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Codec: vp09.01.21.08.03

86.46% Encoder Support
276,817 of 320,165 sessions supported encoding
87.71% Decoder Support
235,909 of 268,951 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 320,165 test sessions. Browser detection based on user agent strings.

Browser Windows Windows macOS macOS iOS iOS Android Android Linux Linux
ChromeChrome/Chromium
 99.22% 142,821 / 143,947 98.39% 19,129 / 19,443 — 98.74% 62,757 / 63,555 94.94% 7,339 / 7,730
SafariSafari
 — 0.19% 16 / 8,500 0.05% 15 / 31,246 — —
EdgeEdge
 99.45% 31,032 / 31,205 99.73% 369 / 370 — 99.19% 985 / 993 98.18% 54 / 55
FirefoxFirefox
 99.92% 9,614 / 9,622 99.92% 1,317 / 1,318 — 0.0% 0 / 40 99.77% 1,287 / 1,290

VideoDecoder Support Matrix

Browser × Platform decoder support from 268,951 test sessions. Decoder data collection started Jan 2026.

Browser Windows Windows macOS macOS iOS iOS Android Android Linux Linux
ChromeChrome/Chromium
 100.0% 121,328 / 121,329 100.0% 15,843 / 15,843 — 99.99% 53,622 / 53,626 99.83% 6,494 / 6,505
SafariSafari
 — 0.46% 33 / 7,153 0.42% 108 / 25,631 — —
EdgeEdge
 100.0% 27,120 / 27,120 100.0% 324 / 324 — 100.0% 911 / 911 100.0% 48 / 48
FirefoxFirefox
 100.0% 7,852 / 7,852 100.0% 1,081 / 1,081 — 0.0% 0 / 28 99.53% 1,068 / 1,073