# HEVC/H265 support?
**URL:** https://forum.torproject.org/t/hevc-h265-support/22196
**Category:** Tor Browser Desktop
**Tags:** tor-browser
**Created:** [September 28, 2026, 6:52pm UTC](https://forum.torproject.org/t/hevc-h265-support/22196 "2026-09-28T18:52:14Z")
**Posts on this page:** 3
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### Author:  [@Narv](https://forum.torproject.org/u/Narv)
#### Post date: [September 28, 2026, 6:52pm UTC](https://forum.torproject.org/t/hevc-h265-support/22196/1 "2026-09-28T18:52:14Z")
I’m using Windows, Tor Browser 15.0.23 and “standard” for the security level. I realized recently that H265/HEVC isn’t supported in Tor Browser, while having been supported in Firefox for a while, I know that codecs can be annoying to deal with, but would there be a way to enable it if you do have the specific codecs?
I tried checking WebCodecs to also enable it since there are ways to transcode videos, but it also doesn’t seem to work with Tor Browser.
What can I do to fix it or make it work? Thanks!
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### Author:  [@HIGHTABLE](https://forum.torproject.org/u/HIGHTABLE)
#### Post date: [September 28, 2026, 7:05pm UTC](https://forum.torproject.org/t/hevc-h265-support/22196/2 "2026-09-28T19:05:53Z")
The issue isn’t necessarily with your Windows HEVC codec. Tor Browser has HEVC/H.265 playback disabled, so installing the codec or changing `about:config` settings generally won’t enable it.
The safest options are:
\* Update Tor Browser to the latest version.
\* Use H.264, VP9, or AV1 video instead of HEVC.
\* Avoid forcing HEVC through `about:config`, because custom settings can affect Tor Browser’s privacy and fingerprinting protections.
So, unfortunately, there isn’t a reliable user-side fix for HEVC playback in Tor Browser at the moment.
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### Author:  [@Narv](https://forum.torproject.org/u/Narv)
#### Post date: [September 29, 2026, 6:24pm UTC](https://forum.torproject.org/t/hevc-h265-support/22196/3 "2026-09-29T18:24:13Z")
Yeah I was wondering if there was, or if it’s at least on the roadmap? If I could simply not use them I wouldn’t, but some websites just have hevc videos instead of h264 and it’s not really something I can change, no way to just transcode it through WebCodecs then?