Play videos in the browser
Which video formats can be played in the browser?
Yandex Browser can open video files with the following extensions: .mp4, .flv, .swf, .avi, .webm, .mpg, .ogv, .x-m4v, .wmv, .m4v.
Video files with the .mov and .quicktime extensions are not supported.
View videos in a separate window
You can view videos in a separate browser window. For example, you can simultaneously launch an app and accompanying video instructions. The video player window is displayed on top of other windows so you can watch it regardless of the application you're using. You can drag the window anywhere on the screen or resize the window. The video will continue even if you minimize the browser. If a video is in HTML5 format and contains subtitles (for example, videos on Youtube have the icon on the control panel), they will also appear in a new window.

- Open the video in the browser.
- Hold your cursor towards the top of the video player and click
.
- Tap .
- Click Tools.
- In the View videos on top of other tabs and programs section, disable the Show the pop out button on videos or Automatically open video in a separate window.
By default, the video opens in a separate window when you switch to another tab or program. If this didn't happen:

Use keyboard shortcuts for quick control.
Pause / play | Space |
Skip 5 seconds forward | → |
Rewind 5 seconds back | ← |
Pause / play | Space |
Skip 5 seconds forward | → |
Rewind 5 seconds back | ← |
You can also slow down or speed up the video. To do this, click
and select the desired speed from the list.You can hide the video pop-up button or disable automatic video pop-up:
If you don't want videos to pop up in a separate window, disable both options.
Video problems
Videos don't play; they download to my computer
If the website owner does not allow you to open files in Yandex Browser, the file will download to your computer. To open it in the browser, drag the downloaded file icon that appeared to the right of the SmartBox to the browser, or use the Ctrl + O keyboard shortcut and select the file from your Downloads folder.
Video playback problems
If the browser displays a black screen instead of a video, the image shakes in online games, the video takes a long time to load, freezes all the time, or stops when you switch to full-screen mode, try one of the following methods.
- Tap .
- Open Websites.
- At the bottom of the page, click Advanced site settings.
- In the Flash section, enable the Allowed only for important page content option.
- Click Sites advanced settings.
- Go to the Not allowed tab.
- Check if the list contains the website that doesn't play video.
- Click .
- Go to the Useful tools section.
- Turn off Turbo.
- Temporarily disable all extensions:.
- If the problem has disappeared, go to the Online safety section and disable the Flash content blocking extension.
- Temporarily disable all extensions:.
- If this solves your problem, go through your extensions and turn them back on until you find the one that caused the problem.
- Disable the problematic extension. You may want to let the developers know about the problem.
- Delete your cache so that the browser doesn't load an incorrect copy of the page loaded earlier.
- Tap .
- Go to System.
- If the Use hardware acceleration if possible option is selected in the Performance section, deselect it. If the Use hardware acceleration if possible option is off, turn it on.
- Restart the browser to apply these changes.
- Click.
- Open the Display adapters folder. A list of video cards appears.
- Right-click on the name of your video card.
- In the context menu, select Update driver software.
Make sure that Flash is allowed in the settings.
Sometimes Turbo mode interferes with playing audio or video. To turn it off:
The browser might have an extension enabled that blocks Flash banners and videos. To turn it off:
Try turning the hardware accelerator on or off:
Check whether the problem persists.
Check whether the problem persists.
If your problem persists, send a message to our support staff using the feedback form. In the email, indicate that the drivers were updated.
Protected content is not played
If a video that has protected content doesn't play:
- Tap .
- Open Websites.
- At the bottom of the page, click Advanced site settings.
- Under Protected content, enable Allow protected content to play and Allow use of device IDs.
An outdated browser may not support the technology required for fast video loading. Install the latest version of the browser.
When you launch the browser for the first time, some of the plugins required for the content encryption system to work properly may not connect. To fix this error, restart the browser, and the plugins will connect automatically.
Error “Adobe Flash Player was blocked because it is outdated”
If you see the message “Adobe Flash Player was blocked because it is outdated” under the SmartBox, update Flash Player. To do this:
- Open the install page.
- Choose your operating system.
- Select the version of Chromium with PPAPI.
- Follow the installation instructions.
- If you have problems installing the player, send a message to Support using the Feedback form.
NPAPI and Unity not supported
Yandex Browser no longer supports the NPAPI plugin that powers the Unity Web Player. This technology is outdated. Unity has also stopped supporting that plugin.
Install the new secure version of Adobe Flash Player with PPAPI support.
I can't disable video autoplay when going to a site
When you go to certain sites, videos start playing automatically. Unfortunately, there is no way to prohibit video autoplay on sites.