Watch a video
Use the player, change the speed and quality, jump between chapters, save videos for later and use keyboard shortcuts.
On this page
Anyone with access can watch a Vidler video in the browser, with no account needed. The side panel next to the video holds the summary, comments and transcript.
Play the video
Click the big play button. The bar at the bottom left of the poster shows the length, and when there's a speed to suggest it offers one with its length, such as 1.5× · 2:48. Click that to watch at that speed. If you stopped part-way before, the player offers to resume where you left off.
The controls along the bottom of the player:
| Control | What it does |
|---|---|
| Play, back and forward | Play or pause, and skip back or forward |
| Volume | Mute or change the volume |
| Captions | Turn captions on or off |
| Speed | 0.5× to 2.5×, with each speed's length. A Suggested tag marks the owner's choice or the one that fits the speaking pace |
| Settings | Quality, Speed, Captions, Caption style, Skip buttons, Copy link at current time and Keyboard shortcuts |
| Picture in picture | Keeps the video in a small window while you use other tabs |
| Theatre mode | Widens the player |
| Full screen | Fills the screen |
Marks on the seek bar show chapters, comments and reactions. Click a comment mark to open that comment.
The side panel
The side panel has Summary, Comments and Transcript tabs. Insights appears when the owner shares who watched, and Logs on bug reports. It opens on Summary when the video has one; a link to a comment opens Comments.
When a video has chapters, they show under the player and on the seek bar. Click one to jump to it. The Summary tab holds the summary and chapters, and lets you ask Vidler AI about the video when the owner allows it.
Save it for later
When you're signed in, click Save next to the title to add the video to Watch later. It then reads Saved; click it again to take the video off. You can also press W, or open More actions (…) and choose Watch later or Add to playlist…. Click » to hide the side panel and « to bring it back.
Keyboard shortcuts
| Keys | Action |
|---|---|
Space or K | Play or pause |
← → | Back or forward 5 seconds |
J L | Back or forward 10 seconds |
< > | Slower or faster |
0 to 9 | Jump to 0% to 90% |
M | Mute or unmute |
A | Captions on or off |
F T P | Full screen, theatre mode, picture in picture |
C | Comment at the current moment |
W | Save to Watch later, or take it off (signed in) |
? | Show all shortcuts |
To turn single-key shortcuts off, press ? and switch off Single-key shortcuts. They still work while the player has focus.
If the video doesn't open
Instead of the video you may see one of these:
| What you see | What to do |
|---|---|
| A password page | Enter the password the person who shared it gave you. |
| Ask for access with an email field | The video is private or only for its workspace. Sign in, or enter your email so its owner can let you in. |
| Confirm your email to watch | The video is shared with your email address. Open the link in the “Confirm your email” message from Vidler, or click Send the email again. The link brings you back to the video. |
| This link has expired | The owner set the link to stop working. Ask them to share it again. |
| You don’t have access to this video | It’s shared with another workspace or account. Ask the owner to share it with you, or switch to the account it was shared with. |
| This video isn’t available | It was deleted, archived or its link was reset. Ask the person who shared it for a new link. |