Tools

Link-Preview Checker.

Paste a URL and see what happens when someone shares it. We read the Open Graph tags and tell you, platform by platform, whether your link plays a clip or shows a still thumbnail.

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Want the full picture on why some apps play video and others do not? Read the guide. The short version: your thumbnail carries the link almost everywhere, so make it a good one. Vidien gives you the video and a poster frame from one URL, so your link looks alive wherever it lands.