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Compatibility Table

Supported codecs

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.

  • Video
  • Audio
    • AAC in MP4 or TS container (including HE-AAC v1 & v2)
    • MP3 in MP4 or TS container
    • AC-3, EC-3, AC-4 in MP4 or TS container (Dolby Digital, Dolby Digital Plus, Dolby Atmos) - where AC-3 support is available
    • Opus in WebM container
    • Vorbis in WebM container

Supported streaming protocols

Supported browsers (mobile & desktop)

OS Rendering engine(1) Rendering mode Supported streaming protocols HTML5 video ads DRM Live streaming DVR controls 360° video HTML5 audio
Android 5+ Chrome HTML5 HLS, MPEG-DASH, MP4/WebM Yes Widevine Yes Yes Yes(4) Yes
Firefox HTML5 HLS, MPEG-DASH, MP4/WebM Yes Widevine Yes Yes No Yes
Samsung Internet HTML5 HLS, MPEG-DASH, MP4/WebM Yes Widevine Yes Yes Yes(4) Yes
Opera HTML5 HLS, MPEG-DASH, MP4/WebM Yes Widevine Yes Yes Yes(4) Yes
iOS 10+ Safari HTML5 HLS, MP4 Yes FairPlay(16) Yes Yes(7) Yes(8) Yes
iPadOS 13+ Safari HTML5 HLS, MPEG-DASH, MP4 Yes FairPlay(16) Yes Yes(7) Yes Yes
Windows 7, 8, 8.1, 10 & 11+ Chrome HTML5 HLS, MPEG-DASH, MP4/WebM Yes Widevine Yes Yes Yes Yes
Firefox HTML5 HLS, MPEG-DASH, MP4/WebM Yes Widevine Yes Yes Yes Yes
Opera HTML5 HLS, MPEG-DASH, MP4/WebM Yes Widevine Yes Yes Yes Yes
MS Edge 79+ HTML5 HLS, MPEG-DASH, MP4/WebM Yes Widevine & PlayReady(23) Yes Yes Yes Yes
Windows 10 only MS Edge Legacy HTML5 HLS, MPEG-DASH, MP4 Yes PlayReady Yes Yes Yes Yes
macOS 10.12+ (macOS Sierra) Safari 10+ HTML5 HLS, MPEG-DASH, MP4 Yes FairPlay(17) Yes Yes Yes(19) Yes
Chrome HTML5 HLS, MPEG-DASH, MP4/WebM Yes Widevine Yes Yes Yes Yes
Firefox HTML5 HLS, MPEG-DASH, MP4/WebM Yes Widevine Yes Yes Yes Yes
Opera HTML5 HLS, MPEG-DASH, MP4/WebM Yes Widevine Yes Yes Yes Yes
Chrome OS Chrome HTML5 HLS, MPEG-DASH, MP4/WebM Yes Widevine Yes Yes Yes Yes
Linux(12) Chrome HTML5 HLS, MPEG-DASH, MP4/WebM Yes Widevine Yes Yes Yes Yes
Firefox HTML5(13) HLS, MPEG-DASH, MP4/WebM Yes Widevine Yes Yes Yes Yes
FireOS 6+ Latest Amazon Silk HTML5 HLS, MPEG-DASH, MP4/WebM Yes Widevine Yes Yes Yes Yes

Supported mobile apps built with web technologies

OS Rendering engine Rendering mode Supported streaming protocols HTML5 video ads DRM Live streaming DVR controls 360° video HTML5 audio
Android 5+ Cordova 9+, Ionic 5+, WebView HTML5 HLS, MPEG-DASH, MP4/WebM Yes Widevine (21) Yes Yes Yes(4) Yes
iOS 10+ Cordova 9+, Ionic 5+, WebView HTML5 HLS, MP4 Yes FairPlay (22) Yes Yes(7) Yes(8) Yes
iPadOS 13+ Cordova 9+, Ionic 5+, WebView HTML5 HLS, MP4 Yes FairPlay (22) Yes Yes(7) Yes(8) Yes

Supported desktop apps built with web technologies

OS Rendering engine Rendering mode Supported streaming protocols HTML5 video ads DRM Live streaming DVR controls 360° video HTML5 audio
Desktop apps with Electron 6+
(Windows, macOS, Linux)
Chromium 76+ HTML5 HLS, MPEG-DASH, MP4/WebM Yes Widevine Yes Yes Yes Yes

Supported OTT apps built with web technologies

OS Rendering engine Rendering mode Supported streaming protocols HTML5 video ads DRM Live streaming DVR controls 360° video HTML5 audio
Samsung Smart TV (2017+ models) Tizen 3+ HTML5 MPEG-DASH & CMAF HLS Yes Widevine Yes Live-only Yes Yes
LG Smart TV (2016+ models) webOS 3+ HTML5 MPEG-DASH & CMAF HLS Yes Widevine Yes Live-only Yes Yes
Android TV 9+ Cordova 9+ apps HTML5 MPEG-DASH, HLS & MP4 Yes Widevine Yes Live-only Yes Yes
Fire TV Web Apps & Hybrid Apps (Fire OS 6+) HTML5 MPEG-DASH, HLS & MP4 Yes Widevine Yes Live-only No Yes

Supported casting protocols (Google Cast & AirPlay)

OS Rendering engine Rendering mode Supported streaming protocols HTML5 video ads DRM Live streaming DVR controls 360° video HTML5 audio
Google Cast(14) Cast receiver application (CAF) HTML5 HLS, MPEG-DASH, MP4/WebM Yes Widevine Yes Live-only(5) No Yes
AirPlay(15) AirPlay receiver application HTML5 HLS, MP4 Yes No Yes Live-only(5) No Yes

Compatibility table support notes

(1) Here are the minimum version of major browsers we support:
  • Chrome 36+
  • Firefox 39+
  • Safari 10+
  • Opera 23+
  • MS Edge 79+
  • MS Edge Legacy 14+
  • Samsung Internet 9.2+

(2) Opera 64+ for Android 5+

(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 12+ otherwise the player will handle the DVR stream as simple live stream.

(8) 360° video on iOS is only available in iOS 12+

(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 12+ or iPadOS 13+

(17) Requires macOS 10.12+ with Safari 11+

(19) 360° video on macOS Safari is only available in macOS Safari 11+

(21) Using Widevine DRM in an Android WebView requires the Widevine CDM to be available in that WebView. Older versions of Android System WebView may not come with that CDM so older Android devices (before Android 7) may not always be able to decode DRM encrypted content (an error message is shown to the viewer in that context).

(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+

As of Radiant Media Player v8 we no longer support Internet Explorer 11

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