WebM
Sign in to saveWebM (from "Web Movie") is an audiovisual media file format. It is primarily intended to offer a royalty-free alternative to use in HTML video and HTML audio elements. It has a sister project for images: WebP. The development of the format is sponsored by Google, and the corresponding software is distributed under a BSD license. WebM was a collaborative effort first released in 2010.
Key facts
- File format.logo
- 200px|logo
- File format.extension
- .webm
- File format.mime
- video/webm,audio/webm
- File format.owner
- Initially On2, Xiph, and Matroska; later Google
- File format.latest_release_version
- v1.13.0
- File format.type
- Container format
- File format.extended from
- Limited subset of Matroska
- File format.container for
- VP8/VP9/AV1 (video)Vorbis/Opus (audio)
- File format.open
- Yes
- File format.free
- Yes
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WebM (from "Web Movie") is an audiovisual media file format. It is primarily intended to offer a royalty-free alternative to use in HTML video and HTML audio elements. It has a sister project for images: WebP. The development of the format is sponsored by Google, and the corresponding software is distributed under a BSD license. WebM was a collaborative effort first released in 2010.
The WebM container is based on a profile of Matroska. WebM initially supported VP8 video and Vorbis audio streams. In 2013, it was updated to accommodate VP9 video and Opus audio. It also supports the AV1 codec. thumb|class=notpageimage|An example of a WebM video