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Codec: hev1.1.6.L156.B0

76.53% Encoder Support
1,645,173 of 2,149,796 sessions supported encoding
86.18% Decoder Support
1,808,500 of 2,098,394 sessions supported decoding

Codec Specifications

Codec Family HEVC (H.265)
Profile Main
Level 5.2 (Main Tier)
Maximum Resolution 4K (4096×2176)
Maximum Bitrate 60 Mbps

VideoEncoder Support Matrix

Browser × Platform encoder support from 2,149,796 test sessions. Browser detection based on user agent strings.

Browser Windows Windows macOS macOS iOS iOS Android Android Linux Linux
ChromeChrome/Chromium
 79.62% 690,821 / 867,693 96.24% 97,267 / 101,062 — 89.9% 585,046 / 650,760 46.63% 20,395 / 43,742
SafariSafari
 — 92.79% 44,626 / 48,096 93.91% 204,389 / 217,647 — —
EdgeEdge
 0.01% 15 / 143,586 0.07% 1 / 1,530 — 0.0% 0 / 4,198 0.15% 1 / 657
FirefoxFirefox
 0.02% 10 / 53,992 0.05% 4 / 7,400 — 0.0% 0 / 116 0.8% 47 / 5,855

VideoDecoder Support Matrix

Browser × Platform decoder support from 2,098,394 test sessions. Decoder data collection started Jan 2026.

Browser Windows Windows macOS macOS iOS iOS Android Android Linux Linux
ChromeChrome/Chromium
 85.2% 719,963 / 845,062 96.68% 94,129 / 97,361 — 99.24% 635,838 / 640,727 67.05% 28,513 / 42,526
SafariSafari
 — 92.89% 43,362 / 46,680 93.9% 199,158 / 212,103 — —
EdgeEdge
 56.69% 79,117 / 139,566 98.05% 1,462 / 1,491 — 99.73% 4,103 / 4,114 72.43% 473 / 653
FirefoxFirefox
 0.02% 13 / 52,169 0.77% 55 / 7,161 — 0.0% 0 / 109 1.83% 103 / 5,625