Best Free WordPress Plugins for Player

15 plugins compared · Updated August 2026 · Player

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Choosing a WordPress plugin for player comes down to a few things: whether it is still actively maintained, whether real users rate it well, and whether it does the specific job you need without dragging the rest of the site down.

We ranked 15 plugins using our WPScore, which weighs the user rating (adjusted for how many people actually rated it), how many sites run it, how recently it was updated, and which WordPress version it is tested against. 15 of them have enough public data to be scored; the rest are listed below the ranked block, clearly marked, rather than being given a number we cannot justify.

How this list is funded. Some links here earn us a commission if you buy. It costs you nothing extra, and it does not move anything up the list — the order comes from the WPScore, which is calculated from public ratings, install counts and update history. See the method.

At a glance

1. Presto Player Best overall 89/100
2. All-in-One Video Gallery 86/100
3. MP3 Audio Player 86/100
4. HTML5 Video Player 85/100
5. Music Player for Elementor 85/100
6. Podcast Player 85/100
7. HTML5 Audio Player 84/100
8. Text To Speech TTS Accessibility 84/100
9. Easy Video Player 83/100
10. GSpeech TTS 83/100
11. Compact WP Audio Player 82/100
12. AudioIgniter Music Player 82/100
13. Videojs HTML5 Player 82/100
14. Embed Lottie Player 82/100
15. Video Player Block 82/100

Best overall Free by Andre Gagnon

Presto Player

A modern video and audio player for courses, landing pages, marketing, and testimonials — with captions, branding, and page-builder support.

4.8★: from 339 ratings
100k+: active installs
Updated: Aug 2026
Tested to: WP 7.1

WPScore

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Free by Plugins360 Labs

All-in-One Video Gallery

Video gallery plugin for WordPress with a built-in HTML5 player. Embed YouTube, Vimeo, Dailymotion, Rumble, and self-hosted videos.

4.8★: from 135 ratings
20k+: active installs
Updated: Aug 2026
Tested to: WP 7.1

WPScore

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Free by sonaar

MP3 Audio Player

The most advanced Audio Player for Music & Podcast. For Elementor, Gutenberg, WooCommerce and more. Add unlimited players to any pages!

4.8★: from 302 ratings
20k+: active installs
Updated: Aug 2026
Tested to: WP 7.1

WPScore

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Free by bPlugins

HTML5 Video Player

Responsive HTML5 video player for WordPress. Embed MP4, WebM, OGG, YouTube & Vimeo with shortcodes or blocks – customizable, fast, SEO-friendly.

4.6★: from 195 ratings
20k+: active installs
Updated: Aug 2026
Tested to: WP 7.1

WPScore

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Free by smartwpress

Music Player for Elementor

Audio Player for Elementor – the go-to plugin for adding MP3s, podcasts & playlists. Fully customizable, WooCommerce-ready, and mobile-friendly.

4.7★: from 120 ratings
10k+: active installs
Updated: Aug 2026
Tested to: WP 7.1

WPScore

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Free by Veda

Podcast Player

Showcase your podcast only using podcasting feed url. Use widget, shortcode or editor block to display podcast player anywhere on your site.

4.8★: from 113 ratings
10k+: active installs
Updated: Aug 2026
Tested to: WP 7.1

WPScore

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Free by bPlugins

HTML5 Audio Player

Maximize your WordPress site's potential with our versatile HTML5 Audio Player plugin. Seamlessly play .mp3, .wav, .ogg, and more audio files.

4.6★: from 167 ratings
10k+: active installs
Updated: Aug 2026
Tested to: WP 7.0.4

WPScore

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Free by Azizul Hasan

Text To Speech TTS Accessibility

Free text to speech with browser voices + premium AI voices from Google, OpenAI & ElevenLabs. Add an audio player to any WordPress post.

4.8★: from 91 ratings
4k+: active installs
Updated: Aug 2026
Tested to: WP 7.1

WPScore

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Free by Noor Alam

Easy Video Player

Easy Video Player is a WordPress video player that allows you to add videos to your WordPress site.

4.2★: from 57 ratings
20k+: active installs
Updated: Aug 2026
Tested to: WP 7.1

WPScore

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Free by Creative-Solutions

GSpeech TTS

Free Text to Speech plugin for WordPress with AI voices. Add audio players to posts, pages and WooCommerce. Cloud generation, no server load.

4.8★: from 176 ratings
3k+: active installs
Updated: Aug 2026
Tested to: WP 7.1

WPScore

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Free by mra13 / Team Tips and Tricks HQ

Compact WP Audio Player

A Compact WP Audio Player Plugin that is compatible with all major browsers and devices (Android, iPhone, iPad)

4.1★: from 69 ratings
20k+: active installs
Updated: Aug 2026
Tested to: WP 7.1

WPScore

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Free by The CSSIgniter Team

AudioIgniter Music Player

AudioIgniter lets you create music playlists and embed them in your WordPress posts, pages or custom post types and serve your audio content in style!

4.6★: from 64 ratings
10k+: active installs
Updated: May 2026
Tested to: WP 7.0.4

WPScore

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Free by Noor Alam

Videojs HTML5 Player

Embed video file beautifully in WordPress using Video.js HTML5 Player. Embed HTML5 compatible responsive video in your post/page with Video.js.

4.7★: from 18 ratings
8k+: active installs
Updated: May 2026
Tested to: WP 7.0.4

WPScore

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Free by bPlugins

Embed Lottie Player

Embed Lottie animations (.json and .dotlottie) in WordPress with a Gutenberg block – autoplay, loop, controls, interactivity, and styling.

5★: from 4 ratings
4k+: active installs
Updated: Jul 2026
Tested to: WP 7.0.4

WPScore

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Free by bPlugins

Video Player Block

Video player block for Gutenberg – embed and play YouTube, Vimeo, and self-hosted HTML5 videos in a responsive, customizable player.

5★: from 8 ratings
2k+: active installs
Updated: Aug 2026
Tested to: WP 7.0.4

WPScore

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