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Lite YouTube Embed. A lightweight way to embed YouTube videos that loads faster.

paulirish.github.io/lite-youtube-embed

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Updates

November 2025
  • Release —v0.3.4
  • 0.3.4
  • apply 'strict-origin-when-cross-origin' referrer-policy to address Er…
November 2024
  • Fix lty- typo, but keep fallback around to avoid breakage
October 2024
  • availability page handle youtu.be links
  • replace demo video with a chill vibe (#188)
  • youtube-thumbnail-urls - link up my demo pages
August 2024
  • Release —v0.3.3
  • 0.3.3
  • Accessibility Improvements for PE Pattern (#183)
April 2024
  • Release —v0.3.2
March 2024
  • 0.3.2
  • typo: getPlayer() is now getYTPlayer()
  • Release —v0.3.1
  • 0.3.1
  • rejiggle readme. add section on getPlayer()
  • refactor iframe methods
  • change iframe injection method in noscript
  • Upgrade poster image to higher resolution webp if possible (#167)
  • Display the video title - add title attribute (#88)
  • Replace top gradient PNG with `linear-gradient` (#166)
  • Add a `js-api` attribute to opt-in to the YouTube Iframe Player API (…
October 2023
  • Update GitHub Actions versions (#157)
  • Make the entire element clickable (#153)
  • Release —v0.3.0