# Play videos for windows devices

**URL:** <https://forum.defold.com/t/play-videos-for-windows-devices/76633>\
**Category:** Questions\
**Created:** [April 17, 2024, 3:15am UTC](https://forum.defold.com/t/play-videos-for-windows-devices/76633 "2024-04-17T03:15:27Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 14\
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**Author:** ![Thanks](https://forum-defold.b-cdn.net/user_avatar/forum.defold.com/thanks/32/35789_2.png) [@Thanks](https://forum.defold.com/u/Thanks)\
**Post date:** [April 17, 2024, 3:15am UTC](https://forum.defold.com/t/play-videos-for-windows-devices/76633/1 "2024-04-17T03:15:27Z")

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Is there a way to do this in Defold?  
Any extension and stuff. I’ve looked around and the videoplayer extension only works on mobile.  
I’ve been liking how small and light defold is compared to renpy or unity. The performance is amazing and I like having an IDE.  
Playing a video is kind of needed for my small management and VN game.

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**Author:** ![Chung\_Xa](https://forum-defold.b-cdn.net/user_avatar/forum.defold.com/chung_xa/32/34470_2.png) [@Chung\_Xa](https://forum.defold.com/u/Chung_Xa)\
**Post date:** [April 17, 2024, 3:36am UTC](https://forum.defold.com/t/play-videos-for-windows-devices/76633/2 "2024-04-17T03:36:13Z")

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I found this: [defold/extension-videoplayer: Videoplayer for the Defold engine (github.com)](https://github.com/defold/extension-videoplayer)  
you can try

Ah yes, no Windows supported. Sr

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**Author:** ![britzl](https://forum-defold.b-cdn.net/user_avatar/forum.defold.com/britzl/32/23_2.png) [@britzl](https://forum.defold.com/u/britzl)\
**Post date:** [April 17, 2024, 5:41am UTC](https://forum.defold.com/t/play-videos-for-windows-devices/76633/3 "2024-04-17T05:41:43Z")

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> [@Chung\_Xa](#):
>
> Ah yes, no Windows supported. Sr

The above mentioned extension supports Windows. Inf act, it supports all platforms:

> **[extension-videoplayer/videoplayer/lib at master · defold/extension-videoplayer](https://github.com/defold/extension-videoplayer/tree/master/videoplayer/lib)**
>
> Videoplayer for the Defold engine. Contribute to defold/extension-videoplayer development by creating an account on GitHub.

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**Author:** ![Chung\_Xa](https://forum-defold.b-cdn.net/user_avatar/forum.defold.com/chung_xa/32/34470_2.png) [@Chung\_Xa](https://forum.defold.com/u/Chung_Xa)\
**Post date:** [April 17, 2024, 6:31am UTC](https://forum.defold.com/t/play-videos-for-windows-devices/76633/4 "2024-04-17T06:31:06Z")

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I just looked at the readme and seen “The currently unsupported platforms are: Windows”. Glad that it supports all platforms 🙂

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**Author:** ![Thanks](https://forum-defold.b-cdn.net/user_avatar/forum.defold.com/thanks/32/35789_2.png) [@Thanks](https://forum.defold.com/u/Thanks)\
**Post date:** [April 17, 2024, 7:43am UTC](https://forum.defold.com/t/play-videos-for-windows-devices/76633/5 "2024-04-17T07:43:09Z")

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Oh so the warning is outdated?

# Known issues

The currently unsupported platforms are: Windows

Let me try it then.

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**Author:** ![britzl](https://forum-defold.b-cdn.net/user_avatar/forum.defold.com/britzl/32/23_2.png) [@britzl](https://forum.defold.com/u/britzl)\
**Post date:** [April 17, 2024, 4:40pm UTC](https://forum.defold.com/t/play-videos-for-windows-devices/76633/6 "2024-04-17T16:40:24Z")

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Evidence in the source code indicate that Windows is working, but please give it a try and let us know!

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**Author:** ![Thanks](https://forum-defold.b-cdn.net/user_avatar/forum.defold.com/thanks/32/35789_2.png) [@Thanks](https://forum.defold.com/u/Thanks)\
**Post date:** [April 17, 2024, 4:47pm UTC](https://forum.defold.com/t/play-videos-for-windows-devices/76633/7 "2024-04-17T16:47:17Z")

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It did work!  
A bit of a hassle to implement but it does work. I will most likely use it for cut scenes and intros only anyway so it works for me.

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**Author:** ![britzl](https://forum-defold.b-cdn.net/user_avatar/forum.defold.com/britzl/32/23_2.png) [@britzl](https://forum.defold.com/u/britzl)\
**Post date:** [April 17, 2024, 4:58pm UTC](https://forum.defold.com/t/play-videos-for-windows-devices/76633/8 "2024-04-17T16:58:48Z")

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> [@Thanks](#):
>
> It did work!

Thanks. I’ve updated the readme to reflect this.

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**Author:** ![Ahmutkadim](https://forum-defold.b-cdn.net/user_avatar/forum.defold.com/ahmutkadim/32/33104_2.png) [@Ahmutkadim](https://forum.defold.com/u/Ahmutkadim)\
**Post date:** [June 28, 2024, 1:29pm UTC](https://forum.defold.com/t/play-videos-for-windows-devices/76633/9 "2024-06-28T13:29:41Z")

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oh that’s cool, ı have a question, do ı need to build libs for each platform?

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**Author:** ![britzl](https://forum-defold.b-cdn.net/user_avatar/forum.defold.com/britzl/32/23_2.png) [@britzl](https://forum.defold.com/u/britzl)\
**Post date:** [June 28, 2024, 7:13pm UTC](https://forum.defold.com/t/play-videos-for-windows-devices/76633/10 "2024-06-28T19:13:50Z")

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No that should not be necessary. The build server should take care of it for you. Give it a try!

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**Author:** ![Ahmutkadim](https://forum-defold.b-cdn.net/user_avatar/forum.defold.com/ahmutkadim/32/33104_2.png) [@Ahmutkadim](https://forum.defold.com/u/Ahmutkadim)\
**Post date:** [June 28, 2024, 8:34pm UTC](https://forum.defold.com/t/play-videos-for-windows-devices/76633/11 "2024-06-28T20:34:46Z")

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Thanks, I tried and got an extensive warning and error log. It is as follows:

```plaintext
/videoplayer/ext.manifest
	clang: warning: treating 'c' input as 'c++' when in C++ mode, this behavior is deprecated [-Wdeprecated]
	ld: warning: object file (/usr/local/extender-production/sdk/d6882f432beca85d460ec42497888157c356d058/defoldsdk//ext/lib/arm64-macos/libglfw3.a[2](context.c.o)) was built for newer 'macOS' version (14.0) than being linked (11.0)
	ld: warning: object file (/usr/local/extender-production/sdk/d6882f432beca85d460ec42497888157c356d058/defoldsdk//ext/lib/arm64-macos/libglfw3.a[3](init.c.o)) was built for newer 'macOS' version (14.0) than being linked (11.0)
	ld: warning: object file (/usr/local/extender-production/sdk/d6882f432beca85d460ec42497888157c356d058/defoldsdk//ext/lib/arm64-macos/libglfw3.a[4](input.c.o)) was built for newer 'macOS' version (14.0) than being linked (11.0)
	ld: warning: object file (/usr/local/extender-production/sdk/d6882f432beca85d460ec42497888157c356d058/defoldsdk//ext/lib/arm64-macos/libglfw3.a[5](monitor.c.o)) was built for newer 'macOS' version (14.0) than being linked (11.0)
	ld: warning: object file (/usr/local/extender-production/sdk/d6882f432beca85d460ec42497888157c356d058/defoldsdk//ext/lib/arm64-macos/libglfw3.a[6](platform.c.o)) was built for newer 'macOS' version (14.0) than being linked (11.0)
	ld: warning: object file (/usr/local/extender-production/sdk/d6882f432beca85d460ec42497888157c356d058/defoldsdk//ext/lib/arm64-macos/libglfw3.a[7](vulkan.c.o)) was built for newer 'macOS' version (14.0) than being linked (11.0)
	ld: warning: object file (/usr/local/extender-production/sdk/d6882f432beca85d460ec42497888157c356d058/defoldsdk//ext/lib/arm64-macos/libglfw3.a[8](window.c.o)) was built for newer 'macOS' version (14.0) than being linked (11.0)
	ld: warning: object file (/usr/local/extender-production/sdk/d6882f432beca85d460ec42497888157c356d058/defoldsdk//ext/lib/arm64-macos/libglfw3.a[9](egl_context.c.o)) was built for newer 'macOS' version (14.0) than being linked (11.0)
	ld: warning: object file (/usr/local/extender-production/sdk/d6882f432beca85d460ec42497888157c356d058/defoldsdk//ext/lib/arm64-macos/libglfw3.a[10](osmesa_context.c.o)) was built for newer 'macOS' version (14.0) than being linked (11.0)
	ld: warning: object file (/usr/local/extender-production/sdk/d6882f432beca85d460ec42497888157c356d058/defoldsdk//ext/lib/arm64-macos/libglfw3.a[11](null_init.c.o)) was built for newer 'macOS' version (14.0) than being linked (11.0)
	ld: warning: object file (/usr/local/extender-production/sdk/d6882f432beca85d460ec42497888157c356d058/defoldsdk//ext/lib/arm64-macos/libglfw3.a[12](null_monitor.c.o)) was built for newer 'macOS' version (14.0) than being linked (11.0)
	ld: warning: object file (/usr/local/extender-production/sdk/d6882f432beca85d460ec42497888157c356d058/defoldsdk//ext/lib/arm64-macos/libglfw3.a[13](null_window.c.o)) was built for newer 'macOS' version (14.0) than being linked (11.0)
	ld: warning: object file (/usr/local/extender-production/sdk/d6882f432beca85d460ec42497888157c356d058/defoldsdk//ext/lib/arm64-macos/libglfw3.a[14](null_joystick.c.o)) was built for newer 'macOS' version (14.0) than being linked (11.0)
	ld: warning: object file (/usr/local/extender-production/sdk/d6882f432beca85d460ec42497888157c356d058/defoldsdk//ext/lib/arm64-macos/libglfw3.a[15](cocoa_time.c.o)) was built for newer 'macOS' version (14.0) than being linked (11.0)
	ld: warning: object file (/usr/local/extender-production/sdk/d6882f432beca85d460ec42497888157c356d058/defoldsdk//ext/lib/arm64-macos/libglfw3.a[16](posix_module.c.o)) was built for newer 'macOS' version (14.0) than being linked (11.0)
	ld: warning: object file (/usr/local/extender-production/sdk/d6882f432beca85d460ec42497888157c356d058/defoldsdk//ext/lib/arm64-macos/libglfw3.a[17](posix_thread.c.o)) was built for newer 'macOS' version (14.0) than being linked (11.0)
	ld: warning: object file (/usr/local/extender-production/sdk/d6882f432beca85d460ec42497888157c356d058/defoldsdk//ext/lib/arm64-macos/libglfw3.a[18](cocoa_init.m.o)) was built for newer 'macOS' version (14.0) than being linked (11.0)
	ld: warning: object file (/usr/local/extender-production/sdk/d6882f432beca85d460ec42497888157c356d058/defoldsdk//ext/lib/arm64-macos/libglfw3.a[19](cocoa_joystick.m.o)) was built for newer 'macOS' version (14.0) than being linked (11.0)
	ld: warning: object file (/usr/local/extender-production/sdk/d6882f432beca85d460ec42497888157c356d058/defoldsdk//ext/lib/arm64-macos/libglfw3.a[20](cocoa_monitor.m.o)) was built for newer 'macOS' version (14.0) than being linked (11.0)
	ld: warning: object file (/usr/local/extender-production/sdk/d6882f432beca85d460ec42497888157c356d058/defoldsdk//ext/lib/arm64-macos/libglfw3.a[21](cocoa_window.m.o)) was built for newer 'macOS' version (14.0) than being linked (11.0)
	ld: warning: object file (/usr/local/extender-production/sdk/d6882f432beca85d460ec42497888157c356d058/defoldsdk//ext/lib/arm64-macos/libglfw3.a[22](nsgl_context.m.o)) was built for newer 'macOS' version (14.0) than being linked (11.0)
	Undefined symbols for architecture arm64:
  "mkvparser::EBMLHeader::Parse(mkvparser::IMkvReader*, long long&)", referenced from:
      _file_is_webm in libVideoPlayer_3.a[4](webmdec.cc_2.o)
  "mkvparser::EBMLHeader::EBMLHeader()", referenced from:
      _file_is_webm in libVideoPlayer_3.a[4](webmdec.cc_2.o)
  "mkvparser::EBMLHeader::~EBMLHeader()", referenced from:
      _file_is_webm in libVideoPlayer_3.a[4](webmdec.cc_2.o)
  "mkvparser::IMkvReader::~IMkvReader()", referenced from:
      mkvparser::MkvBufferReader::~MkvBufferReader() in libVideoPlayer_3.a[4](webmdec.cc_2.o)
      mkvparser::MkvBufferReader::~MkvBufferReader() in libVideoPlayer_3.a[4](webmdec.cc_2.o)
  "mkvparser::Segment::CreateInstance(mkvparser::IMkvReader*, long long, mkvparser::Segment*&)", referenced from:
      _file_is_webm in libVideoPlayer_3.a[4](webmdec.cc_2.o)
  "mkvparser::Segment::Load()", referenced from:
      _file_is_webm in libVideoPlayer_3.a[4](webmdec.cc_2.o)
  "mkvparser::Segment::GetNext(mkvparser::Cluster const*)", referenced from:
      _webm_read_frame in libVideoPlayer_3.a[4](webmdec.cc_2.o)
  "mkvparser::Segment::~Segment()", referenced from:
      _file_is_webm in libVideoPlayer_3.a[4](webmdec.cc_2.o)
      (anonymous namespace)::rewind_and_reset(WebmInputContext*, VpxInputContext*) in libVideoPlayer_3.a[4](webmdec.cc_2.o)
      _webm_free in libVideoPlayer_3.a[4](webmdec.cc_2.o)
  "mkvparser::VideoTrack::GetWidth() const", referenced from:
      _file_is_webm in libVideoPlayer_3.a[4](webmdec.cc_2.o)
  "mkvparser::VideoTrack::GetHeight() const", referenced from:
      _file_is_webm in libVideoPlayer_3.a[4](webmdec.cc_2.o)
  "mkvparser::Block::GetFrameCount() const", referenced from:
      _webm_read_frame in libVideoPlayer_3.a[4](webmdec.cc_2.o)
  "mkvparser::Block::GetTrackNumber() const", referenced from:
      _webm_read_frame in libVideoPlayer_3.a[4](webmdec.cc_2.o)
      _webm_read_frame in libVideoPlayer_3.a[4](webmdec.cc_2.o)
  "mkvparser::Block::Frame::Read(mkvparser::IMkvReader*, unsigned char*) const", referenced from:
      _webm_read_frame in libVideoPlayer_3.a[4](webmdec.cc_2.o)
  "mkvparser::Block::IsKey() const", referenced from:
      _webm_read_frame in libVideoPlayer_3.a[4](webmdec.cc_2.o)
  "mkvparser::Block::GetTime(mkvparser::Cluster const*) const", referenced from:
      _webm_read_frame in libVideoPlayer_3.a[4](webmdec.cc_2.o)
  "mkvparser::Block::GetFrame(int) const", referenced from:
      _webm_read_frame in libVideoPlayer_3.a[4](webmdec.cc_2.o)
  "mkvparser::Track::GetCodecId() const", referenced from:
      _file_is_webm in libVideoPlayer_3.a[4](webmdec.cc_2.o)
      _file_is_webm in libVideoPlayer_3.a[4](webmdec.cc_2.o)
      _file_is_webm in libVideoPlayer_3.a[4](webmdec.cc_2.o)
  "mkvparser::Track::GetType() const", referenced from:
      _file_is_webm in libVideoPlayer_3.a[4](webmdec.cc_2.o)
  "mkvparser::Track::GetNumber() const", referenced from:
      _file_is_webm in libVideoPlayer_3.a[4](webmdec.cc_2.o)
  "mkvparser::Tracks::GetTracksCount() const", referenced from:
      _file_is_webm in libVideoPlayer_3.a[4](webmdec.cc_2.o)
      _file_is_webm in libVideoPlayer_3.a[4](webmdec.cc_2.o)
  "mkvparser::Tracks::GetTrackByIndex(unsigned long) const", referenced from:
      _file_is_webm in libVideoPlayer_3.a[4](webmdec.cc_2.o)
  "mkvparser::Cluster::EOS() const", referenced from:
      _webm_read_frame in libVideoPlayer_3.a[4](webmdec.cc_2.o)
  "mkvparser::Cluster::GetNext(mkvparser::BlockEntry const*, mkvparser::BlockEntry const*&) const", referenced from:
      _webm_read_frame in libVideoPlayer_3.a[4](webmdec.cc_2.o)
  "mkvparser::Cluster::GetFirst(mkvparser::BlockEntry const*&) const", referenced from:
      _webm_read_frame in libVideoPlayer_3.a[4](webmdec.cc_2.o)
  "mkvparser::Segment::GetFirst() const", referenced from:
      _file_is_webm in libVideoPlayer_3.a[4](webmdec.cc_2.o)
      _webm_guess_framerate in libVideoPlayer_3.a[4](webmdec.cc_2.o)
  "mkvparser::Segment::GetTracks() const", referenced from:
      _file_is_webm in libVideoPlayer_3.a[4](webmdec.cc_2.o)
  "typeinfo for mkvparser::IMkvReader", referenced from:
      typeinfo for mkvparser::MkvBufferReader in libVideoPlayer_3.a[4](webmdec.cc_2.o)
  "_vpx_codec_vp8_dx", referenced from:
      vpx_decoders in libVideoPlayer_3.a[2](tools_common.c_0.o)
  "_vpx_codec_vp9_dx", referenced from:
      vpx_decoders in libVideoPlayer_3.a[2](tools_common.c_0.o)
	ld: symbol(s) not found for architecture arm64
	clang: error: linker command failed with exit code 1 (use -v to see invocation)
	com.defold.extender.ExtenderException: java.io.IOException: clang++ -c -isystem /usr/local/extender-production/platformsdk/MacOSX14.5.sdk/usr/include/c++/v1 -DDLIB_LOG_DOMAIN="VIDEOPLAYER" -DDDF_EXPOSE_DESCRIPTORS -DDM_PLATFORM_MACOS -DDM_PLATFORM_OSX -DGL_DO_NOT_WARN_IF_MULTI_GL_VERSION_HEADERS_INCLUDED -O2 -g -stdlib=libc++ -mmacosx-version-min=10.13 -isysroot /usr/local/extender-production/platformsdk/MacOSX14.5.sdk -nostdinc++ -fno-exceptions -fvisibility=hidden -Werror=format -arch arm64 -target arm64-apple-darwin19 -m64 -Iupload/videoplayer/include/ -Ibuild/videoplayer/ -Iupload/ -I/usr/local/extender-production/sdk/d6882f432beca85d460ec42497888157c356d058/defoldsdk//include -I/usr/local/extender-production/sdk/d6882f432beca85d460ec42497888157c356d058/defoldsdk//sdk/include -I/usr/local/extender-production/sdk/d6882f432beca85d460ec42497888157c356d058/defoldsdk//ext/include upload/videoplayer/src/webm/tools_common.c -obuild/tools_common.c_0.o
clang++ -c -isystem /usr/local/extender-production/platformsdk/MacOSX14.5.sdk/usr/include/c++/v1 -DDLIB_LOG_DOMAIN="VIDEOPLAYER" -DDDF_EXPOSE_DESCRIPTORS -DDM_PLATFORM_MACOS -DDM_PLATFORM_OSX -DGL_DO_NOT_WARN_IF_MULTI_GL_VERSION_HEADERS_INCLUDED -O2 -g -stdlib=libc++ -mmacosx-version-min=10.13 -isysroot /usr/local/extender-production/platformsdk/MacOSX14.5.sdk -nostdinc++ -fno-exceptions -fvisibility=hidden -Werror=format -arch arm64 -target arm64-apple-darwin19 -m64 -Iupload/videoplayer/include/ -Ibuild/videoplayer/ -Iupload/ -I/usr/local/extender-production/sdk/d6882f432beca85d460ec42497888157c356d058/defoldsdk//include -I/usr/local/extender-production/sdk/d6882f432beca85d460ec42497888157c356d058/defoldsdk//sdk/include -I/usr/local/extender-production/sdk/d6882f432beca85d460ec42497888157c356d058/defoldsdk//ext/include upload/videoplayer/src/videoplayer.cpp -obuild/videoplayer.cpp_1.o
clang++ -c -isystem /usr/local/extender-production/platformsdk/MacOSX14.5.sdk/usr/include/c++/v1 -DDLIB_LOG_DOMAIN="VIDEOPLAYER" -DDDF_EXPOSE_DESCRIPTORS -DDM_PLATFORM_MACOS -DDM_PLATFORM_OSX -DGL_DO_NOT_WARN_IF_MULTI_GL_VERSION_HEADERS_INCLUDED -O2 -g -stdlib=libc++ -mmacosx-version-min=10.13 -isysroot /usr/local/extender-production/platformsdk/MacOSX14.5.sdk -nostdinc++ -fno-exceptions -fvisibility=hidden -Werror=format -arch arm64 -target arm64-apple-darwin19 -m64 -Iupload/videoplayer/include/ -Ibuild/videoplayer/ -Iupload/ -I/usr/local/extender-production/sdk/d6882f432beca85d460ec42497888157c356d058/defoldsdk//include -I/usr/local/extender-production/sdk/d6882f432beca85d460ec42497888157c356d058/defoldsdk//sdk/include -I/usr/local/extender-production/sdk/d6882f432beca85d460ec42497888157c356d058/defoldsdk//ext/include upload/videoplayer/src/webm/webmdec.cc -obuild/webmdec.cc_2.o

```

May I also put this as an issue?

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**Author:** ![selimanac](https://forum-defold.b-cdn.net/user_avatar/forum.defold.com/selimanac/32/6397_2.png) [@selimanac](https://forum.defold.com/u/selimanac)\
**Post date:** [June 29, 2024, 6:43am UTC](https://forum.defold.com/t/play-videos-for-windows-devices/76633/12 "2024-06-29T06:43:58Z")

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Pre-build arm64 (MacOS) lib is [missing](https://github.com/defold/extension-videoplayer/tree/master/videoplayer/lib). You need to build it first: [extension-videoplayer/videoplayer/utils/README.md at master · defold/extension-videoplayer · GitHub](https://github.com/defold/extension-videoplayer/blob/master/videoplayer/utils/README.md)

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**Author:** ![britzl](https://forum-defold.b-cdn.net/user_avatar/forum.defold.com/britzl/32/23_2.png) [@britzl](https://forum.defold.com/u/britzl)\
**Post date:** [June 29, 2024, 9:10am UTC](https://forum.defold.com/t/play-videos-for-windows-devices/76633/13 "2024-06-29T09:10:51Z")

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> [@Ahmutkadim](#):
>
> May I also put this as an issue?

Yes, please report it as an issue!

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**Author:** ![britzl](https://forum-defold.b-cdn.net/user_avatar/forum.defold.com/britzl/32/23_2.png) [@britzl](https://forum.defold.com/u/britzl)\
**Post date:** [July 1, 2024, 5:51am UTC](https://forum.defold.com/t/play-videos-for-windows-devices/76633/14 "2024-07-01T05:51:46Z")

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I decided to create a new extension for MPEG1 video decoding:

> **[GitHub - defold/extension-videoplayer-mpeg: Native extension to play back mpeg1 video using...](https://github.com/defold/extension-videoplayer-mpeg)**
>
> Native extension to play back mpeg1 video using pl\_mpeg

MPEG1 is an old format with expired patents and simple but inefficient encoding. This means that the files are a bit larger than modern formats, but the code required to decode video is simple and small. The extension above uses [pl\_mpeg](https://github.com/phoboslab/pl_mpeg/), a single header C library. It does also support MP2 audio decoding but this is not integrated with Defold. Please give it a try and see if it works well enough for your usecase.