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Codec: vp09.02.21.12.00

19.16% Encoder Support
12,051 of 62,912 sessions supported encoding
99.23% Decoder Support
11,723 of 11,814 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 62,912 test sessions. Browser detection based on user agent strings.

Browser Windows Windows macOS macOS iOS iOS Android Android Linux Linux
ChromeChrome/Chromium
 0.82% 227 / 27,547 1.56% 70 / 4,479 — 0.07% 9 / 12,217 0.75% 12 / 1,595
SafariSafari
 — 96.39% 1,576 / 1,635 97.96% 6,971 / 7,116 — —
EdgeEdge
 0.36% 18 / 4,940 2.08% 1 / 48 — 0.0% 0 / 103 0.0% 0 / 12
FirefoxFirefox
 99.91% 2,143 / 2,145 100.0% 253 / 253 — 0.0% 0 / 12 99.33% 297 / 299

VideoDecoder Support Matrix

Browser × Platform decoder support from 11,814 test sessions. Decoder data collection started Jan 2026.

Browser Windows Windows macOS macOS iOS iOS Android Android Linux Linux
ChromeChrome/Chromium
 99.98% 5,142 / 5,143 100.0% 678 / 678 — 98.36% 2,216 / 2,253 98.27% 398 / 405
SafariSafari
 — 96.2% 253 / 263 97.69% 1,394 / 1,427 — —
EdgeEdge
 100.0% 1,034 / 1,034 — — 96.55% 28 / 29 —
FirefoxFirefox
 100.0% 405 / 405 100.0% 48 / 48 — — 100.0% 43 / 43