better_player 0.2.0

Advanced video player. It solves many typical use cases and it's easy to run.

Better Player

Advanced video player. It solves many typical use cases and it's easy to run.

Introduction

This plugin is based on Chewie. Chewie is awesome plugin and works well in many cases. Better Player is a continuation of ideas introduced in Chewie. Better player fix common bugs, adds more configuration options and solves typical use cases.

Features:
✔️ Fixed common bugs
✔️ Added advanced configuration options
✔️ Refactored player controls
✔️ Playlist support
✔️ Video in ListView support
✔️ Subtitles support: (formats: SRT, WEBVTT with HTML tags support; subtitles from HLS; multiple subtitles for video)
✔️ HTTP Headers support
✔️ BoxFit of video support
✔️ Playback speed support
✔️ HLS support (track, subtitles (also segmented), audio track selection)
✔️ DASH support (track, subtitles, audio track selection)
✔️ Alternative resolution support
✔️ Cache support
✔️ Notifications support
✔️ Picture in Picture support
✔️ DRM support (token, Widevine, FairPlay EZDRM).
✔️ ... and much more!

Documentation

• Official documentation
• Example application
• API reference

Migration to 0.2.0

Version 0.2.0 introduces significant native platform modernizations:

• iOS: Migrated to Swift Package Manager (SPM). If you're using a version of Flutter older than 3.24, you may need to ensure your environment is compatible with SPM-based plugins.
• Android: Modernized Gradle configuration using the plugins {} block. This resolves legacy Kotlin configuration warnings.
• Dependencies: Updated xml, meta, and very_good_analysis.

If you encounter any build issues after upgrading, please refer to the official documentation or open an issue.

Important information

This plugin development is in progress. You may encounter breaking changes each version. This plugin is developed part-time for free. If you need some feature which is supported by other players available in pub dev, then feel free to create PR. All valuable contributions are welcome!