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You can customize the appearance and behavior of the video player when embedded on other websites. This article discusses various methods for customizing and managing player appearance settings for embedded Vimeo videos.
In this article:
- How to customize my embedded player
- What customization options are available for the embedded player?
- Interactivity overview
- About small embedded players
- About third-party players
- Customization options for Organizations and Workspaces
How to customize my embedded player
There are two ways to edit the player appearance settings for your videos. You can edit the embedded settings for an individual video via the video settings page. You can also use an embed preset which you can apply to multiple videos to maintain consistent branding.
Any time you change the custom embed options for a particular video, it will automatically update on sites where it has already been embedded.
To access embed appearance settings from the video settings page:
- After selecting a video from your library, select the Appearance icon from the left-side panel of the video settings page. Ensure you are on the Embed tab of the Appearance panel.
- Apply your desired settings under the Branding, Engagement, Details, and Controls sections.
- Select Save when finished.
- You can also select + Save new preset if you'd like to create a custom preset. To read more, visit How to create and apply appearance presets for videos.
What customization options are available for the embedded player?
For a comprehensive breakdown of settings, refer to Video appearance customization Comparison. The customization options available for the embedded player are:
⚠️Note: There is no way to include the video download button on the embedded player; this is only accessible from the video page on vimeo.com.
Interactivity overview
Interaction tools help you connect with your viewers and can help drive engagement and conversions. These will appear in both the embedded player and the video page. To add these to your video, select your video from the library and open the Interactivity tab on the right side.
Interaction tools include:
About small embedded players
If your embedded video is less than 375px wide, some elements on the playbar will be hidden within an expandable menu.
Select the arrow icon on the player to access volume controls, captions and subtitle options, playback speed controls, picture-in-picture, and full-screen mode.
⚠️Note: If your webpage is using a responsive design, the embedded player may automatically adhere to a smaller size on mobile. Some end screens will not appear if the player is smaller than 300px wide or 169px tall.
About third-party players
Vimeo’s embed and privacy settings only apply to the embedded Vimeo player. If you have a plan that includes third-party player links, Vimeo’s embed customizations will not apply. However, the third-party player might support its own set of customizations — check out their support documentation for more info.
Customization options for Organizations and Workspaces
For Enterprise accounts with Workspaces: Presets can be set and managed at both the Workspace level and the Organization level. Note that settings at the Organization level take precedence over those set at the Workspace level. To read more, visit How to edit my Organization’s settings or How to edit my Workspace's settings.