PluginScout
#7 in Audio Player Plugins

Lean Player — WordPress Audio Player Plugin

Lean Player – Video and Audio Player with Playlist for WordPress, Elementor and Gutenberg

by LeanPlugins · WordPress.org page · Website

v3.3.3 Tested up to WP 7.1 PHP 7.4+

Lean Player has 2,000+ active installs on WordPress.org and 58,476 downloads all time. We have tracked it since September 4, 2026; download trends appear after 30 days of data. The last update was on September 6, 2026, tested up to WordPress 7.1.

Lean Player at a glance

Active installs
2,000+
Total downloads
58,476
Downloads, last 30 days
–
available after 30 days of tracking
30-day growth
–
tracking since September 4, 2026

Is Lean Player well maintained?

Support threads resolved
1 of 1
recent threads on the WordPress.org support forum
WordPress compatibility
Current
tested up to WordPress 7.1, the current release is 7.1

Features

The feature list from the plugin's own readme on WordPress.org, trimmed to the essentials.

  • YouTube Video
  • YouTube Shorts Video
  • Vertical video – fits the screen automatically, no stretching or distortion (YouTube Shorts or HTML5 upload)
  • HTML5 video – MP4, WebM, OGG
  • Audio – MP3, OGG, WAV, M4A, AAC, FLAC
  • Video playlist
  • Audio playlist
  • Brand color matching so the player looks like part of your site, not a plugin
  • Never slows your site down
  • Works with any theme
  • Embed anywhere – shortcode or the Elementor widget

Lean Player reviews and ratings

5 reviews on WordPress.org, with the most recent ones as their authors posted them.

All reviews
4.6 out of 5

5 reviews

5★
4
4★
0
3★
1
2★
0
1★
0

  • 10 stars!

    Amazing plug-in! And amazing service! Any request that I had for the plugin was corrected so quickly; really impressive! I would give it 10 stars if I could!

    evafolch

  • Good but Enhancement need

    It is a good plugin. It will be unique if the following four main features are added - Elementor Dynamic Tags - Gutenberg Block - Ability to stop playing the movie automatically when playing another movie - Make Mix Playlist of self host movies, Youtube, Vimeo and ... Good Lock

    bluearash

  • Amazing player

    Amazing player

    guja1985

  • Excellent plugin

    Very useful plugin. I like that you can customize it a lot in elementor tabs. Congratulations! Thank you for this plugin. I hope to keep it alive and updated!

    dionysios

  • Easy to use, looks great, excellent support!

    This is by far the easiest and best looking audio player for not just Elementor, but Wordpress. It just WORKS, and looks great doing it. They are very responsive to support requests and added a download feature after I suggested it. Highly recommend.

    mishagos

Where Lean Player ranks on WordPress.org

The rankings we track that Lean Player appears in, and how its position changed over 30 days.

Ranking WordPress.org placement Position 30 days
Best Audio Player Plugins #8 by tag, #8 in search #7 –
Best Video Gallery Plugins #29 by tag, not in search #57 –

Lean Player alternatives

Plugins that solve the same problem, ranked by how closely they overlap with Lean Player.

All Lean Player alternatives

Compare Lean Player head to head

Details

A lightweight WordPress plugin for YouTube, YouTube Shorts, Vimeo, HTML5 video and audio, playlists, and brand-matched colors.

The full description, screenshots and every review live on the WordPress.org page.

Rankings Lean Player competes in

Tags

  • audio player
  • elementor
  • playlist
  • video player
  • youtube player

More from LeanPlugins

Version
3.3.3
Last updated
Sep 6, 2026
First published
Mar 9, 2020
Requires WordPress
6.0
Tested up to
7.1
Requires PHP
7.4
Pricing
Free on WordPress.org

Lean Player FAQ

What does Lean Player do?

According to its WordPress.org readme, Lean Player offers YouTube Video, YouTube Shorts Video, Vertical video – fits the screen automatically, no stretching or distortion (YouTube Shorts or HTML5 upload), HTML5 video – MP4, WebM, OGG and Audio – MP3, OGG, WAV, M4A, AAC, FLAC.

How many active installs does Lean Player have?

WordPress.org reports 2,000+ active installs for Lean Player as of September 7, 2026.

Is Lean Player still maintained?

Yes. The last release was on September 6, 2026 and it is tested up to WordPress 7.1.

Does Lean Player have good support?

On the WordPress.org forum, 1 of 1 recent support threads for Lean Player are marked resolved. That is the developer's free support; a paid version usually comes with its own channel.

Is Lean Player free?

Lean Player is free to install from WordPress.org. Many plugins also sell a paid version or add-ons.

Where does Lean Player rank among Audio Player Plugins?

Lean Player is #7 in the WordPress.org "audio-player" ranking as of today.