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Bitmovin Player

Ch 027.4of 42 Video Player Software
  1. 1Runs onAndroid, API, iOS, Mac, Web, Windows
  2. 2Costsfree trial
  3. 3Supported platformsMac, Windows, Chromebook, iPhone, iPad, Apple TV, Android, Roku, smart TVs, gaming consoles, and web browsers
  4. 4Codec supportH.264, H.265/HEVC, VP9, AAC, MP3
  5. 5Subtitle formatsWebVTT, SRT, TTML/DFXP, CEA-608/708
  6. 6Maximum resolution8k
  7. 7Playback speed controlYes
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Overview

Bitmovin Player is ranked #2 of 42 in video player software on Specifiction. It runs on Android, API, iOS, macOS, Web, Windows. A free trial is offered.

Bitmovin Player plans and pricing

All plans
Pay as you go Not published fixed costs; usage-based 10k free impressions / month included · $1.5 / additional 1k impressions bitmovin.com · 30 Sept 2026
Custom Not published Contact Sales Enterprise Usage · Support SLAs · Integration · Professional Services · Custom Features · Training bitmovin.com · 30 Sept 2026

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Free plan
Yesbitmovin.com
Supported platforms
Mac, Windows, Chromebook, iPhone, iPad, Apple TV, Android, Roku, smart TVs, gaming consoles, and web browsersbitmovin.com
Codec support
H.264, H.265/HEVC, VP9, AAC, MP3bitmovin.com
Subtitle formats
WebVTT, SRT, TTML/DFXP, CEA-608/708bitmovin.com
Maximum resolution
8kbitmovin.com
Playback speed control
Yesbitmovin.com

Facts

What it does
Bitmovin Player is an HTML5 video player Web SDK for playback across browsers.bitmovin.com · 30 Sept 2026
Streaming formats
The player supports live and on-demand HLS, MPEG-DASH, Smooth Streaming and progressive video.bitmovin.com · 30 Sept 2026
Content protection
Content-protection features include Widevine, FairPlay, PlayReady, AES-128/ClearKey, offline DRM, client-side watermarking, key rotation and token authentication.bitmovin.com · 30 Sept 2026
Advertising
Advertising capabilities include server-side, client-side and server-guided ad insertion, VAST, VMAP, VPAID and Open Measurement SDK support.bitmovin.com · 30 Sept 2026
Playback features
The player includes adaptive bitrate streaming, subtitles and closed captions, thumbnails, picture-in-picture, fast channel switching, analytics and sub-three-second low latency.bitmovin.com · 30 Sept 2026
Testing
Bitmovin says it performs more than 1,000 player tests daily on real devices and offers on-demand production-stream testing through Stream Lab.bitmovin.com · 30 Sept 2026
Integrations
Listed integrations include Bitmovin Encoding, Observability and AI Scene Analysis, DRM providers, Google Ad Manager and IMA, Yospace, Elemental MediaTailor, Akamai, Fastly, AWS CloudFront, Conviva, Mux and Nielsen.bitmovin.com · 30 Sept 2026
Developer tooling
The Web SDK provides ready-to-use npm packages, TypeScript support, open-source examples, APIs, documentation and a developer community.bitmovin.com · 30 Sept 2026
Support
Bitmovin compares its player offering as including SLAs and support from video experts.bitmovin.com · 30 Sept 2026
Security measures
Bitmovin's privacy policy says it limits access, encrypts data in transit, encrypts certain sensitive information at rest and trains employees on privacy and security.legal.bitmovin.com · 30 Sept 2026
Privacy compliance
Bitmovin states that it is committed to compliance with the EU General Data Protection Regulation and UK data-protection law for applicable processing.legal.bitmovin.com · 30 Sept 2026
Pricing metric
Player pricing depends on the number of impressions, defined as video plays, generated.bitmovin.com · 30 Sept 2026
Target users
Bitmovin describes its solutions as enabling customers to create digital video experiences and helping development teams deliver playback on web, mobile, consoles and smart TVs.bitmovin.com · 30 Sept 2026

Company

Founded
2012bitmovin.com · 28 Sept 2026
Headquarters
San Francisco, USA and Klagenfurt, Austriabitmovin.com · 28 Sept 2026

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