URL Video Player 4.0 for Android

URL Video Player 4.0 is a small Android app from Tarek2web that plays videos directly from a web address. Instead of downloading a file first, you paste a link to a video file or stream, and the app opens it in a player, so you can watch without filling up the phone's storage.

Who it is for

Most people watch video inside the app of the service that hosts it, so a separate URL player is a niche tool. It is useful for those who work with direct links: developers and testers checking whether a stream or an encoded file plays correctly on a phone, people with a home media server that exposes files by address, students who receive lecture recordings as links, and users of legal streaming services that provide a direct stream link for external players. It also helps when a browser refuses to play a certain format or keeps downloading the file instead of showing it. The app handles common formats and adaptive streaming playlists, remembers recent links so you can return to them, and offers the usual player controls such as seeking, full screen and brightness and volume gestures. If you only watch YouTube, Netflix or similar platforms through their own apps, you will not need it; the official apps offer better quality selection, subtitles and offline viewing.

How to use it

1. Install URL Video Player from Google Play and open it.
2. Copy the direct link to a video file or stream, for example from your media server or a course page.
3. Paste the address into the app and press play.
4. Use gestures to seek, change volume and brightness, or switch to full screen.
5. Save frequently used links to open them again quickly.

Requirements

The app runs on Android phones and tablets and needs a stable internet connection for streaming. It is light, about 8.67 MB according to catalogue data. Playback of high-resolution streams depends on your connection speed and the phone's video decoding support.

Is it safe and legal?

The player simply opens the address you give it. Legality depends on the content: streams of films, TV channels or sports from unofficial sources are illegal in many countries. Install the app only from Google Play, avoid modified APK versions, and be careful with links from unknown websites, which may lead to scam pages rather than video.

Price

URL Video Player is free and supported by ads.

Pros and cons

• Pro: plays videos from a link without downloading.
• Pro: small and simple.
• Pro: remembers recent addresses.
• Con: advertising in the app.
• Con: works only with direct links, not with regular web pages.
• Con: few advanced player settings.

Alternatives

VLC Media Player on our site can also open network streams and has many more options. MX Player is a popular all-round Android player, and SPlayer: Fast Video Player focuses on local files.