Dolby optiview player
HTML5 / Tizen / webOS SDK
Deliver the best viewer experiences across browsers, smart TVs, set-top boxes and gaming consoles with our feature-rich, stable and high-performing Dolby OptiView HTML5 / Tizen / webOS video player SDK.
Dolby HTML5/Tizen/webOS SDK vs. open-source
Accelerate your time-to-market and reduce maintenance efforts compared to open-source hls.js, dash.js, Shaka Player, and video.js.
✔ Official support for all HTML5 platforms, including web-based smart TVs
✔ Bi-weekly releases to quickly adopt new platforms and features
✔ Extensive automated testing to ensure seamless functionality
✔ Open-source connectors for DRM, advertising and analytics solutions
✔ Comprehensive set of React Native and Flutter bridges
✔ Support from dedicated in-house video experts
✔ Smooth ad transitions, even on older smart TVs
Extensive features
Optimize your viewer experience and maximize overall reach thanks to THEOplayer’s premium features.
Offline playback
Allow your viewers to download protected and unprotected stream content for offline viewing.
Picture-in-Picture
Let your viewers continue watching the video, even when they scroll down on the webpage.
User interface
Easily customize Open Video UI, our open-source video player UI, to your brand.
Low Latency
Stream at low latency with LL-HLS and LL-DASH, and enable Dolby real-time streaming to go as low as sub-500ms latency.
Casting
Offer your viewers the option to cast content to larger screens using Chromecast or AirPlay, enhancing their viewing experience.
Subtitles and Captions
Enable embedded or side-loaded captions to ensure accessibility and customize the viewing experience for all users.
Superior playback experiences on smart TVs
Experience premium viewing experiences with Dolby’s lightweight player, optimized for various smart TV models and devices. Enjoy extensive platform support, including Tizen 2.3+, WebOS 3.0+, and HbbTV 1.5+. Plus, benefit from smooth ad transitions for both CSAI and SSAI, ensuring a seamless experience.
Connected to ecosystem partners
Advertising
Integrate pre-roll, mid-roll, and post-roll ads with CSAI and SSAI solutions like AWS MediaTailor, Google IMA, Google DAI, Freewheel, SpotX and Yospace. And easily get started with Dolby OptiView Ads for SGAI.
DRM
Protect your streaming content and prevent unauthorized access with open-source connectors for DRM solutions such as BuyDRM, DRMtoday, EZDRM, Irdeto, and Verimatrix.
Analytics
Monitor key playback and ad analytics metrics and make data-driven decisions with open-source connectors for industry-leading analytics solutions like Agama, Conviva, Mediamelon, MOAT, and Youbora (NPAW).
Boost engagement with multiview
Keep your viewers engaged by letting them experience every angle of a live event or even track several events simultaneously, ensuring they never miss an exciting moment.
We make developers’ lives easy
The SDK is available through NPM, making it easily accessible for developers. Comprehensive documentation, including detailed getting started guides and user manuals, ensures a smooth developer process. The SDK also has extensive API references for developers, open-source connectors on GitHub, and a reference app.
When we were looking for the right web player solution, Dolby OptiView Player (formerly known as THEOplayer) 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.
Bo Rasmusson
Work Stream Leader at Telenor Sverige
We knew Dolby OptiView Player (formerly known as THEOplayer) was the right solution when we analyzed the benchmarking results. Dolby OptiView Player performs much better than our then-existing video player.
Digital Product Manager
Play Media
Expand to other platforms
Dolby OptiView Player SDKs
6 highly optimized video playback SDKs power a world-class playback experience on all platforms
Experience superior playback with Dolby
Ready to deliver an exceptional playback experience for your viewers? Accelerate your time-to-market and unlock new revenue opportunities with Dolby OptiView Player.
