## Overview
dash.js is a JavaScript based implementation for the playback of MPEG DASH content in browser based
environments that support the [Media Source Extensions](https://w3c.github.io/media-source/) and
the [Encrypted Media Extensions](https://www.w3.org/TR/encrypted-media/).
## Documentation
To get started, check out our [documentation](https://dashif.org/dash.js/) that includes
a [quickstart guide](https://dashif.org/dash.js/pages/quickstart/index.html) , [usage instructions](https://dashif.org/dash.js/pages/usage/index.html)
and [contribution guidelines](https://dashif.org/dash.js/pages/developers/how-to-contribute.html).
## Hosted Examples
* [Reference Player](https://reference.dashif.org/dash.js/latest/samples/dash-if-reference-player/index.html)
* [Samples](https://reference.dashif.org/dash.js/latest/samples/index.html)
## Quickstart
A very basic example on how to use dash.js in your application can be found below:
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