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Adding videos

You can add videos to your website by uploading a local video or embedding them from platforms such as YouTube and Vimeo.

Add a Video

To add a video to your site, click the “Insert” button and navigate to the “Media” section. Then, drag and drop a video component onto the Canvas. You have three options: a native Video component, YouTube, or Vimeo.

Make sure to set a poster, which is a thumbnail for your video. Google and other search engines use the poster to display a preview (thumbnail) in search results and snippets. Ensure the poster has a minimum size of 60 x 30 px. Framer automatically optimizes how videos are loaded, but not the video content itself. Read more.

Screenshot of the “Media” panel in the “Insert” menu that shows all the different Iimage and video components.

Vimeo or youtube

To embed YouTube or Vimeo videos:

Provide the video URL, and the video will embed onto the Canvas.

For local videos or hosted MP4s, use the Video component. Customize properties like:

Autoplay
Poster images
Border-radius
Looping
Sizing

Screenshot of the right menu that show the different options of the Youtube component inside Framer.

Autoplaying video

Modern browsers, like Chrome and Safari, require autoplaying videos to be muted by default. For videos with audio, it’s best to:

Trigger playback after user interaction (e.g., clicking a button).

Learn more. You can also check out our guide on how to play videos when they come into view.

Accessibility of videos

For videos without an audio track, provide a text description below the video to describe its content. See examples here.