Plays directly in your browser

Play Any Video Format Instantly

Tap To Play plays MP4, MKV, AVI, MOV, WMV and dozens of other formats directly in your browser. No software to install, no conversion steps, no uploads.

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Supports HEVC, MKV, AVI, FLV, WMV, MP4, WebM, etc.

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FEATURES

Everything a video player should do, nothing it shouldn't

Built for the moment you just need to watch a file — quickly, on any machine.

Supports 20+ Formats

MP4, MKV, AVI, MOV, WMV, FLV, WebM, OGG, MPEG, and more.

No Installation

Nothing to download. The video player loads instantly in your page.

Fast Loading

Playback starts in seconds, not minutes. Optimised buffering built-in.

Privacy Focused

Files stay on your local device. No data is ever uploaded to a server.

Works on Windows

Fully compatible with Windows 11, 10, 8, and 7 systems.

Works on Mac

Runs smoothly inside Safari, Chrome, and Firefox on macOS.

Works on Linux

Tested across modern distributions like Ubuntu, Debian, Fedora.

Works on Mobile

Responsive mobile layout. Play your local phone videos on the go.

FORMATS

Supported Formats

Open almost any video extension. We support playback decoding across a wide variety of codecs.

MP4
MKV
AVI
MOV
WMV
FLV
WebM
OGG
MPEG
3GP
M4V
TS
VOB
ASF
WORKFLOW

How It Works

1

Open a video

Click 'Open Video' and pick any local video file from your computer.

2

Wait a few seconds

Our engine decodes and buffers the stream instantly on your machine.

3

Watch instantly

Enjoy seamless stutter-free playback right inside your web browser.

FAQ

Questions, answered

Still unsure about something? Get in touch with us.

No installation is required. Tap To Play uses modern web technologies (WebAssembly, WebGL, and hardware acceleration) built directly into your web browser to compile and decode video packages on the fly.
We support virtually every popular media file extension including MP4, MKV, AVI, MOV, WMV, FLV, WebM, OGG, 3GP, M4V, TS, and many others.
No, there is no file size limit! Since the file is processed locally directly in your memory buffer and never uploaded over the internet, you can stream 10GB+ movies with zero latency.
Yes, basic local playback is 100% free. We plan to offer pro-tier features (such as online streaming links, subtitle translation, and audio enhancing) in the future.
Yes! Tap To Play includes built-in software decoders for HEVC/H.265 and AV1 codecs, enabling playback on systems that otherwise lack native operating system support.
Absolutely. Tap To Play works in Chrome on Android and Safari on iOS/iPadOS, making it easy to open and play format-restricted files on mobile devices.