Apple Streaming HLS (.m3u8 URLs) not supported

[DoctorG]

Seems Apple HLS is not supported?
MIME types are:

• application/x-mpegurl
• application/vnd.apple.mpegurl

Tested https://walterebert.com/playground/video/hls/ and https://assets.walterebert.com/videos/sintel-trailer.m3u8

sintel-trailer.m3u8 gave download dialog.

Tested with

• Windows 11 23H2
• Debian 12 KDE.

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Works in VLC and ffplay.
Works in Vivaldi on Android 10.

[TbGbe]

@DoctorG said in Apple Streaming HLS (.m3u8 URLs) not supported:

Tested https://walterebert.com/playground/video/hls/ and https://assets.walterebert.com/videos/sintel-trailer.m3u8

Yes, first link: no play option
second link: download

Win 11 / Vivaldi Snapshot 6.8.3381.34

[Pathduck]

https://caniuse.com/?search=HLS

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HTTP_Live_Streaming#Supported_players_and_servers

But this works so
https://developer.apple.com/streaming/examples/advanced-stream-dv-atmos.html

Also the Sintel m3u8 stream works in the best video player for Windows - Zoom Player

[DoctorG]

Seems Vivaldi and other browsers have no codec to pay this streaming format.
Works only in extra player apps.