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Porag Gogoi

Sato Video Player 2.0 - More ways to power your video player experience

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Sato 2.0 is here. For teams that want their video player to feel like part of the product. You control how it looks, how it behaves, and how users interact with it. All in one place, built to fit right in. What's new: - Add CTAs directly inside your videos - Add Super Progress bar for better engagement - Choose from a range of pre-built themes instead of starting from blank canvas - Add AI captions in just few clicks

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Porag Gogoi
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Hey folks! We shared Sato here a while back, and after a lot of feedback, we have launched Sato 2.0. It’s now better and comes with really cool features. Here's a list of new features we've introduced: 1. Themes: Move past the blank canvas with three ready themes Moderna- clean, minimal, built for modern interfaces Sphinx- bold, high-contrast, built to stand out Prosper- structured, clear, built for educators and SaaS demos. 2. In-video CTA: Make your video part of the conversion flow Choose between horizontal and vertical layouts Set exactly when and where your CTA appears Add text, links, and visuals in one place 3. Super Progress Bar: Shape the way viewers move through your video Hide timestamps to reduce skipping Make progress feel faster Keep attention on what matters 4. AI Captions Make your videos easier to follow and navigate Generate captions in a few clicks Make videos easier to access A big focus this time was making videos feel native to your site and to make the experience more engaging. If you've tried Sato earlier, I would love for you to give it another look, this version is a lot closer to what we originally wanted it to be. I'd love to hear any feedback or questions you have. Let me know what you think.
Ankita Saikia
Maker

HI I am Ankita, co founder of Sato. Since the first launch of Sato we have been grateful to the Product Hunt community for your support, your feedback was instrumental in launching the new Sato version. We look forward to more engagement and feedback from you as we launch the new features. Ask us anything

Nice work Team !

Porag Gogoi
Maker

@ankita_saikia Less gooo!

Uddipta Das
Maker

This is a major update to Sato Player aimed at the no-code dev community building marketing sites. I am excited to see the features in action among the amazing dev folks and would love to hear what everyone feels about it.

Apart from minor enhancements to existing features, we have introduced in-video call-to-actions, using which marketers can easily build sales funnels to convert passive viewers into active customers. Also, super progress bar is a great tool to ensure higher engagement by reducing the friction felt by viewers watching longer videos.

I'd also like to add that features aside, we've streamlined the payment processing and now have two separate payment gateways for our global and Indian users. For our global users, PayPal is the default processor and for India, it is Razorpay. In addition to that, we have also modified our invoicing module and adhered it to taxation standard of India.

From compliance (GDPR etc.) POV, every video player you embed is essentially cookie-less, unless you add anything on top of it yourself. The only cookies we collect are on our dashboard.

P.S. We are pushing the same version up on Webflow and it is only a matter of time before this version is fully available on the Webflow plugin as well.

Best of luck devs.

Porag Gogoi
Maker

@uddipta_das Thanks man. Fingers crossed.

Abhishek Deb
Maker

Really happy to see Sato 2.0 finally out!

I worked on the UX side of this, and honestly, a big goal for us was to make videos feel less like something you just embed… and more like something that actually belongs inside your product.

A lot of what we added came from real feedback and small frustrations we noticed earlier:

  • The blank start : so we added Themes to help you get going faster.

  • Videos feeling passive : In-video CTA makes them more actionable

  • People skipping around : the Super Progress Bar helps guide attention better

  • Accessibility gaps : AI Captions make everything easier to follow

We tried to keep everything simple, but more intentional.

If you’ve used Sato before, would really love for you to try this version and tell me what feels better (or what still doesn’t). Always open to feedback.

Porag Gogoi
Maker

@abhishek_deb2 You the man! The new themes look sweet

Chinmoy Raj Deka
Maker

As someone working closely on the Sato Player, this 2.0 release feels like a big step toward what we originally envisioned—making video feel native to the product instead of just an embedded element.

A few things I’m personally excited about from a dev perspective:

  • Themes aren’t just visual presets—they reduce the need for custom styling layers and make it much easier to integrate Sato into different UI systems without fighting CSS overrides.

  • The in-video CTA system was a fun challenge. Getting precise timing, positioning, and responsiveness right across layouts took effort, but it opens up a lot of product use cases beyond passive video.

  • The Super Progress Bar is subtle but impactful. Controlling user navigation and perception of progress required careful handling of player state and UX edge cases.

  • AI Captions significantly improve accessibility and usability, and integrating that smoothly into the player experience was something we wanted from the start.

A big focus for us was reducing friction for developers embedding Sato while still giving enough flexibility to build custom experiences.

There’s still a lot we want to improve, but this version feels much closer to a productized video experience layer rather than just a player.

Would genuinely love to hear how others are integrating it and where it can be pushed further.

Porag Gogoi
Maker

@chinmoy_raj_deka Couldn't have done without you. cheers

Pranab Bora
Maker

As a part of the development team, I’m incredibly excited about the launch of Sato Video Player 2.0

This release is a big step toward making video feel truly native to your product.


Some of the key features introduced in this release include:

  1. Themes – Pre-built styles that align seamlessly with your product’s design system.

  2. In-video CTAs – Interactive call-to-actions embedded within videos to drive engagement and conversions.

  3. Super Progress Bar – A refined progress experience designed to guide user behavior and improve engagement.

  4. AI Captions – Automated caption generation to enhance accessibility and usability.

Really proud to be part of this journey—would love to hear your thoughts and feedback!