diff --git a/apps/x/apps/renderer/src/App.tsx b/apps/x/apps/renderer/src/App.tsx
index 9e1a5759..edd939a5 100644
--- a/apps/x/apps/renderer/src/App.tsx
+++ b/apps/x/apps/renderer/src/App.tsx
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ import { GraphView, type GraphEdge, type GraphNode } from '@/components/graph-vi
 import { BasesView, type BaseConfig, DEFAULT_BASE_CONFIG } from '@/components/bases-view';
 import { HtmlFileViewer } from '@/components/html-file-viewer';
 import { ImageFileViewer } from '@/components/image-file-viewer';
+import { VideoFileViewer } from '@/components/video-file-viewer';
 import { useDebounce } from './hooks/use-debounce';
 import { SidebarContentPanel } from '@/components/sidebar-content';
 import { SuggestedTopicsView } from '@/components/suggested-topics-view';
@@ -4836,6 +4837,10 @@ function App() {
                   <div className="flex-1 min-h-0 overflow-hidden">
                     <ImageFileViewer path={selectedPath} />
                   </div>
+                ) : selectedPath && /\.(mp4|mov|webm|m4v)$/i.test(selectedPath) ? (
+                  <div className="flex-1 min-h-0 overflow-hidden">
+                    <VideoFileViewer path={selectedPath} />
+                  </div>
                 ) : (
                   <div className="flex-1 overflow-auto p-4">
                     <pre className="text-sm font-mono text-foreground whitespace-pre-wrap">
diff --git a/apps/x/apps/renderer/src/components/video-file-viewer.tsx b/apps/x/apps/renderer/src/components/video-file-viewer.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..4b5a0d6d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/x/apps/renderer/src/components/video-file-viewer.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,53 @@
+import { useEffect, useState } from 'react'
+import { ExternalLinkIcon, FileVideoIcon } from 'lucide-react'
+
+interface VideoFileViewerProps {
+  path: string
+}
+
+type State = 'loading' | 'ready' | 'error'
+
+export function VideoFileViewer({ path }: VideoFileViewerProps) {
+  const [state, setState] = useState<State>('loading')
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    setState('loading')
+  }, [path])
+
+  const src = `app://workspace/${path.split('/').map(encodeURIComponent).join('/')}`
+
+  if (state === 'error') {
+    return (
+      <div className="flex h-full w-full flex-col items-center justify-center gap-3 px-6 text-center text-muted-foreground">
+        <FileVideoIcon className="size-6" />
+        <p className="text-sm font-medium text-foreground">Cannot play this video</p>
+        <p className="max-w-md text-xs">
+          The codec or container format isn&apos;t supported by Chromium (e.g. WMV, AVI, or some MKV files).
+        </p>
+        <button
+          type="button"
+          onClick={() => {
+            void window.ipc.invoke('shell:openPath', { path })
+          }}
+          className="inline-flex items-center gap-1.5 rounded-md border border-border bg-background px-3 py-1.5 text-xs font-medium text-foreground hover:bg-accent"
+        >
+          <ExternalLinkIcon className="size-3.5" />
+          Open in system
+        </button>
+      </div>
+    )
+  }
+
+  return (
+    <div className="flex h-full w-full items-center justify-center bg-black">
+      <video
+        key={path}
+        src={src}
+        controls
+        className="max-h-full max-w-full"
+        onLoadedMetadata={() => setState('ready')}
+        onError={() => setState('error')}
+      />
+    </div>
+  )
+}