django-embed-video
Django app for easy embedding YouTube and Vimeo videos and music from SoundCloud.
Decision gist · record as of 2026-08-14
Yes. The package is stable (Production/Stable status), actively maintained, has no known vulnerabilities, and solves a common Django need with low install friction. Use it if your Django project needs to embed videos from YouTube, Vimeo, or SoundCloud—it eliminates boilerplate and handles URL parsing and platform detection automatically.AI-flagged interpretation of the facts on this page — verify before relying
Before you install
- Requires Django to be installed and configured; the request context processor must be set in TEMPLATES settings if you need HTTP/S detection in template tags.
- Low friction install with three straightforward runtime dependencies.
- Maintained actively with recent releases; last commit in April 2026 and version 1.4.10 from May 2024 show ongoing support.
License · maintenance · safety
permissive license (permissive) — MIT license (permissive) means you can use, modify, and distribute this package freely in commercial and private projects with minimal restrictions.
last release 2024-05-07 (829 days) · last repo commit 2026-04-01 · 396 stars
0 known vulnerabilities (OSV.dev, 2026-08-14) · 77,124 downloads/mo, #14,554 on PyPI
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pip install django-embed-video
# In Django settings.py, add to INSTALLED_APPS:
INSTALLED_APPS = [
'embed_video',
# ...
]
# In template:
{% load embed_video_tags %}
{% video "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ" "800x600" %}- Whether the package handles all current YouTube, Vimeo, and SoundCloud URL formats reliably in production.
- Performance characteristics when processing many video URLs or thumbnails in a single page render.
What it is and what it does
django-embed-video is a Django app that simplifies embedding video and audio content from YouTube, Vimeo, and SoundCloud into web pages. It provides template tags and model fields that parse media URLs, extract metadata like thumbnails, and generate the appropriate embed code—eliminating the need to manually construct iframe tags or handle different platform APIs.
The package works by accepting video URLs in templates or model fields, automatically detecting the source platform, and rendering embeds with configurable dimensions. It handles multiple URL formats for each platform, including mobile URLs and platform-specific variations, and can lazy-load embeds to improve page performance. Installation requires adding it to Django's INSTALLED_APPS and optionally configuring the request context processor.
Use it for
- Add a video field to a Django model and render embedded videos in templates without writing custom iframe code.
- Build a content management system where editors paste YouTube or Vimeo URLs and the app automatically generates responsive embeds.
- Extract and display video thumbnails alongside links in a media gallery or blog post.
- Support multiple video platforms (YouTube, Vimeo, SoundCloud) in a single template without platform-specific logic.
- Lazy-load video embeds on a page with many videos to reduce initial load time.
Worth the install?
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Yes.
The package is stable (Production/Stable status), actively maintained, has no known vulnerabilities, and solves a common Django need with low install friction. Use it if your Django project needs to embed videos from YouTube, Vimeo, or SoundCloud—it eliminates boilerplate and handles URL parsing and platform detection automatically.
Install
django-embed-video on PyPI
Before you install
Low friction install with three straightforward runtime dependencies. Maintained actively with recent releases; last commit in April 2026 and version 1.4.10 from May 2024 show ongoing support.
Requires Django to be installed and configured; the request context processor must be set in TEMPLATES settings if you need HTTP/S detection in template tags.
License in practice
MIT license (permissive) means you can use, modify, and distribute this package freely in commercial and private projects with minimal restrictions.
Quickstart
pip install django-embed-video
# In Django settings.py, add to INSTALLED_APPS:
INSTALLED_APPS = [
'embed_video',
# ...
]
# In template:
{% load embed_video_tags %}
{% video "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ" "800x600" %}Verify before relying
- Whether the package handles all current YouTube, Vimeo, and SoundCloud URL formats reliably in production.
- Performance characteristics when processing many video URLs or thumbnails in a single page render.
Package facts
| License | permissive license permissive |
| Python support | Not specified |
| Install friction | Low. Pure-Python wheel |
| Runtime dependencies | 3 packagesrequestsDjangoimportlib-metadata |
| Maintenance | Actively maintained 829 days since the last release |
| Last repo commit | |
| First released | |
| Downloads | 77,124 / month, #14,554 on PyPI 30-day window, as of 2026-08-14 |
| Known vulnerabilities | None known OSV.dev, checked 2026-08-14 |
| Classifiers | Development Status :: 5 - Production/StableEnvironment :: PluginsEnvironment :: Web EnvironmentFramework :: DjangoFramework :: Django :: 3.2Framework :: Django :: 4.1Framework :: Django :: 4.2Framework :: Django :: 5.0Intended Audience :: DevelopersLicense :: OSI Approved :: MIT LicenseProgramming Language :: PythonProgramming Language :: Python :: 3Programming Language :: Python :: 3.10Programming Language :: Python :: 3.11Programming Language :: Python :: 3.12Programming Language :: Python :: 3.8Programming Language :: Python :: 3.9Programming Language :: Python :: Implementation :: CPythonTopic :: Internet :: WWW/HTTP |
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