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.
Published on September 9, 2025 (about 1 month ago)
Even devtools need great dashboards
We’ve made some big changes to the Mux dashboard, and learned some big lessons about developer experience along the way
Published on September 4, 2025 (about 2 months ago)
How Skool built affordable native video in 5 weeks
Skool launched native video in 5 weeks with Mux, achieving 98% engagement rates and free native video hosting for community creators.
Published on September 3, 2025 (about 2 months ago)
It's not that bad; it's worse. Meet the actual worst video player.
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 August 29, 2025 (about 2 months ago)
Synamedia + Mux: Turning video performance data into smarter CDN decisions
Showcasing at IBC: learn how Synamedia's Quortex Switch uses Mux's real-time QoE data to automatically optimize CDN switching
Published on August 28, 2025 (about 2 months ago)
How Movement built a scalable, affordable video monetization platform for creators
Movement used Mux to offer seamless, affordable native video with unlimited uploads — helping creators avoid caps, cut costs, and monetize their apps.
Published on August 26, 2025 (about 2 months ago)
¡Hola! Bonjour! Ciao! Live stream auto-generated captions now speaks six languages
Mux Video now supports auto-generated live captions in 6 languages: English, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish.
Published on August 22, 2025 (2 months ago)
Connecting your LLM to Mux just got easier: Introducing the remote Mux MCP
Connect your favorite LLM to Mux's video APIs in seconds with our new hosted MCP server. One-click OAuth setup replaces complex local installs.
Published on August 14, 2025 (2 months ago)
Better CDN tracking: See the complete picture when your videos switch networks
Track multi-CDN performance with Mux Data's new CDN Trace dimension. See which networks deliver your video content and when switches occur.
Published on July 30, 2025 (3 months ago)
Mux is 73% cheaper than S3 for video streaming
One of the misconceptions we see a lot from people with "simple" video use cases is: I can just put my video on S3 and use the <video> tag on my website. It's true, you can! And if that works great fo...
Published on July 24, 2025 (3 months ago)
Using multimodal models and latest thumbnails to keep an eye on live streams
Leverage latest thumbnails and multimodal AI models to build smarter live stream experiences with Mux - from content moderation to discovery and analysis.