

autoplay

autoplay: bool = False

Whether the video should start playing automatically.

configuration

configuration: VideoConfiguration = field(
    default_factory=lambda: VideoConfiguration()
)

Additional configuration for the video player.

fill_color

fill_color: ColorValue = BLACK

Defines the color used to fill the video background.

filter_quality

filter_quality: FilterQuality = LOW

Filter quality of the texture used to render the video output.

Note

Android was reported to show blurry images when using FilterQuality.HIGH. Prefer the usage of FilterQuality.MEDIUM on this platform.

fit

fit: BoxFit = CONTAIN

The box fit to use for the video.

muted

muted: bool = False

Defines whether the video player should be started in muted state.

pause_upon_entering_background_mode

pause_upon_entering_background_mode: bool = True

Whether to pause the video when application enters background mode.

pitch

pitch: Number = 1.0

Defines the relative pitch of the video player.

playback_rate

playback_rate: Number = 1.0

Defines the playback rate of the video player.

playlist

playlist: list[VideoMedia] = field(default_factory=list)

A list of VideoMedias representing the video files to be played.

playlist_mode

playlist_mode: PlaylistMode | None = None

Represents the mode of playback for the playlist.

resume_upon_entering_foreground_mode

resume_upon_entering_foreground_mode: bool = False

Whether to resume the video when application enters foreground mode. Has effect only if pause_upon_entering_background_mode is also set to True.

show_controls

show_controls: bool = True

Whether to show the video player controls.

shuffle_playlist

shuffle_playlist: bool = False

Defines whether the playlist should be shuffled.

subtitle_configuration

subtitle_configuration: VideoSubtitleConfiguration = field(
    default_factory=lambda: VideoSubtitleConfiguration()
)

Defines the subtitle configuration for the video player.

subtitle_track

subtitle_track: VideoSubtitleTrack | None = None

Defines the subtitle track for the video player.

title

title: str = 'flet-video'

Defines the name of the underlying window & process for native backend. This is visible inside the windows' volume mixer.

volume

volume: Number = 100.0

Defines the volume of the video player.

Note

It's value ranges between 0.0 to 100.0 (inclusive), where 0.0 is muted and 100.0 is the maximum volume. An exception will be raised if the value is outside this range.

Raises:

• ValueError –

  If its value is not between 0.0 and 100.0 (inclusive).

wakelock

wakelock: bool = True

Whether to acquire wake lock while playing the video. When True, device's display will not go to standby/sleep while the video is playing.

Events

on_complete

on_complete: ControlEventHandler[Video] | None = None

Fires when a video player completes.

on_enter_fullscreen

on_enter_fullscreen: ControlEventHandler[Video] | None = (
    None
)

Fires when the video player enters fullscreen.

on_error

on_error: ControlEventHandler[Video] | None = None

Fires when an error occurs.

Event handler argument's data property contains information about the error.

on_exit_fullscreen

on_exit_fullscreen: ControlEventHandler[Video] | None = None

Fires when the video player exits fullscreen

on_load

on_load: ControlEventHandler[Video] | None = None

Fires when the video player is initialized and ready for playback.

on_track_change

on_track_change: ControlEventHandler[Video] | None = None

Fires when a video track changes.

Event handler argument's data property contains the index of the new track.

Methods

get_current_position

get_current_position() -> Duration

Returns:

• Duration –

  The current position of the currently playing media.

get_duration

get_duration() -> Duration

Returns:

• Duration –

  The duration of the currently playing media.

is_completed

is_completed() -> bool

Returns:

• bool –

  True if video player has reached the end of the currently playing media, False otherwise.

is_playing

is_playing() -> bool

Returns:

• bool –

  True if the video player is currently playing, False otherwise.

jump_to

jump_to(media_index: int)

Jumps to the VideoMedia at the specified media_index in the playlist.

next

next()

Jumps to the next VideoMedia in the playlist.

pause

pause()

Pauses the video player.

play

play()

Starts playing the video.

play_or_pause

play_or_pause()

Cycles between play and pause states of the video player, i.e., plays if paused and pauses if playing.

playlist_add

playlist_add(media: VideoMedia)

Appends/Adds the provided media to the playlist.

playlist_remove

playlist_remove(media_index: int)

Removes the provided media from the playlist.

previous

previous()

Jumps to the previous VideoMedia in the playlist.

seek

seek(position: DurationValue)

Seeks the currently playing VideoMedia from the playlist at the specified position.

stop

stop()

Stops the video player.