Play Videos and Music Without Uploading
Play a video or song from your phone or computer straight away, alongside your documents and photos. Nothing is uploaded.
How to Open a Video File
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Open Glance
Open Glance in your browser, or install the free Windows app.
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Choose your Video file
Tap Choose a File, or drag the Video file onto the page. It stays on your device.
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Play it
Play, pause, seek and go full screen with the familiar controls.
What You Can Do With Video Files
Video and Music
MP4, MOV, MKV and WebM video, and MP3, M4A, FLAC, WAV and Ogg audio.
Full Screen
Watch in full screen or picture-in-picture where your browser offers it.
With Your Files
Videos open in a tab next to your PDFs and photos.
Your Video Files Never Leave Your Device
Most online viewers upload your file to their server. Glance reads it right in your browser, so nothing is sent anywhere, and it keeps working offline.
Free and Open Source
No account, no adverts, no watermark. Read every line of the code on GitHub.
View the SourceQuestions About Video Files
Why won’t a video play?
Glance plays video with your browser’s or Windows’ own codecs. A file in a format they don’t support, such as some MKV files, shows a message instead.
Is Glance's Video viewer free?
Yes. Glance is free and open source under the Apache 2.0 licence, with no account, adverts or watermarks.
Are my Video files uploaded anywhere?
No. Glance opens files on your own device, in your browser or in the Windows app. Nothing is sent to a server, so it is safe for private documents.
Does it work offline?
Yes. Install Glance from your browser (Add to Home Screen on a phone) and it opens files with no internet connection.
Can I open Video files on iPhone, Android or Mac?
Yes. The browser version works in Safari, Chrome, Edge and Firefox on phones, tablets and computers. The Windows app adds Explorer thumbnails and opening files with a double-click.