Open from a Hosting Service
Play YouTube, Vimeo, Bilibili, and other hosted videos inside Media Extended.
YouTube, Vimeo, Bilibili, and several other platforms work inside Media Extended. You can watch and take notes in the same window.
Open a hosted video
- Copy the video URL from the hosting site
- Open the command palette (
Ctrl+P/Cmd+P) and run Open media quick switcher - Paste the URL and press
Enter
The video opens in a media player tab. Media Extended automatically detects the platform and loads the appropriate player.
You can also paste the URL as a link in your note. Click it to open the player, as long as Handle link to hosted media is enabled in settings.
[Lecture](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ)Supported platforms
| Platform | Local player | Web viewer |
|---|---|---|
| YouTube | Yes | Yes |
| Vimeo | Yes | Yes |
| Bilibili | — | Yes |
| Coursera | — | Yes |
| Baidu Pan | — | Yes |
Platforms with a local player option load a clean, minimal embed. The web viewer loads the full site with comments, playlists, and login support. See Web Viewer Integration for the tradeoffs.
Choose between local player and web viewer
For YouTube and Vimeo, you can pick which mode opens by default:
- Open Settings → Community plugins → Media Extended
- Scroll to Web viewer integration
- Set Open hosted media in... to Local player or Web viewer
Bilibili, Coursera, and Baidu Pan always open in the web viewer.
The web viewer requires the main daemon and Obsidian's Web viewer core plugin. If you haven't set these up, follow How to Set Up Web Viewer Integration.
Log in to a platform
Some content requires login: private videos, age-restricted content, or course materials behind enrollment.
- Open the command palette (
Ctrl+P/Cmd+P) and run Open media quick switcher - Select Login to YouTube, Login to Bilibili, or the equivalent for your platform
- Sign in as you would in a regular browser
Your session persists across restarts. See Web Viewer — Logging in for details on when login is needed.
See also
- Notes with the Web Viewer — tutorial for browsing YouTube inside Obsidian
- Open Media from Your Browser — send a URL from your browser into Obsidian with one click
- Supported Formats — which platforms and codecs are supported