This specification intends to provide APIs to allow websites to make an optimal decision when picking media content for the user. This launch is only about exposing the decoding abilities of the device/system/browser.

Demos

• https://googlechrome.github.io/samples/media-capabilities/decoding-info.html
• https://beaufortfrancois.github.io/sandbox/media-capabilities/decoding-info-2.html

Documentation

• https://developers.google.com/web/updates/2017/12/chrome-63-64-media-updates#media-capabilities-decoding-info-api

Specification

Editor's draft

Status in Chromium

Blink components: Blink>Media>Capabilities

Enabled by default (tracking bug) in:

• Chrome for desktop release 66
• Chrome for Android release 66
• Android WebView release 66

Consensus & Standardization

• Firefox: Shipped/Shipping
• Edge: Positive
• Safari: In development
• Web Developers: Strongly positive

Owners

• chcunningham@chromium.org
• mlamouri@chromium.org

Last updated on 2021-05-05