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Codec: vp09.01.21.08.01

3.11% Encoder Support
66,819 of 2,148,826 sessions supported encoding
87.45% Decoder Support
1,834,536 of 2,097,905 sessions supported decoding

Codec Specifications

Codec Family VP9
Profile Profile 1 (8-bit)
Level 2.1
Maximum Resolution SD (512×480)
Maximum Bitrate 4 Mbps

VideoEncoder Support Matrix

Browser × Platform encoder support from 2,148,826 test sessions. Browser detection based on user agent strings.

Browser Windows Windows macOS macOS iOS iOS Android Android Linux Linux
ChromeChrome/Chromium
 0.0% 31 / 868,563 0.0% 2 / 100,751 — 0.0% 1 / 649,117 0.0% 2 / 43,772
SafariSafari
 — 0.01% 4 / 48,056 0.0% 1 / 218,067 — —
EdgeEdge
 0.0% 1 / 143,616 0.07% 1 / 1,452 — 0.0% 0 / 4,257 0.0% 0 / 701
FirefoxFirefox
 99.93% 53,393 / 53,430 99.78% 7,423 / 7,439 — 0.0% 0 / 116 98.71% 5,958 / 6,036

VideoDecoder Support Matrix

Browser × Platform decoder support from 2,097,905 test sessions. Decoder data collection started Jan 2026.

Browser Windows Windows macOS macOS iOS iOS Android Android Linux Linux
ChromeChrome/Chromium
 100.0% 846,083 / 846,088 100.0% 97,104 / 97,107 — 99.64% 637,034 / 639,312 99.33% 42,290 / 42,577
SafariSafari
 — 0.23% 106 / 46,700 0.34% 714 / 212,473 — —
EdgeEdge
 100.0% 139,613 / 139,613 100.0% 1,407 / 1,407 — 100.0% 4,179 / 4,179 100.0% 695 / 695
FirefoxFirefox
 100.0% 51,621 / 51,621 100.0% 7,189 / 7,189 — 0.0% 0 / 105 98.64% 5,726 / 5,805