Player Feature Support by Browser

The table below provides some detail about which Brightcove web player features are supported across an array of browsers and platforms. The table will be updated as we continue to add functionality and address browser-specific issues.

Table of information

You may also be interested in the features supported by the Brightcove Native Player SDK's.

  Edge Chrome Safari Firefox
Win10 Win[1] Mac[1] Android[1] iOS[1] Mac[2] iOS[3] Win[1] Mac[1]
Supported? Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Audio AAC Only AAC Only AAC Only AAC Only AAC Only AAC Only AAC Only AAC Only AAC Only
iframe embed Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
in-page embed Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
fullscreen Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
HLS Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
MP4 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
IMA3 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
IMA3 Companions
 Partial Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
HTTPS Playback[4] Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Live HLS Yes Yes Yes Partial[5] Partial[5] Yes Partial[5] Yes Yes
Social Tools Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Facebook embed[6] No No No No No No No No No
Twitter cards[7] Partial Partial Partial Partial Partial Partial Partial Partial Partial
Captions Yes Yes Yes Partial Partial Partial Partial Yes Yes
DRM[8] Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes[9] Yes Yes

Notes

  • [1] Latest version of browser
  • [2] Versions 8+
  • [3] Versions 9+
  • [4] Video Cloud-hosted content is available via HTTPS when necessary. If you are using your own CDN, you must provide HTTPS URLs for all content. See HTTPS Support Overview document for more information.
  • [5] Live UI not applied
  • [6] Dependent on Facebook allowing HTML5 video.
  • [7] MP4 only - pending resolution of HLS/SSL issue
  • [8]See the Configuring the Brightcove Player for DRM document for complete details.
  • [9]With iOS 11.2 the web player can play back FairPlay DRM encrypted HLS sources.