I built a React Native OTT video player with debugging tools (open core + pro)

I’ve been working with React Native video for a while, and I kept running into the same problems:

• hard to debug streaming issues
• no built-in support for subtitles or quality switching
• building custom controls takes too much time

Most libraries solve playback, but not the full streaming experience.

So I built MamoPlayer.

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What is MamoPlayer?

MamoPlayer is a React Native video player designed for OTT-style apps.

It comes in two parts:

Core (free)

• custom timeline
• playback controls
• gestures (double tap seek)
• auto-hide controls

Pro

• quality selection (HLS)
• subtitles & multi-language audio
• ads (pre/mid/post roll)
• thumbnail previews while scrubbing
• PiP
• debug overlay for real-time playback insights

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Why I built it

The biggest issue for me wasn’t playback — it was debugging and UX.

I wanted:

• better visibility into playback state
• easier handling of tracks (quality, audio, subtitles)
• a modern OTT-style UI without rebuilding everything

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Links

Docs: https://mamoplayer.com
npm (Core): https://www.npmjs.com/package/@mamoplayer/core

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Feedback

If you’re working on video in React Native, I’d really appreciate your feedback.

What’s missing? What would you need to adopt something like this?