Ways to open video and audio files in Media Extended, whether from your vault, a remote server, a hosting service, or your browser.

Media Extended can open media from several sources. Pick the method that matches where your file lives.

I want to open...	Go to
A video or audio file already in my vault	Local Files
A file on my hard drive that isn't in my vault	Local Files
A file hosted on a URL, WebDAV, or NAS	Remote Media
A YouTube, Vimeo, or Bilibili video	Hosting Services
Whatever is playing in my browser right now	From Your Browser

Open media from your vault or your hard drive

Stream from a URL, WebDAV server, or password-protected source

Play from YouTube, Vimeo, Bilibili, and other platforms

Send a URL from your browser straight into Obsidian

Opening Media