The Mux Blog

We're a team of engineers, marketers, designers, all passionate about video and the work we create together. Welcome to our blog about video.

Illustration of a video upload interface. A hand cursor with a green plus sign is dragging a file named 'MYNEWVIDEO.MP4' toward a black upload icon with an upward arrow on a yellow background.

Published on September 9, 2025 (6 days ago)

Even devtools need great dashboards

By Darius, Rahim, and Steve • 7 min read • Engineering & Company

We’ve made some big changes to the Mux dashboard, and learned some big lessons about developer experience along the way

Illustration of a wacky audio player interface on an orange grid background. The player includes a play button, a volume button with a shouting face emoji above it, a progress bar showing 6:05, and a playback speed control labeled “1.46x” with a location pin icon above it. Below, text reads “CURRENTLY CONNECTED 6” with two yellow connectors beside the number.

Published on September 3, 2025 (12 days ago)

It's not that bad; it's worse. Meet the actual worst video player.

By Christina and Dave • 16 min read • Engineering

I thought I had built the worst video player ever imagined. Then, Christina Martinez submitted her concoction to the Worst Player contest… and I was appalled.

Published on June 11, 2025 (3 months ago)

How Apple made the F1 movie trailer literally shake things up

By Phil Cluff • 7 min read • Video news & Engineering

Apple released an F1 movie trailer with haptics. You can build vibrating video too (at least for Android).

Published on May 28, 2025 (4 months ago)

Tailwind is the worst form of CSS, except for all the others

By Darius Cepulis • 8 min read • Engineering

Tailwind is weird, verbose, and opinionated… but it works. Here’s why it makes teams faster, more consistent, and a little less frustrated.

Published on May 13, 2025 (4 months ago)

The most annoying video player of all time

By Dave Kiss • 8 min read • Engineering

Every video player looks the same until you rebuild one with Three.js, simulated physics, and some 90s arcade chaos.

Published on April 8, 2025 (5 months ago)

We want your LLM to read our docs

By Darius Cepulis • 3 min read • Engineering & Product • AI

llms.txt is a standard for LLMs to discover and read your website. Users can use LLMs like Claude or Cursor to talk with your docs, improving their experience.

Published on April 2, 2025 (6 months ago)

How to build a Windows 98-style video player in 2025

By Dave Kiss • 6 min read • Engineering & Video education

Get your dose of nostalgia as Dave puts Media Chrome to work to build a player in the style of Windows 98.

Published on March 6, 2025 (6 months ago)

Developer spotlight: Cats with Bats reimagines how developers learn with AI

By Dave and Hai • 8 min read • Customers & Engineering

Cats with Bats is reimagining developer education with AI-powered video tutorials, code extraction, and Mux-powered video for a modern way to learn to code.

Lee Robinson on a background that shows the Vercel Marketplace

Published on January 16, 2025 (8 months ago)

Reducing friction with video through Vercel Marketplace's integration with Mux

By Dave and Staci • 23 min read • Partnerships & Engineering

Lee Robinson chats with Mux about the new Vercel Marketplace, the role of AI in the developer experience, and tips for aspiring content creators.

Published on January 16, 2025 (8 months ago)

Mux’s high-performance video now in the Vercel Marketplace

By Dave Kiss • 3 min read • Engineering

Integrating high-performance video into Vercel applications is easier than ever with Mux's new Vercel Marketplace app.

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