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React Youtube

react-youtube

React.js powered YouTube player component

Component Libraries
react
youtube
player
react-component
react-youtube
Component Libraries
javascript
npm
frontend
open source
Stars
1.9k
Weekly
724k
Open issues
83
Bundle
~25 kB

Installation

npm install react-youtube

Code example

import { Button } from "react-youtube";

export function Example() {
  return (
    <div className="flex gap-2">
      <Button>Primary</Button>
      <Button variant="outline">Secondary</Button>
    </div>
  );
}

Pros & cons

Pros

  • Actively maintained by Tjalling Tolle
  • 724k weekly downloads. Battle tested
  • First-class TypeScript definitions
  • MIT licensed

Considerations

  • Adds roughly ~25 kB to your bundle
  • Needs client-only rendering in SSR frameworks
  • Not supported in React Native
  • 83 open issues on GitHub

FAQs

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