# VideoPlayer A view that displays content from a player and a native user interface to control playback. ``` @MainActor @preconcurrency struct VideoPlayer where VideoOverlay : View ``` ## Overview ```swift import SwiftUI import AVKit struct ContentView: View { /// An optional player the view creates in a task modifier. /// /// Creating the player instance indirectly helps to avoid /// performance issues and other side effects. @State private var player: AVPlayer? @State private var isPlaying = false var body: some View { VStack { if let player { VideoPlayer(player: player) .frame(width: 320, height: 180, alignment: .center) Button { isPlaying ? player.pause() : player.play() isPlaying.toggle() player.seek(to: .zero) } label: { Image(systemName: isPlaying ? "stop" : "play") .padding() } } } .task { // Use the task modifier to defer creating the player to ensure // SwiftUI creates it only once when it first presents the view. let url = // URL to local or remote media. player = AVPlayer(url: url) } } } ``` ## Topics ### Creating a video player [`init(player:)`](/documentation/AVKit/VideoPlayer/init(player:)) Creates a video-player user interface for the player object. [`init(player:videoOverlay:)`](/documentation/AVKit/VideoPlayer/init(player:videoOverlay:)) Creates a video-player user interface for the player object. --- Copyright © 2026 Apple Inc. All rights reserved. | [Terms of Use](https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/terms/site.html) | [Privacy Policy](https://www.apple.com/privacy/privacy-policy)