# v10.0.0-rc.5 Released 2026-10-01. Contains breaking changes. [Compare changes on GitHub](https://github.com/videojs/v10/compare/@videojs/core@10.0.0-rc.4...@videojs/core@10.0.0-rc.5) This is the last round of API cleanup before 10.0: the Minimal skin becomes Neutral, the player store adopts media element names, and a new Compat skin joins wider browser support. ## Breaking changes If you use the Default skin with no custom UI and no hand-wired extensions, there’s nothing to change. Otherwise, start with the first two. ### Likely to affect you - **Minimal is now Neutral** ([#3092](https://github.com/videojs/v10/pull/3092)). This affects anyone on the Minimal skin, however you installed it. Rename every `minimal` to `neutral`: import paths, `Minimal*Skin` components, `<*-minimal-skin>` elements, `data-theme`, `family="minimal"` icons, CDN `*-minimal.*` files, Shadcn `r/*/minimal` paths, and `--skin minimal`. There are no aliases. Old import paths fail at build time, but some failures are quiet: an old CDN URL returns 404, and CSS that targets `data-theme="minimal"` stops matching. See [Customize skins](https://videojs.org/docs/guides/customize-skins/). - **The player store uses media element names** ([#3012](https://github.com/videojs/v10/pull/3012)). This affects custom UI that reads state or calls actions on the store. Toggles split into explicit pairs, and state fields take the `HTMLMediaElement` names. TypeScript flags each rename. In plain JavaScript, an old field reads as `undefined` without an error, and an old action throws when called. | Before | After | | --- | --- | | `togglePaused()` | `play()` or `pause()` | | `toggleMuted()` | `setMuted(muted)` | | `toggleFullscreen()` | `requestFullscreen()` or `exitFullscreen()` | | `togglePictureInPicture()` | `requestPictureInPicture()` or `exitPictureInPicture()` | | `toggleRemotePlayback()` | `promptRemotePlayback()` | | `fullscreen` | `isFullscreen` | | `pip`, `pipAvailability` | `isPictureInPicture`, `pictureInPictureAvailability` | | `source` (`string` or `null`) | `currentSrc` (always a `string`) | | `loadSource(src)` | Set `src` or `source` on the media element | `toggleSubtitles()` and `toggleControls()` stay, and hotkey and gesture action names such as `togglePaused` are unchanged. `canPlay` now turns true at `HAVE_FUTURE_DATA`, and `requestPictureInPicture()` rejects before metadata loads. See the [player store reference](https://videojs.org/docs/framework/react/reference/api/player-store/). ### Only if you use these APIs - **Thumbnail and subtitle state** ([#3057](https://github.com/videojs/v10/pull/3057)). Custom thumbnail or captions UI: read `thumbnailsTrack` (`{ cues, src, crossOrigin }` or `null`) instead of `thumbnailCues`, `thumbnailTrackSrc`, and `thumbnailTrackCrossOrigin`. Call `selectSubtitlesTrack(null)` instead of passing `'off'`. - **Hand-wired extensions** ([#2880](https://github.com/videojs/v10/pull/2880)). Mounted ``, ``, ``, and `` need no change. If you called `useMediaExtension`, `addMediaExtension`, or an extension’s `setAdapter()`, render the element or component inside the player instead. - **Tailwind skin source** ([#3094](https://github.com/videojs/v10/pull/3094)). If you added skin source to your project, rename the `media-opaque` variant to `media-high-contrast`. Its behavior is unchanged. - **Exhaustive `IndicatorStatus` switches** ([#3064](https://github.com/videojs/v10/pull/3064)). `IndicatorStatus` now accepts custom strings, so a `switch` that covers every status needs a `default` case. Use `BuiltInIndicatorStatus` for the built-in names only. ## Skins and browser support The new Compat skin offers a simpler control layout with conservative CSS for video, live video, audio, and live audio. It ships in the HTML and React packages, CDN bundles, Shadcn registries, and installation tools ([#3026](https://github.com/videojs/v10/pull/3026)). Packaged skins now support Chrome and Edge 111, Firefox 121, and Safari and iOS 16.4. Their bundles flatten `@scope` rules and include CSS fallbacks, while editable registry CSS keeps `@scope` for readability ([#2966](https://github.com/videojs/v10/pull/2966), [#2951](https://github.com/videojs/v10/pull/2951)). See [browser support](https://videojs.org/docs/guides/browser-support/) for details. We also restored the closing transition on nested menus and lowered the default skin’s backdrop saturation so controls read more clearly ([#3025](https://github.com/videojs/v10/pull/3025), [#3091](https://github.com/videojs/v10/pull/3091)). ## Media and playback `resolveAdapterType()` and `resolveMimeType()` pick the right media component from a URL or MIME type, using the same rules as the installation flow. They handle service URLs, streams, and files, recognize `youtube/` and `vimeo/` shorthands, and return `null` for ambiguous bare IDs ([#3024](https://github.com/videojs/v10/pull/3024)). Google Cast and Mux Data now attach at the player, so they work with a plain `