Sources: MP4, WebM, HLS, YouTube and Vimeo

A Videokr video points to a source you already have: an MP4 or WebM file, an HLS .m3u8 playlist, a YouTube URL or a Vimeo URL. The source stays where you host it and is wrapped in your branded player with your chapters, CTAs and analytics.

Updated 2026-08-18 · Markdown version

Direct files

Paste an https:// URL to an MP4 or WebM and Videokr plays it in your player without copying it — useful when the master already lives in S3, R2, Bunny or a company file store. MP4 (H.264/AAC) is the safest format for the widest device range; WebM works too. Because the file is never copied, its size is not a Videokr limit.

HLS

Paste an .m3u8 URL for adaptive streaming: the player switches rendition by bandwidth, which matters for long or high-bitrate video on mobile networks. Videokr plays HLS natively where the browser supports it and via a JavaScript fallback elsewhere.

YouTube and Vimeo

Paste a normal YouTube or Vimeo link and Videokr plays it inside your player chrome, with your chapters, CTAs and lead forms layered on top, and reports plays in your own analytics.

The honest caveat: YouTube's and Vimeo's own terms and player behaviour still apply to the underlying stream, so treat this as a way to reuse footage you have not moved yet, not as a way to strip their platform rules. For a page whose job is conversion, link the source with Videokr — no third-party recommendations, no branding, no cookie surprises. See Videokr vs YouTube.

Which to choose

Replacing a source

You can change a video's source without changing its id, slug, embed code or analytics history — so a re-cut film keeps its URL, its play count and its retention baseline.