Flash video are gaining popularity continuously as well as embeddable flash video players. It’s important to implement own flash video player on your site if you would like your viewers to be landed on your site instead of Youtube or if it’s corporate website. Own flash video player gives you more freedom in customized look and features. In this review there are mostly free and open source flash video players embeddable on websites as well as WordPress plugin for flash video and standalone desktop FLV player.

1. Flowplayer
The most popular highly customizable flash video player.

License: GPL.
Features:
playlists support
progressive downloading
server side streaming
scripting API
protection against hotlinking
Size: 117 Kb.
Supported file formats:
FLV, MP4, MP3, JPG, PNG and GIF.
Support for Youtube videos: No.

2. JW FLV Media Player
Simple and lightweight easy customizable video player.

License: Creative Commons. 30 Euro commercial license.
Features:
RTMP and HTTP (Lighttpd) streaming
RSS, XSPF and ASX playlists
a wide range of flashvars (variables)
an extensive javascript API and accessibility features
Size: 39 Kb
Supported file formats:
FLV, MP4, MP3, AAC, JPG, PNG and GIF
Support for Youtube videos: Yes.

3. Toobplayer
Fastest lightweight flash video player with some exclusive features.

License: The MIT License
Features:
several video resize modes
loading status feedback
mouse-wheel support in seeking/volume control
auto-repeat
buffer time
Size: 14 Kb
File formats: FLV, SWF, MP3, MP4, H.264 video, JPG, PNG
Support for Youtube videos: Yes.

4. MC Classic Media Player
Flash video player to display any number of supported file formats in one easy interface.

License: free, for commercial use too.
Features:
playlist menu with unlimited files, folders and subfolders
search files by title, description and/or keywords
display synchronized SWF or image files with additional information, links, advertisements, etc.
pre/post roll clips
option for users to download files
option for users to play files from custom URLs
File formats: FLV, H.264 (mov, mp4), MP3, SWF, JPG, GIF, PNG.
Size: 119KB
Support for Youtube videos: Yes.

5. Flash Video Player Plugin for WordPress
Flash Video plugin for WordPress is an easy to use and customize plugin based on JW FLV Player and SWF object.

License: GNU General Public.
Features:
options menu for player customization including
player colors, watermark logo, poster frames, floating controls
XHTML Compliant
Google Analytics support
File formats: FLV, H.264 (mov, mp4), MP3, SWF, JPG, GIF, PNG.
Size: 50KB
Support for Youtube videos: Yes.

6. Uppod flash video player
Flash video player built with Actionscrupt 3.0 with more than 100 settings.

License: free commercial product, paid extended support is available.
Features:
WYSYWIG style editor
playlists
strimming and pseudo streaming
direct link protection
multilanguage interface
customizable controls
File formats: Flash video (H.263), MPEG-4 (H.264) ,MOV, M4A, MP4V, 3GP, 3G2, AAC (HE, LC).
Size: 70Kb
Support for Youtube videos: No.

7. Xmoov FLV player
Usable and powerful flash video player with interactive flash pre/post-rolls.

License: paid commercial product.
Features:
skinning and styling via CSS or XML
keyboard control
HTTP pseudo-streaming
“real” rewind and fast forwarding
error detection/correction
“seamless” on-the-fly bandwidth detection
auto-detect fullscreen capabilities
Size: 39Kb
File formats: FLV, SWF, MP3, MP4, H.264 video, JPG, PNG.
Support for Youtube videos: No.

8. Sonettic Cinema HD Player
Flash video player developed on Action Script 3 and based on Flash Component model.

License: free commercial product, paid version is available.
Features:
stop download button
option to get video link
progressive download
HTTP stream (server script, Nginx or Lighttpd), RTMP AMF0 or AMF3.
Size:74 Kb
File formats: FLV, SWF, MP3, MP4, H.264 video, JPG, PNG
Support for Youtube videos: No.

9. Open Source Flash Video Player
Open Source flash video player with JavaScript code generator and library of PHP functions.

License: open source.
Features:
codegenerator
PHP functions library
customization
Size: 42Kb
File formats: FLV, SWF, MP3, MP4, H.264 video, JPG, PNG
Support for Youtube videos: No.

10. FLV player
Simple and lightweight flash video player with skins and modules.

License: free commercial product.
Features:
lightness and contrast adjustment
online codegenerator
static thumbnails
File formats: FLV, SWF, MP3, MP4, H.264 video, JPG, PNG
Size: 20Kb
Support for Youtube videos: No.

11. Martijn de Visser FLV Player (for desktop)
FLV Player is a standalone utility to play both local and internet streaming Adobe Flash Video content.

License: free.
Features:
local and internet streaming content playback
backward and forward navigation
loop playback
video resize
metadata info
full screen mode
Size: 3.36 Mb
File formats: FLV and MP4 (H.264 video)
Support for Youtube videos: No.