Support for a given codec depends on the targeted device/OS/browser to provide support for this codec. Current industry standard for cross-device delivery of video content is H.264/AAC. If multiple sets of codec are provided to the player it will automatically detect which codec to use based on device capabilities.
| OS | Rendering engine(1) | Rendering mode | Supported streaming protocols | HTML5 video ads | DRM | AES HLS | Live streaming | DVR controls | 360 video | HTML5 audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Android 5+ | Chrome | HTML5 | HLS, DASH(2), MP4/WebM | Yes | Widevine(2) | Yes | Yes | Yes(2) | Yes(4) | Yes |
| Firefox(2) | HTML5 | HLS, DASH, MP4/WebM | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | |
| Samsung Internet(2) | HTML5 | HLS, MP4/WebM | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Live-only(5) | Yes(4) | Yes | |
| Facebook in-app browser(2) | HTML5 | HLS, MP4/WebM | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes(4) | Yes | |
| iOS 10+ | Safari | HTML5 | HLS, MP4 | Yes | FairPlay(16) | Yes | Yes | Yes(7) | Yes(8) | Yes |
| Facebook in-app browser | HTML5 | HLS, MP4 | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes(7) | Yes(8) | Yes | |
| iPadOS 13+ | Safari | HTML5 | HLS, DASH, MP4 | Yes | FairPlay(16) | Yes | Yes | Yes(7) | Yes | Yes |
| Windows 7, 8, 8.1 & 10 | Chrome | HTML5 | HLS, DASH, MP4/WebM | Yes | Widevine | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Firefox | HTML5 | HLS, DASH, MP4/WebM | Yes | Widevine | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Windows 7, 8, 8.1 & 10 | MS Edge 79+ | HTML5 | HLS, DASH, MP4/WebM | Yes | Widevine & PlayReady(23) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Windows 10 | MS Edge Legacy | HTML5 | HLS, DASH, MP4 | Yes | PlayReady | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Windows 8.1 | Internet Explorer 11 | HTML5 | HLS, DASH, MP4 | Yes | PlayReady | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes |
| Windows 8 | Internet Explorer 11 | HTML5 | HLS, DASH, MP4 | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes |
| Windows 7 | Internet Explorer 11 | HTML5 | MP4 | Yes(10) | No | Yes | No | No | No | Yes |
| macOS 10.10+ | Safari 10+ | HTML5 | HLS, DASH, MP4 | Yes | FairPlay(17) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes(19) | Yes |
| Chrome | HTML5 | HLS, DASH, MP4/WebM | Yes | Widevine | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Firefox | HTML5 | HLS, DASH, MP4/WebM | Yes | Widevine | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Chrome OS | Chrome | HTML5 | HLS, DASH, MP4/WebM | Yes | Widevine | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Linux(12) | Chrome | HTML5 | HLS, DASH, MP4/WebM | Yes | Widevine | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Firefox | HTML5(13) | HLS, DASH, MP4/WebM | Yes | Widevine | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| OS | Rendering engine | Rendering mode | Supported streaming protocols | HTML5 video ads | DRM | AES HLS | Live streaming | DVR controls | 360 video | HTML5 audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Android 5+ | Cordova 6+, Ionic 3+, WebView | HTML5 | HLS, DASH, MP4/WebM | Yes | Widevine (21) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes(4) | Yes |
| iOS 10+ | Cordova 6+, Ionic 3+, WebView | HTML5 | HLS, MP4 | Yes | FairPlay (22) | Yes | Yes | Yes(7) | Yes(8) | Yes |
| iPadOS 13+ | Cordova 6+, Ionic 3+, WebView | HTML5 | HLS, MP4 | Yes | FairPlay (22) | Yes | Yes | Yes(7) | Yes(8) | Yes |
Using Radiant Media Player in a Cordova-based application requires a PLATFORM Edition license key.
| OS | Rendering engine | Rendering mode | Supported streaming protocols | HTML5 video ads | DRM | AES HLS | Live streaming | DVR controls | 360 video | HTML5 audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Desktop apps with Electron 6+ (Windows, macOS, Linux) |
Chromium 76+ | HTML5 | HLS, DASH, MP4/WebM | Yes | Widevine | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Samsung Smart TV apps (2017+ models) | Tizen TV 3+ Web Application & Samsung Internet | HTML5 | DASH, MP4 | Yes | Widevine | No | Yes | Live-only | Yes | Yes |
| Fire TV apps | Web Apps | HTML5 | HLS, MP4 | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Live-only | No | Yes |
| Google Cast(14) | Cast receiver application (CAF) | HTML5 | HLS, DASH, MP4/WebM | No | Widevine | Yes | Yes | Live-only(5) | No | Yes |
| AirPlay(15) | AirPlay receiver application | HTML5 | HLS, MP4 | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Live-only(5) | No | Yes |
Using Radiant Media Player in a Samsung Smart TV, Electron or Fire TV app requires a PLATFORM Edition license key.
| OS | Rendering engine | Rendering mode | Supported streaming protocols | HTML5 video ads (24) | DRM | AES HLS | Live streaming | DVR controls | VR module |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oculus platform | Oculus browser | HTML5 | HLS, DASH, MP4/WebM | Yes | Widevine | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Oculus platform | Firefox reality | HTML5 | HLS, DASH, MP4/WebM | Yes | Widevine | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Daydream platform | Chrome 79+ | HTML5 | HLS, DASH, MP4/WebM | Yes | Widevine | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Google Cardboard platform | Chrome 79+ for Android 5+ | HTML5 | HLS, DASH, MP4/WebM | Yes | Widevine | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
A list of supported autoplay modes per environment can be found here
When version for a browser/WebView is not specified we support the latest public versions for this browser/WebView.
(2) Android 5+ only
(4) Android 6+ only
(5) Where DVR controls are not available the player will handle the DVR stream as simple live stream
(7) DVR controls are available when player is in fullscreen mode on iOS 11+ otherwise the player will handle the DVR stream as simple live stream. On iPadOS 13+ DVR controls are available through the forceHlsJSOnMacOSIpadOSSafari setting
(8) 360 video on iOS is only available in iOS 11.3+
(10) On Internet Explorer 11 for Windows 7 video ads in HTML5 video are fully supported with MP4 progressive download
(12) We support the latest LTS desktop Ubuntu - other Debian-based distros could work but are not actively tested by the Radiant Media Player team
(13) In order to render H.26* video or AAC audio through HTML5 video Firefox for Linux generally requires installing additional codecs that may not be available by default with the OS. You may refer to this article for more information.
(14) We provide support for any Google Cast compliant receiver devices (Chromecast, Android TV ...)
(15) We provide support for any Apple AirPlay compliant receiver devices (Apple TV, Airport Express, AirPlay-compatible speakers ...)
(16) Requires Safari on iOS 11.2+ or iPadOS 13+
(17) Requires macOS 10.11+ with Safari 10+
(19) 360 video on macOS Safari is only available in macOS Safari 11+
(21) Android 7+ only
(22) iOS 13+ and iPadOS 13+ only
(23) Playready DRM support in MS Edge 79+ is only available in Windows 8.1 and Windows 10
(24) Video ads will only be visible when the player is viewed inline. When the player has entered VR mode (immersive-vr), video ads will automatically be discarded.