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Codec: hev1.1.6.L156.B0

73.2% Encoder Support
235,391 of 321,583 sessions supported encoding
84.63% Decoder Support
228,649 of 270,182 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 321,583 test sessions. Browser detection based on user agent strings.

Browser Windows Windows macOS macOS iOS iOS Android Android Linux Linux
ChromeChrome/Chromium
 80.73% 116,848 / 144,738 96.04% 19,003 / 19,786 — 90.89% 58,040 / 63,860 43.94% 3,421 / 7,786
SafariSafari
 — 91.25% 7,912 / 8,671 95.13% 29,478 / 30,986 — —
EdgeEdge
 0.0% 0 / 31,136 0.28% 1 / 361 — 0.0% 0 / 985 0.0% 0 / 55
FirefoxFirefox
 0.01% 1 / 9,819 0.07% 1 / 1,341 — 0.0% 0 / 36 0.9% 11 / 1,218

VideoDecoder Support Matrix

Browser × Platform decoder support from 270,182 test sessions. Decoder data collection started Jan 2026.

Browser Windows Windows macOS macOS iOS iOS Android Android Linux Linux
ChromeChrome/Chromium
 88.17% 107,664 / 122,107 96.8% 15,571 / 16,085 — 99.65% 53,641 / 53,827 63.91% 4,199 / 6,570
SafariSafari
 — 91.59% 6,646 / 7,256 95.3% 24,247 / 25,442 — —
EdgeEdge
 55.68% 15,097 / 27,116 98.14% 316 / 322 — 100.0% 901 / 901 39.22% 20 / 51
FirefoxFirefox
 0.03% 2 / 7,996 0.91% 10 / 1,102 — 0.0% 0 / 29 1.82% 18 / 988