<video> in Proton Mail
Not supported <video> is not supported in Proton Mail.
Works in 3 of 21 · partial in 2 · not supported in 16
Which clients
- Works
- Outlook for Mac, Apple Mail, Thunderbird
- Partial
- Apple Mail iOS, Samsung Mail
- Not supported
- Gmail, Gmail Android, Gmail iOS, Outlook 365, Outlook (New), Outlook Classic, Outlook iOS, Outlook Android, Yahoo Mail, Yahoo Mail Android, Yahoo Mail iOS, HEY Mail, Proton Mail, AOL Mail, Fastmail, Superhuman
Your reader in Proton Mail sees the email without <video>, even if it looks right where you tested it.
The fix for Proton Mail
Replace video with animated GIF or linked thumbnail
<a href="https://example.com/watch" target="_blank">
<img src="https://example.com/video-thumb.gif"
width="600" alt="Watch the video"
style="display: block; border: 0; max-width: 100%;" />
</a>Show the original
<video width="600" autoplay muted>
<source src="demo.mp4" type="video/mp4">
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What Proton Mail does with <video>
@emailens/engine 0.18.22 on the original code
Proton Mail does not support <video> elements.
caniemail record, tested upstream 16 Sep 2019
- The
<video>element is supported and theposterimage is visible, but the video can not play due to a strict Content Security Policy.
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Questions
- How many email clients support <video>?
- It works in 3 of 21, partial in 2, not supported in 16.
- What do I use instead of <video> in Proton Mail?
- Replace video with animated GIF or linked thumbnail.
- Does <video> work in Apple Mail?
- <video> works in Apple Mail. Closest to Proton Mail: Apple Mail, which agrees on 203 of the 300 features both are tested on.
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The checker needs a computer screen.
caniemail (MIT) via @emailens/engine 0.18.22 · tested upstream 16 Sep 2019 · data last changed 10 Nov 2026 · Outlook (New) cells are the engine's mapping