diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 28fd0ce..3568747 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ Styled to match the existing `gate.php` / `index.php` dark theme exactly.
 3. Upload a thumbnail (JPG/PNG/WebP)
 4. Add one or more video sources. Each source can be either:
    - an uploaded local video file, stored under `media/videos/`
-   - an external video URL, stored in SQLite and played directly by URL
+   - an external URL, stored in SQLite and played as a direct media source or provider embed
 5. For uploaded files, supported formats include:
    - **MP4** (H.264) — widest compatibility
    - **WebM** (VP9) — smaller size, modern browsers
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ Styled to match the existing `gate.php` / `index.php` dark theme exactly.
 6. Set quality labels (1080p, 720p, 480p, etc.)
 7. Save — Video.js will use the stored source location and auto-select the best format the browser supports
 
-External URLs must use `http://` or `https://`. Uploaded files and remote URLs can be mixed on the same video.
+External URLs must use `http://` or `https://`. Uploaded files and remote URLs can be mixed on the same video. Recognized provider URLs such as YouTube, Vimeo, Dailymotion, Twitch, Facebook, TikTok, Instagram, X/Twitter, SoundCloud, Spotify, Google Drive, Wistia, Streamable, and Loom render through their embed players.
 
 ### Public Search
 
@@ -102,6 +102,7 @@ Use the **Sort Order** field — lower numbers appear first. Default is 0.
 - Playback rate controls: 0.5×, 1×, 1.25×, 1.5×, 2×
 - Multiple source fallback — browser picks best format automatically
 - Local uploaded sources and remote URL sources
+- Provider embeds for popular video and audio platforms
 - Thumbnail posters
 - Keyboard accessible
 
diff --git a/admin/add.php b/admin/add.php
index 2f402b3..d8eb502 100644
--- a/admin/add.php
+++ b/admin/add.php
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ if ($_SERVER['REQUEST_METHOD'] === 'POST') {
                     $db->prepare("
                         INSERT INTO video_sources (video_id, label, source_type, file_path, source_url, mime_type, quality, sort_order)
                         VALUES (?,?,?,?,?,?,?,?)
-                    ")->execute([$video_id, $label, 'remote', '', $url, mime_from_ext($url), $quality, $sort]);
+                    ")->execute([$video_id, $label, 'remote', '', $url, source_storage_mime_from_url($url), $quality, $sort]);
                     $inserted_sources++;
                     continue;
                 }
@@ -259,7 +259,7 @@ render_head('Add Video — Admin', '
         <div class="card">
           <p class="section-heading">Video Sources</p>
           <p class="hint" style="margin-bottom:1rem;">
-            Upload a video file or link to an external video URL. The database stores where each source lives, and the player uses that location at playback time.
+            Upload a video file, link a direct media file, or paste a provider page URL such as YouTube or Vimeo. The player will use a provider embed when the URL supports it.
             Uploaded files: <strong>MP4, WebM, OGV, MOV, MKV, AVI</strong>. Remote URLs must use <strong>http://</strong> or <strong>https://</strong>.
           </p>
 
@@ -270,7 +270,7 @@ render_head('Add Video — Admin', '
                 <label class="form-label">Source</label>
                 <select class="form-select source-type-select" name="source_type[]">
                   <option value="local" selected>Upload</option>
-                  <option value="remote">External URL</option>
+                  <option value="remote">External URL / Embed</option>
                 </select>
               </div>
               <div class="form-group source-location-panel source-location-local">
@@ -281,7 +281,7 @@ render_head('Add Video — Admin', '
               </div>
               <div class="form-group source-location-panel source-location-remote" hidden>
                 <label class="form-label">External URL</label>
-                <input class="form-input" type="url" name="source_url[]" placeholder="https://example.com/video.mp4">
+                <input class="form-input" type="url" name="source_url[]" placeholder="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=...">
               </div>
               <div class="form-group">
                 <label class="form-label">Quality Label</label>
diff --git a/admin/edit.php b/admin/edit.php
index 95e578e..3047322 100644
--- a/admin/edit.php
+++ b/admin/edit.php
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ if ($_SERVER['REQUEST_METHOD'] === 'POST') {
                     if ($source_type === 'remote') {
                         $sql .= ", source_url=?, mime_type=?";
                         $params[] = $source_url;
-                        $params[] = mime_from_ext($source_url);
+                        $params[] = source_storage_mime_from_url($source_url);
                     }
                     $sql .= " WHERE id=? AND video_id=?";
                     $params[] = (int)$sid;
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ if ($_SERVER['REQUEST_METHOD'] === 'POST') {
                             $db->prepare("
                                 INSERT INTO video_sources (video_id, label, source_type, file_path, source_url, mime_type, quality, sort_order)
                                 VALUES (?,?,?,?,?,?,?,?)
-                            ")->execute([$id, $label, 'remote', '', $url, mime_from_ext($url), $quality, $sort]);
+                            ")->execute([$id, $label, 'remote', '', $url, source_storage_mime_from_url($url), $quality, $sort]);
                             $inserted_source_ids[] = (int)$db->lastInsertId();
                             continue;
                         }
@@ -340,7 +340,7 @@ render_head('Edit Video — Admin', '
                 <div class="source-item-header">
                   <div>
                     <span class="source-badge <?= source_is_remote($s) ? 'source-badge-remote' : 'source-badge-local' ?>">
-                      <?= source_is_remote($s) ? 'External URL' : 'Uploaded File' ?>
+                      <?= h(source_provider_label($s)) ?>
                     </span>
                     <div class="source-item-file"><?= h(source_location($s)) ?></div>
                     <div class="source-item-mime"><?= h($s['mime_type']) ?></div>
@@ -389,14 +389,14 @@ render_head('Edit Video — Admin', '
         <!-- ── Add new sources ── -->
         <div class="card" style="margin-bottom:1rem;">
           <p class="section-heading">Add New Sources</p>
-          <p class="hint" style="margin-bottom:.85rem;">Upload another file or link an external URL. Remote URLs must use http:// or https://.</p>
+          <p class="hint" style="margin-bottom:.85rem;">Upload another file, link a direct media file, or paste a provider page URL such as YouTube or Vimeo.</p>
           <div class="source-list" id="new-sources-container">
             <div class="add-source-row" data-new-row="0">
               <div class="form-group">
                 <label class="form-label">Source</label>
                 <select class="form-select source-type-select" name="new_source_type[]">
                   <option value="local" selected>Upload</option>
-                  <option value="remote">External URL</option>
+                  <option value="remote">External URL / Embed</option>
                 </select>
               </div>
               <div class="form-group source-location-panel source-location-local">
@@ -407,7 +407,7 @@ render_head('Edit Video — Admin', '
               </div>
               <div class="form-group source-location-panel source-location-remote" hidden>
                 <label class="form-label">External URL</label>
-                <input class="form-input" type="url" name="new_source_url[]" placeholder="https://example.com/video.mp4">
+                <input class="form-input" type="url" name="new_source_url[]" placeholder="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=...">
               </div>
               <div class="form-group">
                 <label class="form-label">Quality</label>
diff --git a/embed.php b/embed.php
index 997cba8..2b80baa 100644
--- a/embed.php
+++ b/embed.php
@@ -18,6 +18,19 @@ $script   = dirname($_SERVER['SCRIPT_NAME'] ?? '/');
 $script   = rtrim($script, '/');
 $base_url = $scheme . '://' . $host . $script . '/';  // e.g. https://tyclifford.com/live/
 
+$player_sources = [];
+if ($video && !empty($video['sources'])) {
+    foreach ($video['sources'] as $source) {
+        $player_source = source_player_data($source, $base_url . MEDIA_URL);
+        if ($player_source) $player_sources[] = $player_source;
+    }
+}
+$primary_player_source = $player_sources[0] ?? null;
+$native_player_sources = [];
+foreach ($player_sources as $player_source) {
+    if (($player_source['kind'] ?? '') !== 'iframe') $native_player_sources[] = $player_source;
+}
+
 // X-Frame-Options: allow embedding from any origin.
 // If you want to restrict, change ALLOWALL to SAMEORIGIN or remove for CSP header instead.
 header('X-Frame-Options: ALLOWALL');
@@ -111,6 +124,15 @@ header('Content-Security-Policy: frame-ancestors *');
     .video-js .vjs-current-time,
     .video-js .vjs-duration,
     .video-js .vjs-time-divider     { color: rgba(255,255,255,.8) !important; font-size: .7em !important; }
+    .provider-embed-frame {
+      position: absolute;
+      inset: 0;
+      display: block;
+      width: 100%;
+      height: 100%;
+      border: 0;
+      background: #000;
+    }
 
     /* Title + branding overlay at top (fades out) */
     .title-overlay {
@@ -173,7 +195,7 @@ header('Content-Security-Policy: frame-ancestors *');
 <div class="player-wrap" id="player-wrap">
   <div class="shimmer-bar"></div>
 
-  <?php if ($video && !empty($video['sources'])): ?>
+  <?php if ($video && !empty($player_sources)): ?>
 
     <!-- Title + brand overlay -->
     <div class="title-overlay" id="title-overlay">
@@ -182,19 +204,28 @@ header('Content-Security-Policy: frame-ancestors *');
          target="_blank" rel="noopener">tyclifford.com</a>
     </div>
 
-    <video id="embed-player"
-           class="video-js vjs-default-skin vjs-big-play-centered"
-           controls preload="metadata"
-           <?php if ($video['thumbnail']): ?>
-             poster="<?= htmlspecialchars($base_url . MEDIA_URL . $video['thumbnail'], ENT_QUOTES) ?>"
-           <?php endif; ?>>
-      <?php foreach ($video['sources'] as $src): ?>
-        <source
-          src="<?= htmlspecialchars(source_public_url($src, $base_url . MEDIA_URL), ENT_QUOTES) ?>"
-          type="<?= htmlspecialchars($src['mime_type'], ENT_QUOTES) ?>">
-      <?php endforeach; ?>
-      <p class="vjs-no-js">Your browser does not support HTML5 video.</p>
-    </video>
+    <?php if (($primary_player_source['kind'] ?? '') === 'iframe'): ?>
+      <iframe class="provider-embed-frame"
+              src="<?= htmlspecialchars($primary_player_source['embed'], ENT_QUOTES) ?>"
+              title="<?= htmlspecialchars($video['title'], ENT_QUOTES) ?>"
+              allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share"
+              allowfullscreen
+              referrerpolicy="no-referrer-when-downgrade"></iframe>
+    <?php elseif (!empty($native_player_sources)): ?>
+      <video id="embed-player"
+             class="video-js vjs-default-skin vjs-big-play-centered"
+             controls preload="metadata"
+             <?php if ($video['thumbnail']): ?>
+               poster="<?= htmlspecialchars($base_url . MEDIA_URL . $video['thumbnail'], ENT_QUOTES) ?>"
+             <?php endif; ?>>
+        <?php foreach ($native_player_sources as $src): ?>
+          <source
+            src="<?= htmlspecialchars($src['url'], ENT_QUOTES) ?>"
+            type="<?= htmlspecialchars($src['mime'], ENT_QUOTES) ?>">
+        <?php endforeach; ?>
+        <p class="vjs-no-js">Your browser does not support HTML5 video.</p>
+      </video>
+    <?php endif; ?>
 
   <?php else: ?>
 
@@ -211,7 +242,7 @@ header('Content-Security-Policy: frame-ancestors *');
   <?php endif; ?>
 </div>
 
-<?php if ($video && !empty($video['sources'])): ?>
+<?php if ($video && !empty($native_player_sources) && (!$primary_player_source || ($primary_player_source['kind'] ?? '') !== 'iframe')): ?>
 <script>
 document.addEventListener('DOMContentLoaded', function () {
   var player = videojs('embed-player', {
diff --git a/includes/db.php b/includes/db.php
index a29a8b5..4feef90 100644
--- a/includes/db.php
+++ b/includes/db.php
@@ -130,6 +130,11 @@ function mime_from_ext(string $path): string {
         'avi'  => 'video/x-msvideo',
         'm3u8' => 'application/vnd.apple.mpegurl',
         'mpd'  => 'application/dash+xml',
+        'mp3'  => 'audio/mpeg',
+        'm4a'  => 'audio/mp4',
+        'aac'  => 'audio/aac',
+        'wav'  => 'audio/wav',
+        'flac' => 'audio/flac',
         default => 'video/mp4',
     };
 }
@@ -143,6 +148,249 @@ function normalize_media_url(string $url): string {
     return in_array($scheme, ['http', 'https'], true) ? $url : '';
 }
 
+function media_host_matches(string $host, string $domain): bool {
+    $host = strtolower($host);
+    $domain = strtolower($domain);
+    return $host === $domain || substr($host, -strlen('.' . $domain)) === '.' . $domain;
+}
+
+function media_scalar_string($value): string {
+    return is_array($value) ? '' : trim((string)$value);
+}
+
+function media_query_values(string $url): array {
+    $query = parse_url($url, PHP_URL_QUERY);
+    if (!is_string($query) || $query === '') return [];
+    $values = [];
+    parse_str($query, $values);
+    return is_array($values) ? $values : [];
+}
+
+function media_path_segments(string $url): array {
+    $path = parse_url($url, PHP_URL_PATH);
+    if (!is_string($path)) return [];
+    $parts = array_values(array_filter(explode('/', trim($path, '/')), 'strlen'));
+    return array_map('rawurldecode', $parts);
+}
+
+function media_extension_from_url(string $url): string {
+    $path = parse_url($url, PHP_URL_PATH);
+    return is_string($path) ? strtolower(pathinfo($path, PATHINFO_EXTENSION)) : '';
+}
+
+function media_guess_mime(string $url): string {
+    $map = [
+        'mp4' => 'video/mp4', 'm4v' => 'video/mp4', 'webm' => 'video/webm',
+        'ogv' => 'video/ogg', 'ogg' => 'video/ogg', 'mov' => 'video/quicktime',
+        'mkv' => 'video/x-matroska', 'avi' => 'video/x-msvideo',
+        'm3u8' => 'application/vnd.apple.mpegurl', 'mpd' => 'application/dash+xml',
+        'mp3' => 'audio/mpeg', 'm4a' => 'audio/mp4', 'aac' => 'audio/aac',
+        'wav' => 'audio/wav', 'flac' => 'audio/flac',
+    ];
+    return $map[media_extension_from_url($url)] ?? '';
+}
+
+function media_append_query(string $base, array $params): string {
+    $query = http_build_query($params, '', '&', PHP_QUERY_RFC3986);
+    if ($query === '') return $base;
+    return $base . (strpos($base, '?') === false ? '?' : '&') . $query;
+}
+
+function media_parse_youtube_time(string $value): int {
+    $value = trim($value);
+    if ($value === '') return 0;
+    if (ctype_digit($value)) return max(0, (int)$value);
+
+    $seconds = 0;
+    if (preg_match_all('/(\d+)\s*([hms])/i', $value, $matches, PREG_SET_ORDER)) {
+        foreach ($matches as $match) {
+            $amount = (int)$match[1];
+            $unit = strtolower($match[2]);
+            $seconds += $unit === 'h' ? $amount * 3600 : ($unit === 'm' ? $amount * 60 : $amount);
+        }
+    }
+    return max(0, $seconds);
+}
+
+function media_clean_token(string $value, string $pattern = '/[^A-Za-z0-9_-]/'): string {
+    $clean = preg_replace($pattern, '', trim($value));
+    return is_string($clean) ? $clean : '';
+}
+
+function media_twitch_parent_host(): string {
+    $host = $_SERVER['HTTP_HOST'] ?? $_SERVER['SERVER_NAME'] ?? 'localhost';
+    $host = strtolower(trim((string)$host));
+    $host = preg_replace('/:\d+$/', '', $host);
+    return is_string($host) && $host !== '' ? $host : 'localhost';
+}
+
+function media_provider_embed(string $url): ?array {
+    $parts = @parse_url($url);
+    if (!is_array($parts) || empty($parts['host'])) return null;
+
+    $host = strtolower((string)$parts['host']);
+    $path = isset($parts['path']) ? (string)$parts['path'] : '';
+    $segments = media_path_segments($url);
+    $query = media_query_values($url);
+
+    if (media_host_matches($host, 'youtu.be') || media_host_matches($host, 'youtube.com') || media_host_matches($host, 'youtube-nocookie.com')) {
+        $id = '';
+        if (media_host_matches($host, 'youtu.be') && isset($segments[0])) $id = $segments[0];
+        if ($id === '' && isset($query['v'])) $id = media_scalar_string($query['v']);
+        if ($id === '' && preg_match('#/(?:embed|shorts|live|v)/([^/?#]+)#', $path, $m)) $id = $m[1];
+
+        $id = media_clean_token($id);
+        if ($id !== '') {
+            $params = ['rel' => '0', 'modestbranding' => '1', 'playsinline' => '1'];
+            $start = isset($query['start'])
+                ? media_parse_youtube_time(media_scalar_string($query['start']))
+                : (isset($query['t']) ? media_parse_youtube_time(media_scalar_string($query['t'])) : 0);
+            if ($start > 0) $params['start'] = (string)$start;
+            return ['provider' => 'youtube', 'embed' => media_append_query('https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/' . rawurlencode($id), $params)];
+        }
+
+        if (isset($query['list'])) {
+            $list = media_clean_token(media_scalar_string($query['list']));
+            if ($list !== '') {
+                return ['provider' => 'youtube', 'embed' => media_append_query('https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/videoseries', [
+                    'list' => $list, 'rel' => '0', 'modestbranding' => '1', 'playsinline' => '1',
+                ])];
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    if (media_host_matches($host, 'vimeo.com') && preg_match('#/(?:video/)?(\d+)#', $path, $m)) {
+        return ['provider' => 'vimeo', 'embed' => media_append_query('https://player.vimeo.com/video/' . rawurlencode($m[1]), [
+            'title' => '0', 'byline' => '0', 'portrait' => '0',
+        ])];
+    }
+
+    if (media_host_matches($host, 'dailymotion.com') || media_host_matches($host, 'dai.ly')) {
+        $id = '';
+        if (media_host_matches($host, 'dai.ly') && isset($segments[0])) $id = $segments[0];
+        if ($id === '' && preg_match('#/(?:embed/)?video/([^/?#_]+)#', $path, $m)) $id = $m[1];
+        $id = media_clean_token($id);
+        if ($id !== '') return ['provider' => 'dailymotion', 'embed' => 'https://www.dailymotion.com/embed/video/' . rawurlencode($id)];
+    }
+
+    if (media_host_matches($host, 'twitch.tv')) {
+        $parent = media_twitch_parent_host();
+        if (preg_match('#/videos/(\d+)#', $path, $m)) {
+            return ['provider' => 'twitch', 'embed' => media_append_query('https://player.twitch.tv/', ['video' => $m[1], 'parent' => $parent, 'autoplay' => 'false'])];
+        }
+        if (preg_match('#/([^/]+)/clip/([^/?#]+)#', $path, $m)) {
+            return ['provider' => 'twitch', 'embed' => media_append_query('https://clips.twitch.tv/embed', ['clip' => media_clean_token($m[2]), 'parent' => $parent, 'autoplay' => 'false'])];
+        }
+        if (isset($segments[0]) && $segments[0] !== '') {
+            return ['provider' => 'twitch', 'embed' => media_append_query('https://player.twitch.tv/', ['channel' => media_clean_token($segments[0]), 'parent' => $parent, 'autoplay' => 'false'])];
+        }
+    }
+
+    if (media_host_matches($host, 'clips.twitch.tv') && isset($segments[0])) {
+        return ['provider' => 'twitch', 'embed' => media_append_query('https://clips.twitch.tv/embed', ['clip' => media_clean_token($segments[0]), 'parent' => media_twitch_parent_host(), 'autoplay' => 'false'])];
+    }
+
+    if (media_host_matches($host, 'facebook.com') || media_host_matches($host, 'fb.watch')) {
+        return ['provider' => 'facebook', 'embed' => media_append_query('https://www.facebook.com/plugins/video.php', ['href' => $url, 'show_text' => 'false', 'width' => '1280'])];
+    }
+
+    if (media_host_matches($host, 'tiktok.com') && preg_match('#/video/(\d+)#', $path, $m)) {
+        return ['provider' => 'tiktok', 'embed' => 'https://www.tiktok.com/embed/v2/' . rawurlencode($m[1])];
+    }
+
+    if (media_host_matches($host, 'instagram.com') && preg_match('#/(p|reel|tv)/([^/?#]+)#', $path, $m)) {
+        return ['provider' => 'instagram', 'embed' => 'https://www.instagram.com/' . rawurlencode($m[1]) . '/' . rawurlencode($m[2]) . '/embed'];
+    }
+
+    if ((media_host_matches($host, 'twitter.com') || media_host_matches($host, 'x.com')) && preg_match('#/status/(\d+)#', $path, $m)) {
+        return ['provider' => 'twitter', 'embed' => media_append_query('https://platform.twitter.com/embed/Tweet.html', ['id' => $m[1]])];
+    }
+
+    if (media_host_matches($host, 'soundcloud.com')) {
+        return ['provider' => 'soundcloud', 'embed' => media_append_query('https://w.soundcloud.com/player/', ['url' => $url, 'auto_play' => 'false', 'show_teaser' => 'true'])];
+    }
+
+    if (media_host_matches($host, 'open.spotify.com') && isset($segments[0], $segments[1])) {
+        $type = media_clean_token($segments[0]);
+        $id = media_clean_token($segments[1]);
+        if (in_array($type, ['album', 'artist', 'episode', 'playlist', 'show', 'track'], true) && $id !== '') {
+            return ['provider' => 'spotify', 'embed' => 'https://open.spotify.com/embed/' . rawurlencode($type) . '/' . rawurlencode($id)];
+        }
+    }
+
+    if (media_host_matches($host, 'drive.google.com')) {
+        $id = '';
+        if (preg_match('#/file/d/([^/]+)#', $path, $m)) $id = $m[1];
+        elseif (isset($query['id'])) $id = media_scalar_string($query['id']);
+        $id = media_clean_token($id);
+        if ($id !== '') return ['provider' => 'google-drive', 'embed' => 'https://drive.google.com/file/d/' . rawurlencode($id) . '/preview'];
+    }
+
+    if ((media_host_matches($host, 'wistia.com') || media_host_matches($host, 'wi.st')) && preg_match('#/(?:medias/)?([A-Za-z0-9]+)#', $path, $m)) {
+        return ['provider' => 'wistia', 'embed' => 'https://fast.wistia.net/embed/iframe/' . rawurlencode($m[1])];
+    }
+
+    if (media_host_matches($host, 'streamable.com') && isset($segments[0])) {
+        return ['provider' => 'streamable', 'embed' => 'https://streamable.com/e/' . rawurlencode(media_clean_token($segments[0]))];
+    }
+
+    if (media_host_matches($host, 'loom.com') && isset($segments[0], $segments[1]) && $segments[0] === 'share') {
+        return ['provider' => 'loom', 'embed' => 'https://www.loom.com/embed/' . rawurlencode(media_clean_token($segments[1]))];
+    }
+
+    return null;
+}
+
+function media_rewrite_direct_url(string $url): string {
+    $host = strtolower((string)(parse_url($url, PHP_URL_HOST) ?? ''));
+    $path = (string)(parse_url($url, PHP_URL_PATH) ?? '');
+
+    if (media_host_matches($host, 'dropbox.com')) {
+        $parts = @parse_url($url);
+        if (is_array($parts)) {
+            $query = [];
+            if (isset($parts['query'])) parse_str((string)$parts['query'], $query);
+            unset($query['dl'], $query['raw']);
+            $query['raw'] = '1';
+
+            $rebuilt = ($parts['scheme'] ?? 'https') . '://' . ($parts['host'] ?? 'www.dropbox.com');
+            $rebuilt .= $parts['path'] ?? '';
+            $rebuilt = media_append_query($rebuilt, $query);
+            if (isset($parts['fragment'])) $rebuilt .= '#' . $parts['fragment'];
+            return $rebuilt;
+        }
+    }
+
+    if (media_host_matches($host, 'github.com') && preg_match('#^/([^/]+)/([^/]+)/blob/([^/]+)/(.+)$#', $path, $m)) {
+        return 'https://raw.githubusercontent.com/' . rawurlencode($m[1]) . '/' . rawurlencode($m[2]) . '/' . rawurlencode($m[3]) . '/' . str_replace('%2F', '/', rawurlencode($m[4]));
+    }
+
+    return $url;
+}
+
+function media_classify_kind(string $url, string $mime, string $forced_mode = 'auto'): string {
+    $forced_mode = strtolower($forced_mode);
+    if (in_array($forced_mode, ['video', 'audio', 'hls', 'dash', 'iframe'], true)) return $forced_mode;
+
+    $ext = media_extension_from_url($url);
+    $mime_lc = strtolower($mime);
+    if ($ext === 'm3u8' || in_array($mime_lc, ['application/x-mpegurl', 'application/vnd.apple.mpegurl'], true)) return 'hls';
+    if ($ext === 'mpd' || $mime_lc === 'application/dash+xml') return 'dash';
+    if (str_starts_with($mime_lc, 'audio/')) return 'audio';
+    if (str_starts_with($mime_lc, 'video/')) return 'video';
+    if (in_array($ext, ['mp3', 'm4a', 'aac', 'wav', 'flac', 'oga', 'opus'], true)) return 'audio';
+    if (in_array($ext, ['mp4', 'm4v', 'webm', 'ogv', 'ogg', 'mov', 'mkv', 'avi', 'wmv', 'flv', 'ts', '3gp', '3g2'], true)) return 'video';
+    return 'unknown';
+}
+
+function source_storage_mime_from_url(string $url): string {
+    $url = normalize_media_url($url);
+    if ($url === '') return 'video/mp4';
+    if (media_provider_embed($url)) return 'text/html';
+    $direct = media_rewrite_direct_url($url);
+    return media_guess_mime($direct) ?: 'text/html';
+}
+
 function source_is_remote(array $source): bool {
     return ($source['source_type'] ?? 'local') === 'remote';
 }
@@ -163,6 +411,53 @@ function source_public_url(array $source, string $media_base = MEDIA_URL): strin
     return rtrim($media_base, '/') . '/' . ltrim($source['file_path'] ?? '', '/');
 }
 
+function source_player_data(array $source, string $media_base = MEDIA_URL): ?array {
+    $is_remote = source_is_remote($source);
+    $original_url = $is_remote ? normalize_media_url($source['source_url'] ?? '') : source_public_url($source, $media_base);
+    if ($original_url === '') return null;
+
+    if ($is_remote) {
+        $provider = media_provider_embed($original_url);
+        $play_url = $provider ? $original_url : media_rewrite_direct_url($original_url);
+        $mime = $provider ? 'text/html' : trim($source['mime_type'] ?? '');
+        if ($mime === '' || $mime === 'text/html') $mime = $provider ? 'text/html' : media_guess_mime($play_url);
+        $kind = $provider ? 'iframe' : media_classify_kind($play_url, $mime);
+        if ($kind === 'unknown') {
+            $kind = 'iframe';
+            $mime = 'text/html';
+        }
+        $embed = $provider['embed'] ?? $play_url;
+        $provider_name = $provider['provider'] ?? '';
+    } else {
+        $play_url = $original_url;
+        $mime = trim($source['mime_type'] ?? '') ?: mime_from_ext($play_url);
+        $kind = media_classify_kind($play_url, $mime);
+        $embed = $play_url;
+        $provider_name = '';
+    }
+
+    $label = trim($source['label'] ?? '') ?: trim($source['quality'] ?? '');
+    if ($label === '') $label = $provider_name ?: (media_extension_from_url($play_url) ?: $kind);
+
+    return [
+        'url' => $play_url,
+        'original_url' => $original_url,
+        'embed' => $embed,
+        'provider' => $provider_name,
+        'mime' => $mime,
+        'kind' => $kind,
+        'label' => $label,
+    ];
+}
+
+function source_provider_label(array $source): string {
+    $player = source_player_data($source);
+    if (!$player) return source_is_remote($source) ? 'External URL' : 'Uploaded File';
+    if (($player['provider'] ?? '') !== '') return ucwords(str_replace('-', ' ', $player['provider'])) . ' Embed';
+    if (($player['kind'] ?? '') === 'iframe') return 'External Embed';
+    return source_is_remote($source) ? 'External URL' : 'Uploaded File';
+}
+
 function format_duration(int $seconds): string {
     if ($seconds <= 0) return '';
     $h = intdiv($seconds, 3600);
diff --git a/index.php b/index.php
index 5874fc7..9ebfef6 100644
--- a/index.php
+++ b/index.php
@@ -17,6 +17,19 @@ $per_page = (int)setting('catalogue_per_page', '10');
 $page     = max(1, (int)($_GET['page'] ?? 1));
 $paged    = get_videos_paginated($page, $per_page);
 
+$player_sources = [];
+if ($video && !empty($video['sources'])) {
+    foreach ($video['sources'] as $source) {
+        $player_source = source_player_data($source);
+        if ($player_source) $player_sources[] = $player_source;
+    }
+}
+$primary_player_source = $player_sources[0] ?? null;
+$native_player_sources = [];
+foreach ($player_sources as $player_source) {
+    if (($player_source['kind'] ?? '') !== 'iframe') $native_player_sources[] = $player_source;
+}
+
 // Build absolute base URL used for embed snippet generation
 $_scheme   = (!empty($_SERVER['HTTPS']) && $_SERVER['HTTPS'] !== 'off') ? 'https' : 'http';
 $_host     = $_SERVER['HTTP_HOST'] ?? 'localhost';
@@ -117,6 +130,11 @@ render_head('Media — TyClifford.com', '
   .video-js .vjs-current-time,
   .video-js .vjs-duration,
   .video-js .vjs-time-divider  { color:rgba(255,255,255,.8) !important; font-size:.7em !important; }
+  .provider-embed-frame {
+    position:absolute; inset:0;
+    display:block; width:100%; height:100%;
+    border:0; background:#000;
+  }
 
   /* ── Lower grid ── */
   .lower-grid { display:grid; grid-template-columns:1fr; gap:1rem; }
@@ -214,7 +232,14 @@ render_head('Media — TyClifford.com', '
 <!-- ═══════════════════════════ PLAYER CARD ════════════════════════════════ -->
 <section class="stream-card" aria-label="Media player">
   <div class="stream-ratio">
-    <?php if ($video && !empty($video['sources'])): ?>
+    <?php if ($primary_player_source && ($primary_player_source['kind'] ?? '') === 'iframe'): ?>
+      <iframe class="provider-embed-frame"
+              src="<?= h($primary_player_source['embed']) ?>"
+              title="<?= h($video['title']) ?>"
+              allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share"
+              allowfullscreen
+              referrerpolicy="no-referrer-when-downgrade"></iframe>
+    <?php elseif ($video && !empty($native_player_sources)): ?>
       <video id="main-player"
              class="video-js vjs-default-skin vjs-big-play-centered"
              controls preload="metadata"
@@ -222,8 +247,8 @@ render_head('Media — TyClifford.com', '
                poster="<?= h(MEDIA_URL . $video['thumbnail']) ?>"
              <?php endif; ?>
              data-setup='{"fluid":false,"responsive":true,"playbackRates":[0.5,1,1.25,1.5,2]}'>
-        <?php foreach ($video['sources'] as $src): ?>
-          <source src="<?= h(source_public_url($src)) ?>" type="<?= h($src['mime_type']) ?>" label="<?= h($src['quality'] ?: $src['label']) ?>">
+        <?php foreach ($native_player_sources as $src): ?>
+          <source src="<?= h($src['url']) ?>" type="<?= h($src['mime']) ?>" label="<?= h($src['label']) ?>">
         <?php endforeach; ?>
         <p class="vjs-no-js">Your browser does not support HTML video.</p>
       </video>