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Codec: hev1.1.6.H156.B0

76.48% Encoder Support
1,641,996 of 2,146,941 sessions supported encoding
86.14% Decoder Support
1,805,581 of 2,096,175 sessions supported decoding

Codec Specifications

Codec Family HEVC (H.265)
Profile Main
Level 5.2 (High Tier)
Maximum Resolution 4K (4096×2176)
Maximum Bitrate 240 Mbps

VideoEncoder Support Matrix

Browser × Platform encoder support from 2,146,941 test sessions. Browser detection based on user agent strings.

Browser Windows Windows macOS macOS iOS iOS Android Android Linux Linux
ChromeChrome/Chromium
 79.57% 689,027 / 865,931 96.12% 96,603 / 100,502 — 89.97% 583,667 / 648,732 46.25% 20,339 / 43,976
SafariSafari
 — 92.46% 44,594 / 48,233 93.83% 205,111 / 218,608 — —
EdgeEdge
 0.01% 18 / 143,760 0.06% 1 / 1,565 — 0.0% 0 / 4,264 0.46% 3 / 658
FirefoxFirefox
 0.01% 4 / 53,647 0.05% 4 / 7,373 — 0.85% 1 / 118 1.08% 66 / 6,096

VideoDecoder Support Matrix

Browser × Platform decoder support from 2,096,175 test sessions. Decoder data collection started Jan 2026.

Browser Windows Windows macOS macOS iOS iOS Android Android Linux Linux
ChromeChrome/Chromium
 85.15% 718,288 / 843,519 96.61% 93,575 / 96,862 — 99.24% 634,077 / 638,916 66.66% 28,499 / 42,752
SafariSafari
 — 92.54% 43,432 / 46,933 93.82% 199,835 / 213,008 — —
EdgeEdge
 56.75% 79,349 / 139,828 98.22% 1,491 / 1,518 — 99.74% 4,170 / 4,181 72.67% 476 / 655
FirefoxFirefox
 0.01% 5 / 51,833 0.73% 52 / 7,132 — 0.9% 1 / 111 1.89% 111 / 5,867