KSPlayer

KSPlayer

KSPlayer is a powerful media play framework for iOS, macCatalyst, macOS, tvOS, xrOS, visionOS. based on AVPlayer and FFmpeg, support HLG、HDR10、 HDR10+、Dolby Vision、Dolby Atmos、Text/Image subtitle.

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Communication

If you have a commercial project that requires a custom player, or would like to receive a paid consultation, please email me.

• Email : [email protected]

License

KSPlayer defaults to the GPL license (requires open-sourcing your own project code), and we hope everyone will consciously respect the licensing agreement of the KSPlayer project. Additionally, There is a paid version available under the LGPL license. You can check this post for details on the licensing options or send me an email. If I don’t reply to your email, feel free to @mention me in this post.

If due to commercial reasons, you prefer not to adhere to the GPL license or the LGPL license, you can contact us. Through our authorization, you can obtain a more flexible licensing agreement.

Features

Differences between GPL version and LGPL version.

Module	GPL Version	LGPL Version
KSPlayer	Dynamic Binary, only macOS、iSimulator、tvOS	Source code, all Apple platforms
KSPlayerUI	Source code, all Apple platforms	Source code, all Apple platforms
MPVPlayer	Source code, all Apple platforms	Source code, all Apple platforms

One-time Paid Features

• Video upscaling
• ProgressBar Preview
• AVPlayer supports MKV
• Height Channel Layout
• Native Dolby Atmos (E-AC-3)
• Precache data to Hard Drive
• Video output to another screen
• Video switching with zero delay
• Audio Passthrough Output by Wi-Fi
• Live streaming supports rewind viewing
• Offline AI real-time subtitle generation
• Native Dolby Vision dynamic metadata (P5、P7、P8、P10)
• Simultaneous playback of separate audio and video URLs
• Blu-ray disc (ISO, BDMV, DVD) playback on all Apple platforms
• Play videos in a small window in the App (resumable, supports iOS and tvOS)

To experience the paid features, you can download the app from the App Store. App Store Link Test Flight Link

Free Features

• Dolby AC-4
• Swift Concurrency
• Hardware De-interlace
• AV1 hardware decoding
• Word-by-word subtitles
• HDR10+ dynamic metadata
• Text subtitle translation
• Use System Caption Appearance
• Record video clips at any time
• Smoothly Play 8K or 120 FPS Video
• Display Subtitles with HDR Effects
• Video download and format conversion
• External image subtitles, such as SUP
• Main subtitles and Secondary subtitles
• Offline AI real-time subtitle translation
• Adjust Saturation, Brightness, and Contrast
• Picture in Picture supports subtitle display
• Annex-B async hardware decoding (Live Stream)
• Use the fonts in the video to render subtitles
• Use memory cache for fast seek in short time range
• KSMEPlayer supports all demuxing and decoding formats
• Full display of ASS subtitle effects (rendered as images using libass)
• Record video
• 4K / HDR / HDR10
• 360° panorama video
• Picture in Picture
• Hardware accelerator
• Automatic de-interlace detection
• Multichannel Audio / Spatial Audio
• Custom URL protocols such as NFS / SMB
• Text subtitles / Image subtitles / Closed Captions
• Seamless loop playback within a specific range
• Search online subtitles (Shooter / ASSRT / OpenSubtitles)
• Low-latency 4K live video streaming (less than 200 ms on LAN)
• Automatically switch to multi-bitrate streams based on network conditions

Requirements

• iOS 13+, macCatalyst 14+, macOS 10.15+, tvOS 13+, xrOS 1+

List of Apps Licensed to Use this SDK

This table does not list all licensed apps. If you would like to have your app listed above, please send me an email.

App Store Link	Logo
APTV
homeTV IPTV Player
Interlace Player
IPTV +
LillyPlayer Video Player
Mert Stream TV
MyKroko
SeeTV
SenPlayer
Smart IPTV
Snappier IPTV
StreamX
SWIPTV - IPTV Smart Player
UHF - Love your IPTV
Zen IPTV

Demo

• Open Demo/Demo.xcworkspace with Xcode.

Quick Start

Swift Package Manager

dependencies: [
    .package(url: "https://github.com/kingslay/KSPlayer.git", .branch("main"))
]

Usage

Initialization

import KSPlayer
import KSPlayerUI

KSOptions.secondPlayerType = KSMEPlayer.self
playerView = IOSVideoPlayerView()
view.addSubview(playerView)
playerView.translatesAutoresizingMaskIntoConstraints = false
NSLayoutConstraint.activate([
    playerView.topAnchor.constraint(equalTo: view.readableContentGuide.topAnchor),
    playerView.leftAnchor.constraint(equalTo: view.leftAnchor),
    playerView.rightAnchor.constraint(equalTo: view.rightAnchor),
    playerView.bottomAnchor.constraint(equalTo: view.bottomAnchor),
])
playerView.backBlock = { [unowned self] in
    if UIApplication.shared.statusBarOrientation.isLandscape {
        self.playerView.updateUI(isLandscape: false)
    } else {
        self.navigationController?.popViewController(animated: true)
    }
}

Setting up a regular video

import KSPlayer
import KSPlayerUI

playerView.set(url:URL(string: "http://baobab.wdjcdn.com/14525705791193.mp4")!)
playerView.set(resource: KSPlayerResource(url: url, name: name!, cover: URL(string: "http://img.wdjimg.com/image/video/447f973848167ee5e44b67c8d4df9839_0_0.jpeg"), subtitleURL: URL(string: "http://example.ksplay.subtitle")))

Multi-definition, with cover video

import KSPlayer
import KSPlayerUI

let res0 = KSPlayerResourceDefinition(url: URL(string: "http://clips.vorwaerts-gmbh.de/big_buck_bunny.mp4")!,
                                      definition: "高清")
let res1 = KSPlayerResourceDefinition(url: URL(string: "http://clips.vorwaerts-gmbh.de/big_buck_bunny.mp4")!,
                                      definition: "标清")

let asset = KSPlayerResource(name: "Big Buck Bunny",
                             definitions: [res0, res1],
                             cover: URL(string: "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c5/Big_buck_bunny_poster_big.jpg/848px-Big_buck_bunny_poster_big.jpg"))
playerView.set(resource: asset)

Setting up an HTTP header

import KSPlayer
import KSPlayerUI

let options = KSOptions()
options.appendHeader(["Referer":"https:www.xxx.com"])
let definition = KSPlayerResourceDefinition(url: URL(string: "http://clips.vorwaerts-gmbh.de/big_buck_bunny.mp4")!,
                                            definition: "高清",
                                            options: options)
let asset = KSPlayerResource(name: "Video Name",
                             definitions: [definition])
playerView.set(resource: asset)

Listening status change

import KSPlayer
import KSPlayerUI

// Listen to play time change
playerView.playTimeDidChange = { (currentTime: TimeInterval, totalTime: TimeInterval) in
    print("playTimeDidChange currentTime: \(currentTime) totalTime: \(totalTime)")
}

// Delegates
public protocol PlayerControllerDelegate: class {
    func playerController(state: KSPlayerState)
    func playerController(currentTime: TimeInterval, totalTime: TimeInterval)
    func playerController(finish error: Error?)
    func playerController(maskShow: Bool)
    func playerController(action: PlayerButtonType)
    // `bufferedCount: 0` indicates first time loading
    func playerController(bufferedCount: Int, consumeTime: TimeInterval)
}

Advanced Usage

Inherits PlayerView’s custom play logic and UI.

import KSPlayer
import KSPlayerUI

  class CustomVideoPlayerView: IOSVideoPlayerView {
      override func updateUI(isLandscape: Bool) {
          super.updateUI(isLandscape: isLandscape)
          toolBar.playbackRateButton.isHidden = true
      }

      override func onButtonPressed(type: PlayerButtonType, button: UIButton) {
          if type == .landscape {
              // Your own button press behaviour here
          } else {
              super.onButtonPressed(type: type, button: button)
          }
      }
  }

Selecting Tracks

import KSPlayer
import KSPlayerUI

     override open func player(layer: KSPlayerLayer, state: KSPlayerState) {
          super.player(layer: layer, state: state)
          if state == .readyToPlay, let player = layer.player {
              let tracks = player.tracks(mediaType: .audio)
              let track = tracks[1]
              /// the name of the track
              let name = track.name
              /// the language of the track
              let language = track.language
              /// selecting the one
              player.select(track: track)
          }
     }

Effect

Developments and Tests

Any contributing and pull requests are warmly welcome. However, before you plan to implement some features or try to fix an uncertain issue, it is recommended to open a discussion first. It would be appreciated if your pull requests could build and with all tests green. :)

Backers & Sponsors

Open-source projects cannot live long without your help. If you find KSPlayer to be useful, please consider supporting this project by becoming a sponsor.

Become a sponsor through GitHub Sponsors. :heart:

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andrefmsilva
romaingyh	Zen IPTV
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johnil
MeloDreek
nsplay1990
AppleChillVibez
bmob222
pateltejas
ewanl2001
JulienDev
Sheinices
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Thanks to nightfall708 for sponsoring a mac mini

Thanks to cdguy UnknownCoder807 skrew and LillyPlayer community for sponsoring a LG S95QR Sound Bar

Thanks to skrew and LillyPlayer community for sponsoring a 2022 Apple TV 4K

Thanks to bgoncal for sponsoring a HomePod mini