# Streaming live video to html5 in Firefox \> \[Spoiler: It's a QUEST!\]
**URL:** https://community.wowza.com/t/streaming-live-video-to-html5-in-firefox-spoiler-its-a-quest/45870
**Category:** Wowza Streaming Engine
**Created:** [September 23, 2015, 3:06am UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/streaming-live-video-to-html5-in-firefox-spoiler-its-a-quest/45870 "2015-09-23T03:06:18Z")
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### Author:  [@beltran\_berrocal](https://community.wowza.com/u/beltran_berrocal)
#### Post date: [September 23, 2015, 3:06am UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/streaming-live-video-to-html5-in-firefox-spoiler-its-a-quest/45870/1 "2015-09-23T03:06:18Z")
Hello,
**Short question:** Is there a way to stream live video to an html5 tag in Firefox?
(my input is an rtmp stream with Video:H.264 and Audio:AAC)
**Short answer** (of what I have found) it’s not possible…unless:
- you use the opentelly videoplayer that streams HLS on all browser (amazing! :eek:)
- maybe: if you manage to stream with .mp4 as container of the live video (??? is it possible ???)
- The Wowza native transcoded versions MPEG-DASH and HLS doesn’t seem to be working on Firefox
- All “major” commercial players like JWPlayer and BitDash, fall back to Flash on Firefox, both on MPEG-DASH and HLS streams
- JWPLayer - [DASH Support](http://support.jwplayer.com/customer/en/portal/articles/2020482-about-dash-streaming) & [HLS Support](http://support.jwplayer.com/customer/en/portal/articles/1430189-about-hls-streaming)
- Bitdash - [DASH & HLS not compatible with Firefox](http://developer.dash-player.com/supported-formats-devices) (unless you use Flash)
- Dash.js - has a [bug](https://github.com/Dash-Industry-Forum/dash.js/issues/649) that doesn’t make it work in Firefox (probably until Firefox version 42… or later)
- **Youtube Live manages to stream an MPEG-DASH stream to an html5 video player in Firefox**
- **Firefox has ambiguous documentation but also an interesting possibility**
- [Help-Transcoding-to-MP4](https://www.wowza.com/forums/showthread.php?31675-Help-Transcoding-to-MP4)
- [Can-wowza-stream-to-HTML-5-player](https://www.wowza.com/forums/showthread.php?38896-Can-wowza-stream-to-HTML-5-player) this talks about HLS on Safari and iOS but not on Firefox
- this [wikipedia article “Comparison\_of\_video\_container\_formats”](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_video_container_formats)suggest that .mp4 can in fact be used for streaming, although it’s not clear if “live” streaming.
- This [wowza article](https://www.wowza.com/docs/how-to-play-video-using-the-html5-video-tag) states that HLS is not supported in Firefox
- the Wowza blog posts [**the current state of media source extensions**](https://www.wowza.com/blog/the-current-state-of-media-source-extensions) states the same thing, that HLS is not supported in Firefox. This it is the most comprehensible answer to the current situation (September 2015)
- DASH (“via Javascript and MSE” - Media Source Extensions)
- HLS (“via Javascript and CORS” Cross-origin resource sharing - [read this](http://docs.brightcove.com/en/video-cloud/concepts/cors/cors.html) if you want to know more on why and how)
- amazingly the [OpenTelly’s TheoPlayer](https://www.theoplayer.com/) can stream HLS to Firefox (and Chrome and all other Browsers).
- Shaky solution - that [streams a video to a Canvas](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/demos/detail/apple-hls-javascript-player/launch) - very unstable so not ideal
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### Author:  [@Paul\_Shields](https://community.wowza.com/u/Paul_Shields)
#### Post date: [September 23, 2015, 4:09pm UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/streaming-live-video-to-html5-in-firefox-spoiler-its-a-quest/45870/2 "2015-09-23T16:09:22Z")
Hi,
Certain HTML5 compatible browsers can play Wowza HLS streams natively using the tag. Examples of these are Safari on OS X and Microsoft Edge on Windows 10, so the following example script can be used to play back a Wowza formatted stream directly within the browser and without the requirement of any embedded player,
[php]
HTML5 Streaming Test
[/php]
Paul
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### Author:  [@Radek\_Novotny](https://community.wowza.com/u/Radek_Novotny)
#### Post date: [December 2, 2015, 7:46pm UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/streaming-live-video-to-html5-in-firefox-spoiler-its-a-quest/45870/3 "2015-12-02T19:46:41Z")
That will be painful again ☹
I can confirm that Windows Firefox 42 works well on default HTML 5 tag but not on **Mac Firefox 42**!
> Firefox 42 now has native support for DASH streaming without Flash. Works with Wowza. Tested on live streams.
But that is really interesting, you can use some players:
[http://www.dash-player.com/demo/manifest-test/](http://www.dash-player.com/demo/manifest-test/) - **that one works well on WIN FF42, and almost well (some small scratches after 30seconds) on MAC FF 42**
[https://www.wowza.com/testplayers](https://www.wowza.com/testplayers) - **that one does not on FF42 even on WIN and MAC**
[http://dashif.org/reference/players/javascript/v1.5.1/samples/dash-if-reference-player/index.html](http://dashif.org/reference/players/javascript/v1.5.1/samples/dash-if-reference-player/index.html) **- that one looks like works on FF42 but it does not on MAC FF 42, not tested on WIN (making cycles)**
try this stream (5seconds GOP, 10seconds chunks, H264, AAC).
[http://stream.mediawork.cz:1935/retrotv/retrotvHQ2/manifest.mpd](http://stream.mediawork.cz:1935/retrotv/retrotvHQ2/manifest.mpd)
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### Author:  [@Andres\_Lopezvictoria](https://community.wowza.com/u/Andres_Lopezvictoria)
#### Post date: [August 12, 2016, 6:28pm UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/streaming-live-video-to-html5-in-firefox-spoiler-its-a-quest/45870/4 "2016-08-12T18:28:27Z")
> Take a look at:
>
> [https://github.com/dailymotion/hls.js](https://github.com/dailymotion/hls.js)
>
> This seems to work pretty well on all the browsers I have tried.
Wow looks really nice player, thks !
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### Author:  [@Marcin\_Wozniak](https://community.wowza.com/u/Marcin_Wozniak)
#### Post date: [November 12, 2015, 11:43am UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/streaming-live-video-to-html5-in-firefox-spoiler-its-a-quest/45870/5 "2015-11-12T11:43:58Z")
Firefox 42 now has native support for DASH streaming without Flash. Works with Wowza. Tested on live streams.
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### Author:  [@Paul\_Shields](https://community.wowza.com/u/Paul_Shields)
#### Post date: [November 12, 2015, 3:49pm UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/streaming-live-video-to-html5-in-firefox-spoiler-its-a-quest/45870/6 "2015-11-12T15:49:39Z")
Hi Josimar,
My response was with regards to playing Wowza streams natively in an HTML5 browser, which was what the OP primarily wanted addressing. Can you please elaborate on the problem you are currently facing? If you prefer, you can [open a ticket](https://www.wowza.com/support/open-ticket) and be assured that it will be responded to.
Paul
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### Author:  [@Josimar\_Machado](https://community.wowza.com/u/Josimar_Machado)
#### Post date: [November 12, 2015, 10:43am UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/streaming-live-video-to-html5-in-firefox-spoiler-its-a-quest/45870/7 "2015-11-12T10:43:40Z")
Paul,
Is Seriously ? lyricalpolymath
sends such a complete question in detail, and you have the courage to answer just that?
You got to be kidding, or making a joke.
I have the same problem, and if you can not help, please ask a technician better able to help us.
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### Author:  [@Frik\_Strecker](https://community.wowza.com/u/Frik_Strecker)
#### Post date: [August 12, 2016, 11:48am UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/streaming-live-video-to-html5-in-firefox-spoiler-its-a-quest/45870/8 "2016-08-12T11:48:59Z")
> That will be painful again ☹
>
> I can confirm that Windows Firefox 42 works well on default HTML 5 tag but not on **Mac Firefox 42**!
>
> Take a look at:
>
> [https://github.com/dailymotion/hls.js](https://github.com/dailymotion/hls.js)
>
> This seems to work pretty well on all the browsers I have tried.