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## FAQ ## FAQ
### 1. Does Plyr work with format ... ? ### 1. Does Plyr work with ... ?
Plyr is a HTML5 media players, and hence doesn't directly handle any media formats. It relies on your browser to do it. It's up to you to find out what formats you can use. Recommended resources for this is [Can I Use](https://www.caniuse.com/) and [MDN](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/) (in particular [HTML5 video](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Element/video) and [Supported media formats](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Supported_media_formats#Browser_compatibility)) Plyr is a HTML5 media players, and hence doesn't directly handle any media formats. It relies on your browser to do it. It's up to you to find out what formats you can use. Recommended resources for this is [Can I Use](https://www.caniuse.com/) and [MDN](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/) (in particular [HTML5 video](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Element/video) and [Supported media formats](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Supported_media_formats#Browser_compatibility))
### 2. Can you support video provider ... (Twitch, Dailymotion etc) ### 2. Can you support video provider ... (Twitch, Dailymotion etc)
Plyr supports YouTube and Vimeo besides HTML5 media. We won't add more providers to Plyr directly since that will slow down the core development as well as make Plyr bigger for people who don't need the extra providers (This also means PR's for adding providers will not get merged). Instead we plan to add support for plugins. Plyr supports YouTube and Vimeo besides HTML5 media. We won't add more providers to Plyr directly since that will slow down the core development as well as make Plyr bigger for people who don't need the extra providers. Instead we plan to add support for plugins.
### 3. How can I do custom functionality ... with Plyr? ### 3. How can I do custom functionality ... with Plyr?
When applicable, find out how to solve it without Plyr (using stack overflow or search engines), then add Plyr. If you think it's something that should be supported by plyr, you could create a feature request as a github issue if there isn't already one. When applicable, find out how to solve it without Plyr (using stack overflow or search engines), then add Plyr. If you think it's something that should be supported by plyr, you could create a feature request as a github issue if there isn't already one.