# \[Implemented\] Add support for av1 coding standard **URL:** \ **Category:** Feature Suggestions\ **Created:** [March 17, 2020, 12:46am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/implemented-add-support-for-av1-coding-standard/556253 "2020-03-17T00:46:19Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![kris44dad](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/kris44dad/32/241613_2.png) [@kris44dad](https://forums.plex.tv/u/kris44dad)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2020, 12:46am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/implemented-add-support-for-av1-coding-standard/556253/1 "2020-03-17T00:46:19Z")
YouTube has begun rolling out the av1 coding standard on its videos. At least one video downloader passes this through to the final file, making it incompatible with Plex until converted to a compatible format (can be done with VLC). Adding this open, royalty-free video coding format, would retain compatibility going forward ---
**Author:** ![darcilicious](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/darcilicious/32/3047_2.png) [@darcilicious](https://forums.plex.tv/u/darcilicious)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2020, 2:24am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/implemented-add-support-for-av1-coding-standard/556253/2 "2020-03-17T02:24:20Z")
Incompatible with which Plex player(s)? ---
**Author:** ![kris44dad](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/kris44dad/32/241613_2.png) [@kris44dad](https://forums.plex.tv/u/kris44dad)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2020, 3:35am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/implemented-add-support-for-av1-coding-standard/556253/3 "2020-03-17T03:35:54Z")
I verified the problem with Android TV (my main TV viewing platform) before I posted. (Version 7.28.0.15501, as reported by the device.) ---
**Author:** ![Super4Jet](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e495f1/32.png) [@Super4Jet](https://forums.plex.tv/u/Super4Jet)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2020, 7:19am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/implemented-add-support-for-av1-coding-standard/556253/4 "2020-04-08T07:19:16Z")
Yep, got the same issue across all my devices, (Android, Debian, Windows). I used HandBrake to convert them to h.264, but this is pretty annoying as it takes forever copy files to my main computer, convert them and then copy them back. To be fair, enough modern media players nowadays still don’t support av1. ---
**Author:** ![gene0915](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/eada6e/32.png) [@gene0915](https://forums.plex.tv/u/gene0915)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2020, 2:33pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/implemented-add-support-for-av1-coding-standard/556253/5 "2020-04-18T14:33:23Z")
Came here to post the same. Grabbed you new YouTube videos and they’re all encoded with AV1. Plex needs to support this codec. Fyi, Emby has no problems playing AV1 videos. ---
**Author:** ![kris44dad](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/kris44dad/32/241613_2.png) [@kris44dad](https://forums.plex.tv/u/kris44dad)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2020, 3:10pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/implemented-add-support-for-av1-coding-standard/556253/6 "2020-04-18T15:10:01Z")
I didn’t mean to imply PlexDev was deficient in any way. But if we don’t ask for the feature, they’ll never know some of us want it. ---
**Author:** ![Ryonez](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/ryonez/32/91952_2.png) [@Ryonez](https://forums.plex.tv/u/Ryonez)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2020, 2:46am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/implemented-add-support-for-av1-coding-standard/556253/7 "2020-05-26T02:46:09Z")
Also have the same issue, on both Plex for Desktop and Plex on Android. ---
**Author:** ![joebleyor\_yahoo\_com](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/13edae/32.png) [@joebleyor\_yahoo\_com](https://forums.plex.tv/u/joebleyor_yahoo_com)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2020, 11:45pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/implemented-add-support-for-av1-coding-standard/556253/8 "2020-06-22T23:45:03Z")
I have the same issue, Plex can’t play AV1 videos but VLC does for the records. PlexDev, we want to see our favourite Plex able to play AV1 videos so please fix it in your future updates. Thanks. ---
**Author:** ![Froflix\_Network](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/froflix_network/32/105012_2.png) [@Froflix\_Network](https://forums.plex.tv/u/Froflix_Network)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2020, 1:50pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/implemented-add-support-for-av1-coding-standard/556253/9 "2020-07-09T13:50:49Z")
Bump. ---
**Author:** ![Boxxy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ed8c4c/32.png) [@Boxxy](https://forums.plex.tv/u/Boxxy)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2020, 10:22am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/implemented-add-support-for-av1-coding-standard/556253/10 "2020-07-13T10:22:52Z")
+1 for this. AV1 could be direct played in web browsers, really looking forward to have the server support this codec. ---
**Author:** ![Hmmmmmmm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/22d042/32.png) [@Hmmmmmmm](https://forums.plex.tv/u/Hmmmmmmm)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2020, 7:51am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/implemented-add-support-for-av1-coding-standard/556253/11 "2020-07-15T07:51:10Z")
+1 This would be great ---
**Author:** ![amateur\_wizard](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/amateur_wizard/32/122818_2.png) [@amateur\_wizard](https://forums.plex.tv/u/amateur_wizard)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2020, 2:37pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/implemented-add-support-for-av1-coding-standard/556253/12 "2020-07-17T14:37:02Z")
They are probably waiting waiting until AV1 is in it’s final stage before implementing it. That being said I would like to see this feature soon. Bothersome to have good quality content that you can’t play back. “Cannot convert this item. Implementation for video decoder ‘av1’ not found.” ---
**Author:** ![tazboyz16](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/4da419/32.png) [@tazboyz16](https://forums.plex.tv/u/tazboyz16)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2020, 2:36am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/implemented-add-support-for-av1-coding-standard/556253/13 "2020-07-20T02:36:46Z")
+1 I would like this Feature for codec AV1 ---
**Author:** ![rezmand\_gmail\_com](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/ecae2f/32.png) [@rezmand\_gmail\_com](https://forums.plex.tv/u/rezmand_gmail_com)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2020, 7:48am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/implemented-add-support-for-av1-coding-standard/556253/14 "2020-07-25T07:48:16Z")
Please Please Please add AV1 support. ---
**Author:** ![santa123](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/santa123/32/200839_2.png) [@santa123](https://forums.plex.tv/u/santa123)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2020, 1:15pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/implemented-add-support-for-av1-coding-standard/556253/15 "2020-08-01T13:15:00Z")
Please Please Please add AV1 support ---
**Author:** ![Sarien](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/sarien/32/172556_2.png) [@Sarien](https://forums.plex.tv/u/Sarien)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2020, 3:51am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/implemented-add-support-for-av1-coding-standard/556253/16 "2020-08-02T03:51:03Z")
Also requesting AV1 support ---
**Author:** ![chudbreaker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/67e7ee/32.png) [@chudbreaker](https://forums.plex.tv/u/chudbreaker)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2020, 2:05am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/implemented-add-support-for-av1-coding-standard/556253/17 "2020-08-09T02:05:26Z")
Another request for AV1 support from me. Thanks ---
**Author:** ![justinnjess](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/justinnjess/32/137201_2.png) [@justinnjess](https://forums.plex.tv/u/justinnjess)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2020, 4:14pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/implemented-add-support-for-av1-coding-standard/556253/18 "2020-08-11T16:14:35Z")
Another bump ---
**Author:** ![nate433](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/5daacb/32.png) [@nate433](https://forums.plex.tv/u/nate433)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2020, 7:00am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/implemented-add-support-for-av1-coding-standard/556253/19 "2020-08-15T07:00:13Z")
+1 for needing av1 support ---
**Author:** ![verkytheturky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/f17d59/32.png) [@verkytheturky](https://forums.plex.tv/u/verkytheturky)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2020, 4:13pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/implemented-add-support-for-av1-coding-standard/556253/20 "2020-08-22T16:13:25Z")
+1 for AV1 support in Plex [Next page](https://forums.plex.tv/t/implemented-add-support-for-av1-coding-standard/556253.md?page=2)