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Codec: hev1.1.6.L156.B0

74.57% Encoder Support
47,157 of 63,238 sessions supported encoding
84.12% Decoder Support
9,980 of 11,864 sessions supported decoding

Codec Specifications

Codec Family HEVC (H.265)
Profile Main
Level 5.2 (Main Tier)
Maximum Resolution 4K (4096×2176)
Maximum Bitrate 60 Mbps

VideoEncoder Support Matrix

Browser × Platform encoder support from 63,238 test sessions. Browser detection based on user agent strings.

Browser Windows Windows macOS macOS iOS iOS Android Android Linux Linux
ChromeChrome/Chromium
 81.13% 22,548 / 27,793 96.53% 4,224 / 4,376 — 90.54% 11,115 / 12,277 45.72% 747 / 1,634
SafariSafari
 — 90.14% 1,508 / 1,673 94.33% 6,588 / 6,984 — —
EdgeEdge
 0.0% 0 / 5,058 2.22% 1 / 45 — 0.0% 0 / 112 —
FirefoxFirefox
 0.04% 1 / 2,230 0.35% 1 / 283 — — 0.36% 1 / 277

VideoDecoder Support Matrix

Browser × Platform decoder support from 11,864 test sessions. Decoder data collection started Jan 2026.

Browser Windows Windows macOS macOS iOS iOS Android Android Linux Linux
ChromeChrome/Chromium
 89.52% 4,623 / 5,164 97.04% 655 / 675 — 99.73% 2,238 / 2,244 48.09% 201 / 418
SafariSafari
 — 93.21% 247 / 265 93.76% 1,367 / 1,458 — —
EdgeEdge
 53.47% 555 / 1,038 — — 100.0% 28 / 28 —
FirefoxFirefox
 0.0% 0 / 407 0.0% 0 / 44 — — 0.0% 0 / 47