You can play most audio and video files directly from OneDrive, SharePoint, Microsoft Teams, Microsoft Stream, Viva Engage, and all across Microsoft 365.
Supported audio and video formats
The following audio/video files can be played directly from your Microsoft 365 in most browsers: 3G2, 3GP, 3GPP, ASF, AVI, M2TS, M4A, M4V, MKV, MOV, MP3, MP4, MP4V, MTS, TS, WAV, WEBM, WMA, WMV
Tips: For the best video playback experience, we recommend the following video encoding settings:
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Container - MP4
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Video - H.264 / MPEG-4 AVC, 30 fps, using these approximate bitrates based on resolution
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~8 Mbps or less for 1080p
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~5 Mbps or less for 720p
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~2.5 Mbps or less for 480p
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~1 Mbps or less for 360p or smaller
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Audio - AAC, 384 Kbps or less
If a file doesn’t play, the format might be one that either Microsoft 365 or your mobile device doesn't support.
Note: DRM-protected video files can’t be played
Supported video codecs
To maximize compatibility, SharePoint, OneDrive, Teams, Viva Engage, and Stream (on SharePoint) supports an extensive list of popular formats including the following video codecs:
012V
ADPCM_G722
BMP
DVVIDEO
GIF
H264
H264_CUVID
H264_NVENC
HEVC
HEVC_CUVID
ILBC
MJPEG
MJPEG_CUVID
MOV_TEXT
MPEG1_CUVID
MPEG1VIDEO
MPEG2_CUVID
MPEG2VIDEO
MPEG4
MPEG4_CUVID
MPEGVIDEO
MSMPEG4
MSMPEG4V1
MSMPEG4V2
MSMPEG4V3
MSRLE
MSS1
MSS2
MSVIDEO1
RAWVIDEO
THEORA
VC1
VC1_CUVID
VC1IMAGE
VP8
VP8_CUVID
VP9
VP9_CUVID
WMV1
WMV2
WMV3
WMV3IMAGE
YUV4
Supported audio codecs
To maximize compatibility, SharePoint, OneDrive, Teams, Yammer, and Stream (on SharePoint) supports an extensive list of popular formats including the following audio codecs:
AAC
FLAC
GSM_MS
LIBOPUS
LIBVORBIS
MP2
MP3
MP3FLOAT
OPUS
PCM_F16LE
PCM_F24LE
PCM_F32BE
PCM_F32LE
PCM_F64BE
PCM_F64LE
PCM_LXF
PCM_MULAW
PCM_S16BE
PCM_S16BE_PLANAR
PCM_S16LE
PCM_S16LE_PLANAR
PCM_S24BE
PCM_S24DAUD
PCM_S24LE
PCM_S24LE_PLANAR
PCM_S32BE
PCM_S32LE
PCM_S32LE_PLANAR
PCM_S64BE
PCM_S64LE
PCM_S8
PCM_S8_PLANAR
PCM_U16BE
PCM_U16LE
PCM_U24BE
PCM_U24LE
PCM_U32BE
PCM_U32LE
PCM_U8
VORBIS
WMALOSSLESS
WMAPRO
WMAV1
WMAV2
WMAVOICE
