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

Source: Dev.to

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.

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 (Picture‑in‑Picture)
• Debug overlay for real‑time playback insights

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

Links

• Docs:
• npm (Core):

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?