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

Specification link

Status: Specification being incubated in a Community Group

Status in Chromium

Blink components: Blink>Media>Capabilities

Implementation status: Enabled by default (tracking bug)

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