10 Best Video Background Plugins In JavaScript (2024 Update)

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What Is Video Background

Video background is a modern web design pattern that makes an HTML5/Youtube/Vimeo video act as an animated, interactive, attractive background of your hero header of the whole webpage.

The Best Video Background Plugin

Want to have an excellent video background on the web page? Here is the list of the 10 best JavaScript/jQuery plugins that make it easier to implement the video background on your next project. Have fun.

Originally Published Aug 13 2019, updated Feb 08 2024

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jQuery Video Background Plugins:

Use Youtube/Vimeo/HTML5 Videos As A Fullscreen Background - youtube-background.js

Yet another jQuery/Vanilla JS Video Background plugin which makes Youtube/Vimeo/HTML5 videos behavior like a covering background.

Use Youtube/Vimeo/HTML5 Videos As A Fullscreen Background - youtube-background.js

[Demo] [Download]


Awesome Video Background Plugin with HTML5 and Youtube API - YTPlayer

YTPlayer is a jQuery plugin that allows you to use a youtube video as the background of your web page using html5 data-* attributes and youtube API.

Awesome Video Background Plugin with HTML5 and Youtube API - YTPlayer

[Demo] [Download]


Fullscreen Background Video Plugin For jQuery - BigVideo

An awesome jQuery plugin for adding fit-to-fill background video or images to your website.

Fullscreen Background Video Plugin For jQuery - BigVideo

[Demo] [Download]


Responsive Full Page Video Background Plugin with jQuery - Vide

Yet another jQuery plugin for creating an Html5 video background that is responsive to fit within any container.

Responsive Full Page Video Background Plugin with jQuery - Vide

[Demo] [Download]


HTML5 Background Player For Vimeo Videos - mb.vimeoPlayer

A jQuery HTML5 video background plugin which allows you to insert a responsive, fully controllable Vimeo video player as the background of any container element.

HTML5 Background Player For Vimeo Videos - mb.vimeoPlayer

[Demo] [Download]


Vanilla JS Video Background Plugins:

Custom Fullscreen HTML5 Video Player In JavaScript

A fullscreen HTML5 video player with custom controls like play, pause, forward, backward, fullscreen toggle, and etc.

Custom Fullscreen HTML5 Video Player In JavaScript

[Demo] [Download]


Fullscreen Background Video Using YouTube Player API

A simple JavaScript solution to use a Youtube video as the fullscreen background for your website using Youtube Player Iframe API.

Fullscreen Background Video Using YouTube Player API

[Demo] [Download]


Responsive Background Video & Image Plugin - Anamorph.js

A tiny JavaScript plugin that makes it easy for you to use HTML5 or Youtube videos as backgrounds on your website, instead of regular images. It falls back to background images on mobile and tablet devices as they don't support video autoplay. A custom background overlay will give a professional look and feel to the website and keep the page content visible at all times.

Responsive Background Video & Image Plugin - Anamorph.js

[Demo] [Download]


Dynamic Background Video Slideshow In JavaScript

Just another responsive full-size background video library that automatically plays the next one when the current video playback is finished.

Dynamic Background Video Slideshow In JavaScript

[Demo] [Download]


Mobile-friendly Background Video Solution – Vidage.js

Vidage.js a lightweight JavaScript library which allows for HTML5 videos to be used as a background for your webpage.

Mobile-friendly Background Video Solution – Vidage.js

[Demo] [Download]


Conclusion:

Looking for more jQuery plugins or JavaScript libraries to create awesome Video Background on the web & mobile? See jQuery Video Background and JavaScript Video Background sections for more details.

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