Offline Installation (PWA)

uMediaPlay is built as a Progressive Web App (PWA). This means you can "install" the website to your device. It will behave like a native application, opening in its own window without browser toolbars, and most importantly, it will work completely offline.

Google Chrome / Microsoft Edge (Desktop)

1. Open uMediaPlay in Chrome or Edge.
2. Look at the right side of the URL address bar. You will see an icon that looks like a monitor with a down arrow, or text saying "Install App".
3. Click it and confirm installation.
4. uMediaPlay will now appear in your Start Menu / Applications folder and can be pinned to your taskbar/dock.

macOS Safari (macOS Sonoma+)

1. Open uMediaPlay in Safari.
2. Click the Share button in the toolbar (the square with the up arrow).
3. Select "Add to Dock".
4. The app is now installed locally.

How Offline Works

Once installed, the browser downloads all the HTML, CSS, and minimal JavaScript required to run the interface into a local cache. Because the player uses the local File API to read media, no network request is ever required to play a video once the UI is cached.