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Codec: hev1.1.6.H156.B0

74.67% Encoder Support
46,813 of 62,696 sessions supported encoding
84.27% Decoder Support
10,070 of 11,950 sessions supported decoding

Codec Specifications

Codec Family HEVC (H.265)
Profile Main
Level 5.2 (High Tier)
Maximum Resolution 4K (4096×2176)
Maximum Bitrate 240 Mbps

VideoEncoder Support Matrix

Browser × Platform encoder support from 62,696 test sessions. Browser detection based on user agent strings.

Browser Windows Windows macOS macOS iOS iOS Android Android Linux Linux
ChromeChrome/Chromium
 81.53% 22,528 / 27,633 96.44% 4,199 / 4,354 — 90.34% 10,890 / 12,055 45.97% 748 / 1,627
SafariSafari
 — 89.92% 1,410 / 1,568 94.15% 6,595 / 7,005 — —
EdgeEdge
 0.02% 1 / 4,978 1.82% 1 / 55 — 0.0% 0 / 121 —
FirefoxFirefox
 0.0% 0 / 2,192 0.34% 1 / 296 — — 0.34% 1 / 290

VideoDecoder Support Matrix

Browser × Platform decoder support from 11,950 test sessions. Decoder data collection started Jan 2026.

Browser Windows Windows macOS macOS iOS iOS Android Android Linux Linux
ChromeChrome/Chromium
 89.74% 4,688 / 5,224 97.06% 693 / 714 — 99.37% 2,225 / 2,239 50.62% 204 / 403
SafariSafari
 — 92.25% 250 / 271 93.45% 1,326 / 1,419 — —
EdgeEdge
 53.15% 556 / 1,046 — — 100.0% 38 / 38 —
FirefoxFirefox
 0.0% 0 / 378 0.0% 0 / 55 — — 0.0% 0 / 61