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enable-chromium-hevc-hardware-decoding

enable-chromium-hevc-hardware-decoding is an open-source video codecs project written in JavaScript with 1,449 stars on GitHub.

The authors describe it as: “A guide that teach you enable hardware HEVC decoding & encoding for Chrome / Edge, or build a custom version of Chromium / Electron that supports hardware & software HEVC decoding and hardware HEVC encoding.”

Category
Video codecs
Type
Open source
Platform
JavaScript project
Pricing
Free / open source
License
MIT
GitHub stars
1,449
Last updated
2026-08-17

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What is enable-chromium-hevc-hardware-decoding?

enable-chromium-hevc-hardware-decoding is an open-source video codecs project written in JavaScript with 1,449 stars on GitHub. The authors describe it as: “A guide that teach you enable hardware HEVC decoding & encoding for Chrome / Edge, or build a custom version of Chromium / Electron that supports hardware & software HEVC decoding and hardware HEVC encoding.”

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