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Codec: vp09.02.21.12.00

16.75% Encoder Support
53,694 of 320,621 sessions supported encoding
99.54% Decoder Support
268,252 of 269,502 sessions supported decoding

Codec Specifications

Codec Family VP9
Profile Profile 2 (12-bit)
Level 2.1
Maximum Resolution SD (512×480)
Maximum Bitrate 4 Mbps

VideoEncoder Support Matrix

Browser × Platform encoder support from 320,621 test sessions. Browser detection based on user agent strings.

Browser Windows Windows macOS macOS iOS iOS Android Android Linux Linux
ChromeChrome/Chromium
 0.79% 1,131 / 144,020 1.78% 352 / 19,792 — 0.06% 40 / 63,761 0.73% 56 / 7,699
SafariSafari
 — 96.97% 8,196 / 8,452 98.19% 30,817 / 31,386 — —
EdgeEdge
 0.52% 160 / 31,021 0.27% 1 / 364 — 0.0% 0 / 971 0.0% 0 / 60
FirefoxFirefox
 99.88% 9,665 / 9,677 100.0% 1,288 / 1,288 — 0.0% 0 / 33 99.29% 1,257 / 1,266

VideoDecoder Support Matrix

Browser × Platform decoder support from 269,502 test sessions. Decoder data collection started Jan 2026.

Browser Windows Windows macOS macOS iOS iOS Android Android Linux Linux
ChromeChrome/Chromium
 99.94% 121,545 / 121,613 99.99% 15,990 / 15,991 — 99.01% 53,264 / 53,797 99.16% 6,454 / 6,509
SafariSafari
 — 97.36% 6,890 / 7,077 98.55% 25,310 / 25,682 — —
EdgeEdge
 100.0% 27,115 / 27,115 100.0% 323 / 323 — 99.55% 893 / 897 100.0% 51 / 51
FirefoxFirefox
 100.0% 7,937 / 7,937 100.0% 1,083 / 1,083 — 0.0% 0 / 22 100.0% 1,010 / 1,010