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Codec: vp09.01.21.08.02

3.11% Encoder Support
66,887 of 2,147,727 sessions supported encoding
87.43% Decoder Support
1,833,239 of 2,096,873 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 2,147,727 test sessions. Browser detection based on user agent strings.

Browser Windows Windows macOS macOS iOS iOS Android Android Linux Linux
ChromeChrome/Chromium
 0.0% 37 / 867,034 0.0% 2 / 100,904 — 0.0% 2 / 649,429 0.0% 2 / 43,635
SafariSafari
 — 0.01% 3 / 48,344 0.0% 0 / 217,991 — —
EdgeEdge
 0.0% 2 / 143,333 0.0% 0 / 1,534 — 0.0% 0 / 4,248 0.0% 0 / 693
FirefoxFirefox
 99.93% 53,520 / 53,558 99.85% 7,383 / 7,394 — 0.0% 0 / 93 98.85% 5,936 / 6,005

VideoDecoder Support Matrix

Browser × Platform decoder support from 2,096,873 test sessions. Decoder data collection started Jan 2026.

Browser Windows Windows macOS macOS iOS iOS Android Android Linux Linux
ChromeChrome/Chromium
 100.0% 844,585 / 844,590 99.99% 97,248 / 97,254 — 99.64% 637,131 / 639,463 99.4% 42,211 / 42,465
SafariSafari
 — 0.24% 113 / 46,961 0.31% 668 / 212,394 — —
EdgeEdge
 100.0% 139,463 / 139,463 100.0% 1,487 / 1,487 — 100.0% 4,176 / 4,176 100.0% 688 / 688
FirefoxFirefox
 100.0% 51,809 / 51,809 100.0% 7,168 / 7,168 — 0.0% 0 / 86 98.34% 5,686 / 5,782