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prvc on Aug 16, 2020 | parent | context | favorite | on: Opus Audio Codec – FAQ

>I have never seen an Opus file in the wild.

You have likely heard one. For instance, if you are a Youtube user.

tinus_hn on Aug 16, 2020 [–]

On the website? Can browsers natively play them?

nullc on Aug 16, 2020 | | [–]

> On the website?

Yes, it's one of youtube's standard audio formats.

> Can browsers natively play them?

Yes.

est31 on Aug 16, 2020 | | [–]

Most browsers can play them, except for Internet Explorer and Safari for the mode you usually want to use (webm or ogg container).

https://caniuse.com/#feat=opus

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