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custom React video player with dark UI controls overlay

2026-09-16 · 9 min read

Video Player in React: Custom Controls, Fullscreen, Captions

Build a fully custom React video player with play/pause, seek, fullscreen, volume, and WebVTT captions - no third-party libraries required.

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colorful audio waveform visualization on dark background abstract

2026-07-24 · 9 min read

Audio Player in React: Play, Seek, Volume and Waveform Display

Build a fully custom React audio player with play/pause, seek, volume control, and a real-time waveform visualizer using the Web Audio API - no third-party lib needed.

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