diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 3f87c99..74b22cb 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -36,6 +36,8 @@
         "lucide-react": "^1.16.0",
         "next": "14.2.35",
         "next-intl": "^4.12.0",
+        "plyr": "^3.7.8",
+        "plyr-react": "^5.3.0",
         "react": "^18",
         "react-dom": "^18",
         "react-hook-form": "^7.76.0",
@@ -4002,6 +4004,17 @@
       "dev": true,
       "license": "MIT"
     },
+    "node_modules/core-js": {
+      "version": "3.49.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/core-js/-/core-js-3.49.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-es1U2+YTtzpwkxVLwAFdSpaIMyQaq0PBgm3YD1W3Qpsn1NAmO3KSgZfu+oGSWVu6NvLHoHCV/aYcsE5wiB7ALg==",
+      "hasInstallScript": true,
+      "license": "MIT",
+      "funding": {
+        "type": "opencollective",
+        "url": "https://opencollective.com/core-js"
+      }
+    },
     "node_modules/core-util-is": {
       "version": "1.0.3",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/core-util-is/-/core-util-is-1.0.3.tgz",
@@ -4042,6 +4055,12 @@
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       "license": "MIT"
     },
+    "node_modules/custom-event-polyfill": {
+      "version": "1.0.7",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/custom-event-polyfill/-/custom-event-polyfill-1.0.7.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-TDDkd5DkaZxZFM8p+1I3yAlvM3rSr1wbrOliG4yJiwinMZN8z/iGL7BTlDkrJcYTmgUSb4ywVCc3ZaUtOtC76w==",
+      "license": "MIT"
+    },
     "node_modules/damerau-levenshtein": {
       "version": "1.0.8",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/damerau-levenshtein/-/damerau-levenshtein-1.0.8.tgz",
@@ -6270,6 +6289,12 @@
       "dev": true,
       "license": "MIT"
     },
+    "node_modules/loadjs": {
+      "version": "4.3.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/loadjs/-/loadjs-4.3.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-vNX4ZZLJBeDEOBvdr2v/F+0aN5oMuPu7JTqrMwp+DtgK+AryOlpy6Xtm2/HpNr+azEa828oQjOtWsB6iDtSfSQ==",
+      "license": "MIT"
+    },
     "node_modules/locate-path": {
       "version": "6.0.0",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/locate-path/-/locate-path-6.0.0.tgz",
@@ -7005,6 +7030,44 @@
         "node": ">= 6"
       }
     },
+    "node_modules/plyr": {
+      "version": "3.7.8",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/plyr/-/plyr-3.7.8.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-yG/EHDobwbB/uP+4Bm6eUpJ93f8xxHjjk2dYcD1Oqpe1EcuQl5tzzw9Oq+uVAzd2lkM11qZfydSiyIpiB8pgdA==",
+      "license": "MIT",
+      "dependencies": {
+        "core-js": "^3.26.1",
+        "custom-event-polyfill": "^1.0.7",
+        "loadjs": "^4.2.0",
+        "rangetouch": "^2.0.1",
+        "url-polyfill": "^1.1.12"
+      }
+    },
+    "node_modules/plyr-react": {
+      "version": "5.3.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/plyr-react/-/plyr-react-5.3.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-m36/HrpHwg1N2rq3E31E8/kpAH55vk6qHUg17MG4uu9jbWYxnkN39lLmZQwxW7/qpDPfW5aGUJ6R3u23V0R3zA==",
+      "license": "MIT",
+      "dependencies": {
+        "plyr": "^3.7.7",
+        "react-aptor": "^2.0.0"
+      },
+      "engines": {
+        "node": ">=16"
+      },
+      "peerDependencies": {
+        "plyr": "^3.7.7",
+        "react": ">=16.8"
+      },
+      "peerDependenciesMeta": {
+        "plyr": {
+          "optional": false
+        },
+        "react": {
+          "optional": true
+        }
+      }
+    },
     "node_modules/po-parser": {
       "version": "2.1.1",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/po-parser/-/po-parser-2.1.1.tgz",
@@ -7264,6 +7327,12 @@
       ],
       "license": "MIT"
     },
+    "node_modules/rangetouch": {
+      "version": "2.0.1",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/rangetouch/-/rangetouch-2.0.1.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-sln+pNSc8NGaHoLzwNBssFSf/rSYkqeBXzX1AtJlkJiUaVSJSbRAWJk+4omsXkN+EJalzkZhWQ3th1m0FpR5xA==",
+      "license": "MIT"
+    },
     "node_modules/re-resizable": {
       "version": "6.11.2",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/re-resizable/-/re-resizable-6.11.2.tgz",
@@ -7286,6 +7355,23 @@
         "node": ">=0.10.0"
       }
     },
+    "node_modules/react-aptor": {
+      "version": "2.0.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/react-aptor/-/react-aptor-2.0.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-YnCayokuhAwmBBP4Oc0bbT2l6ApfsjbY3DEEVUddIKZEBlGl1npzjHHzWnSqWuboSbMZvRqUM01Io9yiIp1wcg==",
+      "license": "MIT",
+      "engines": {
+        "node": ">=12.7.0"
+      },
+      "peerDependencies": {
+        "react": ">=16.8"
+      },
+      "peerDependenciesMeta": {
+        "react": {
+          "optional": true
+        }
+      }
+    },
     "node_modules/react-date-object": {
       "version": "2.1.9",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/react-date-object/-/react-date-object-2.1.9.tgz",
@@ -8698,6 +8784,12 @@
         "punycode": "^2.1.0"
       }
     },
+    "node_modules/url-polyfill": {
+      "version": "1.1.14",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/url-polyfill/-/url-polyfill-1.1.14.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-p4f3TTAG6ADVF3mwbXw7hGw+QJyw5CnNGvYh5fCuQQZIiuKUswqcznyV3pGDP9j0TSmC4UvRKm8kl1QsX1diiQ==",
+      "license": "MIT"
+    },
     "node_modules/use-callback-ref": {
       "version": "1.3.3",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/use-callback-ref/-/use-callback-ref-1.3.3.tgz",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index bcfcde7..dcce7d4 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -37,6 +37,8 @@
     "lucide-react": "^1.16.0",
     "next": "14.2.35",
     "next-intl": "^4.12.0",
+    "plyr": "^3.7.8",
+    "plyr-react": "^5.3.0",
     "react": "^18",
     "react-dom": "^18",
     "react-hook-form": "^7.76.0",
diff --git a/src/components/templates/BrandedVideoPlayer.tsx b/src/components/templates/BrandedVideoPlayer.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..58318ad
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/components/templates/BrandedVideoPlayer.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,88 @@
+"use client";
+
+import { useEffect, useRef } from "react";
+import Plyr, { type APITypes } from "plyr-react";
+import "plyr-react/plyr.css";
+
+interface BrandedVideoPlayerProps {
+  src: string;
+  poster?: string;
+  /** Plyr aspect ratio, e.g. "16:9" | "1:1" | "9:16". */
+  ratio?: string;
+  className?: string;
+}
+
+/**
+ * FlatRender-branded video player (Plyr via plyr-react) for template demo videos.
+ *
+ * Branding: accent + controls use the FlatRender blue via Plyr CSS custom
+ * properties on the wrapper.
+ *
+ * Download protection: NO download control is exposed (Plyr replaces the native
+ * controls so the browser's download menu never appears); the underlying
+ * <video> gets `controlsList="nodownload"` + `disablePictureInPicture`, and the
+ * right-click context menu is blocked — so the demo can't be saved through the
+ * UI. (Grabbing the URL from devtools is inherent to web video and out of scope.)
+ */
+export function BrandedVideoPlayer({ src, poster, ratio = "16:9", className }: BrandedVideoPlayerProps) {
+  const ref = useRef<APITypes>(null);
+  const wrapRef = useRef<HTMLDivElement>(null);
+
+  // Harden the underlying <video> against downloads once Plyr has mounted it.
+  // Re-applied a few times because plyr-react creates the media element async.
+  useEffect(() => {
+    const harden = () => {
+      const media = wrapRef.current?.querySelector("video");
+      if (media) {
+        media.setAttribute("controlsList", "nodownload noremoteplayback");
+        media.disablePictureInPicture = true;
+      }
+    };
+    harden();
+    const id = window.setInterval(harden, 400);
+    const stop = window.setTimeout(() => window.clearInterval(id), 3000);
+    return () => {
+      window.clearInterval(id);
+      window.clearTimeout(stop);
+    };
+  }, [src]);
+
+  return (
+    <div
+      ref={wrapRef}
+      className={className}
+      onContextMenu={(e) => e.preventDefault()}
+      style={
+        {
+          "--plyr-color-main": "#2563EB",
+          "--plyr-video-control-color": "#ffffff",
+          "--plyr-video-control-color-hover": "#ffffff",
+          "--plyr-video-background": "#0b1020",
+          "--plyr-badge-background": "#2563EB",
+          "--plyr-range-thumb-background": "#ffffff",
+          "--plyr-control-radius": "10px",
+        } as React.CSSProperties
+      }
+    >
+      <Plyr
+        ref={ref}
+        source={{
+          type: "video",
+          sources: [{ src, type: "video/mp4" }],
+          poster,
+        }}
+        options={{
+          // Deliberately NO 'download' control.
+          controls: ["play-large", "play", "progress", "current-time", "mute", "volume", "fullscreen"],
+          settings: [],
+          ratio,
+          loop: { active: true },
+          tooltips: { controls: false, seek: true },
+          keyboard: { focused: true, global: false },
+          fullscreen: { enabled: true, iosNative: true },
+          muted: true,
+        }}
+      />
+    </div>
+  );
+}
diff --git a/src/components/templates/TemplateDetailPreview.tsx b/src/components/templates/TemplateDetailPreview.tsx
index 97e9b9f..6c04335 100644
--- a/src/components/templates/TemplateDetailPreview.tsx
+++ b/src/components/templates/TemplateDetailPreview.tsx
@@ -1,9 +1,5 @@
 "use client";
 
-import { useState } from "react";
-import { useTranslations } from "next-intl";
-import { Play } from "lucide-react";
-
 import { getTemplatePreviewVideoSrc } from "@/lib/template-preview-media";
 import type {
   TemplateDetailAspectRatio,
@@ -14,6 +10,7 @@ import {
   getVideoTemplateImageSrc,
 } from "@/lib/video-templates-catalog";
 import { cn } from "@/lib/utils";
+import { BrandedVideoPlayer } from "@/components/templates/BrandedVideoPlayer";
 
 interface TemplateDetailPreviewProps {
   template: VideoCatalogTemplate;
@@ -21,10 +18,12 @@ interface TemplateDetailPreviewProps {
   onSelectAspect: (aspect: TemplateDetailAspectRatio) => void;
 }
 
-const ASPECT_BOX: Record<TemplateDetailAspectRatio, string> = {
-  "16:9": "aspect-video",
-  "1:1": "aspect-square mx-auto max-w-md",
-  "9:16": "aspect-[9/16] mx-auto max-w-[300px]",
+// Plyr controls the aspect via its `ratio` prop; the wrapper only constrains the
+// width for the portrait/square formats and rounds the corners.
+const MAX_WIDTH: Record<TemplateDetailAspectRatio, string> = {
+  "16:9": "",
+  "1:1": "mx-auto max-w-md",
+  "9:16": "mx-auto max-w-[300px]",
 };
 
 export function TemplateDetailPreview({
@@ -32,8 +31,6 @@ export function TemplateDetailPreview({
   selectedAspect,
   onSelectAspect,
 }: TemplateDetailPreviewProps) {
-  const t = useTranslations("auto.componentsTemplatesTemplateDetailPreview");
-  const [isPlaying, setIsPlaying] = useState(false);
   const aspectOptions = getTemplateDetailAspectRatios(template);
   const posterSrc = template.coverImageUrl ?? getVideoTemplateImageSrc(template.id);
   const videoSrc = template.previewVideoUrl ?? getTemplatePreviewVideoSrc(template.id);
@@ -42,37 +39,16 @@ export function TemplateDetailPreview({
     <div>
       <div
         className={cn(
-          "relative overflow-hidden rounded-2xl bg-gray-100 shadow-lg",
-          ASPECT_BOX[selectedAspect]
+          "relative overflow-hidden rounded-2xl bg-black shadow-lg",
+          MAX_WIDTH[selectedAspect]
         )}
       >
-        {isPlaying ? (
-          <video
-            src={videoSrc}
-            autoPlay
-            muted
-            loop
-            playsInline
-            className="h-full w-full object-cover"
-          />
-        ) : (
-          <>
-            {/* eslint-disable-next-line @next/next/no-img-element */}
-            <img
-              src={posterSrc}
-              alt={t("posterAlt", { name: template.name })}
-              className="h-full w-full object-cover"
-            />
-            <button
-              type="button"
-              onClick={() => setIsPlaying(true)}
-              className="absolute left-1/2 top-1/2 flex h-16 w-16 -translate-x-1/2 -translate-y-1/2 items-center justify-center rounded-full bg-white/90 shadow-xl transition-transform hover:scale-105 focus-visible:outline-none focus-visible:ring-2 focus-visible:ring-blue-600 focus-visible:ring-offset-2"
-              aria-label={t("playPreview")}
-            >
-              <Play className="ml-1 h-7 w-7 fill-blue-600 text-blue-600" aria-hidden />
-            </button>
-          </>
-        )}
+        <BrandedVideoPlayer
+          key={`${template.id}-${selectedAspect}`}
+          src={videoSrc}
+          poster={posterSrc}
+          ratio={selectedAspect}
+        />
       </div>
 
       {aspectOptions.length > 1 ? (
diff --git a/src/components/templates/video/VideoTemplateCompactCard.tsx b/src/components/templates/video/VideoTemplateCompactCard.tsx
index 05e44a1..368eb95 100644
--- a/src/components/templates/video/VideoTemplateCompactCard.tsx
+++ b/src/components/templates/video/VideoTemplateCompactCard.tsx
@@ -84,6 +84,9 @@ export function VideoTemplateCompactCard({
             loop
             playsInline
             preload="metadata"
+            controlsList="nodownload noremoteplayback"
+            disablePictureInPicture
+            onContextMenu={(e) => e.preventDefault()}
             className={cn(
               "absolute inset-0 h-full w-full object-cover transition-opacity duration-300",
               isHovered ? "opacity-100" : "opacity-0"