| Client |
Platform |
Live Streaming |
DRM |
As of Version |
Editor
|
| Safari (web browser) |
macOS, iOS |
Yes |
Yes |
6.0+
Has full HLS support.
|
Apple
|
| Microsoft Edge (web browser) |
Windows 10 |
Native support on Edge Legacy.
Support via Media Source Extensions on Edge Chromium.
|
Yes |
Supported natively on Edge Legacy’s engine EdgeHTML from version 12 to 18.
No native support on Edge Chromium from version 79 to present.[33]
|
Microsoft
|
| Google Chrome (web browser) / Chromium |
Windows, macOS, Linux, Android, iOS |
OS-dependent support on Android/iOS.
Support via Media Source Extensions on other OS.
|
Yes |
30+
Android and iOS have OS-dependent native support.
Other platforms require Media Source Extensions.
|
Google
|
| Firefox (web browser) |
Windows, macOS, Linux, Android, iOS |
OS-dependent support on Android/iOS.
Support via Media Source Extensions on other OS.
|
Yes |
50.0+ for Android[34] and 57.0 for others,[35] 59.0 has enhanced support for Android[36]
Other platforms require Media Source Extensions.
|
Mozilla
|
| QuickTime Player (media player) |
macOS |
Yes |
Yes |
10.0+
Has full HLS support.
|
Apple
|
| iTunes (music player) |
Windows, macOS |
Yes |
Yes |
10.1+[37]
Has full HLS support.
To play a HLS stream, go to File > Open Stream and replace “http://” with “itls://” (for video streams) or “itals://” (for audio streams) in the stream URL.
|
Apple
|
| StreamS HiFi Radio (radio player) |
iOS, tvOS
iPhone, iPad, and AppleTV
|
Yes |
Yes |
7.3+
Plays Internet Radio Streams
HLS Audio – 100% Compliant
AAC-LC/HE-AAC/xHE-AAC 2.0 Stereo/5.1-7.1 Surround
ES – Elementary Stream ADTS
fMP4 – Fragmented ISO MP4
Displays Synchronous Realtime Metadata and Graphics
|
StreamS/Modulation Index LLC
|
| VLC media player (media player) |
Windows, macOS, Linux, Android, iOS, Windows Phone |
Yes |
Unknown |
VLC 2.x[38] has partial support up to HLS version 3 (otherwise will load as M3U playlist, individual chunks sequence).[39]
VLC 3.0 has full HLS support.
|
VideoLAN
|
| Media Player Classic Home Cinema (media player) |
Windows |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Gabest, Doom9 forum users
|
| PotPlayer (media player) |
Windows |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Daum Communications
|
| MPlayer / SMPlayer / mpv (media player) |
Windows, macOS, Linux, BSD |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Ricardo Villalba
|
| GOM Player (media player) |
Windows |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Gretech
|
| Cameleon (live video streaming software) |
Windows, macOS |
Yes |
Unknown |
|
Yatko
|
| Audacious (software) (music player) |
Windows, Linux |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Audacious
|
| Radio Tray (radio player) |
Linux |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Carlos Ribeiro
|
| Kodi (software) (home entertainment application) |
Windows, macOS, Linux, Android, iOS |
Yes |
Partial |
12.0 Alpha 5 and later
DRM support requires a monthly/nightly build |
XBMC Foundation
|
| MythTV (home entertainment application) |
Windows, macOS, Linux, FreeBSD |
Yes |
Yes |
0.26 |
MythTV
|
| JRiver Media Center (home entertainment application) |
Windows, macOS |
Yes |
Yes |
|
JRiver
|
| XiiaLive (radio player) |
Android, iOS |
Yes |
Yes |
3.0+
Plays internet radio streams (audio only). |
Visual Blasters LLC
|
| Tunein radio (radio player) |
Android, iOS |
Yes |
Yes |
3.3+
Plays internet radio streams (audio only). |
TuneIn
|
| myTuner Radio (radio player) |
Android, iOS, Windows Phone, Windows 8, macOS |
Yes |
Yes |
Plays internet radio streams (audio only). |
AppGeneration Software
|
| Internet Radio Player (radio player) |
Android |
Yes |
Yes |
Plays internet radio streams (audio only). |
MuserTech
|
| GuguRadio (radio player) |
iOS |
Yes |
Yes |
Plays internet radio streams (audio only). |
Leon Fan
|
| AIMP (media player) |
Windows, Android |
Yes |
Unknown |
4.10+ (build 1827)
Plays internet radio streams (audio only). |
Artem Izmaylov
|
| Mini Stream Player (media player) |
Android |
Yes |
Yes |
|
JogiApp
|
| MX Player (media player) |
Android |
Yes |
Yes |
|
J2 Interactive
|
| TV Streams (media player) |
macOS, iOS, tvOS |
Yes |
Yes |
v7.1 |
Tiago Martinho
|
| HP Touchpad |
WebOS |
Yes |
Yes |
3.0.5 |
HP
|
| Amino x4x STB |
Amino set-top boxes |
Yes |
Yes |
2.5.2 Aminet |
Aminocom.com
|
| Dune HD TV |
Dune HD set-top boxes |
Yes |
Yes |
TV series |
dunehd.com
|
| CTU Systems Ltd |
CTU Systems Ltd Eludo Play Out System |
Yes |
Yes |
TV series |
ctusystems.com
|
| nangu.TV |
Motorola set-top boxes |
Yes |
Yes |
2.0 |
nangu.TV
|
| Roku Digital Video Player |
Roku set-top boxes |
Yes |
Yes |
Roku OS / SDK 2.6 |
Roku
|
| Telebreeze Player |
HTML, Android, iOS, Windows, MacOS, Roku, MAG Infomir, Samsung Tizen, LG WebOS, Google Chromecast, tvOS, Amazon Fire TV, AndroidTV |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Telebreeze
|
| bitdash (SDK) |
HTML5 or Flash, Web and Mobile |
Yes |
Yes |
Version 3.0+ |
bitmovin
|
| 3ivx (SDK) |
Windows 8, Windows Phone 8[40] & Xbox One[41] |
Yes |
Yes |
2.0 |
3ivx
|
| THEOplayer[42] |
HTML5, SDK (Android, iOS, Android TV, tvOS, Chromecast, WebOS, FireTV, Tizen) |
Yes |
Yes |
|
THEO Technologies
|
| Viblast Player (SDK) |
HTML5, iOS, Android |
Yes |
Partial |
|
Viblast Ltd
|
| Flowplayer (SDK) |
Adobe Flash, iOS, Android, HTML5 (hlsjs plugin) |
Yes |
Yes |
The Flash HLS plugin is available from GitHub. |
Flowplayer Ltd
|
| JW Player (SDK) |
Adobe Flash, iOS, Android, HTML5 |
Yes |
Yes |
HLS is provided in all JW Player versions as of JW8 (latest) |
JW Player
|
| Radiant Media Player (SDK) |
Adobe Flash, HTML5 |
Yes |
Yes |
1.5.0[43] |
Radiant Media Player
|
| Yospace (SDK) |
Adobe Flash |
Yes |
Yes |
2.1 |
Yospace
|
| Onlinelib (SDK) |
Adobe Flash |
Yes |
Yes |
2.0 |
Onlinelib.de
|
| VODOBOX HLS Player (online service) |
Adobe Flash, HTML5, iOS, Android |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Vodobox
|
| NexPlayer (SDK) |
HTML5 (MSE Browsers), Android (mobile, TV, STB), iOS, Chromecast, Windows, Mac, Linux, Tizen, WebOS |
Yes |
Yes |
|
NexStreaming
|
| ffplay/avplay (multimedia framework) |
|
Yes |
Partial |
|
FFmpeg/Libav
|
| GPAC (multimedia framework) |
|
Yes |
No |
0.5.0 |
Telecom ParisTech inc.
|
| QuickPlayer (SDK) |
Android, iOS, Windows 7, 8, 8,1 and 10 |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Squadeo
|
| hls.js (MSE) |
MSE Browsers |
Yes |
Unknown |
|
Dailymotion open source[44][45] |
| hasplayer.js (MSE) |
MSE Browsers |
Yes |
Unknown |
|
open source[46] |
| Hola Player (video player) |
HTML5, Adobe Flash, iOS, Android |
Yes |
Yes |
All versions |
Hola Ltd open source[47] |
| Shaka Player (SDK) |
HTML5 (MSE Browsers) |
Coming soon |
Partial |
2.1 |
Open Source[48][49] |
| Fluid Player (Video Player) |
HTML5 (MSE Browsers) |
Yes |
Yes |
2.2.0+ |
Fluid Player OSS[50][51][52] |
| Video.js
|
MSE Browsers. Flash with flashls source handler fallback. |
Yes |
Yes
|
|
Open source
|
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