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WebCodecs is missing. They say it's "worth prototyping" [1] but I don't know whether they are working on it.

1: https://mozilla.github.io/standards-positions/

Stuff like that and late AV1[0] are one reason I moved to Edge after 19 years on Firefox. More so just that I was impressed with Edge when I tried it. Brave also stood out to me when I tested every browser. It’s fast but has the distinction of being the only semi-major browser that’s fully open source other than Firefox. Edge is still very good, I would say it’s the best browser going but I’d be tarred and feathered for that.

[0]https://www.androidpolice.com/mozilla-is-finally-adding-av1-...

I think using Chrome or Edge for PWAs and Firefox for general browsing is an acceptable compromise. I don't need to use the same program for video editing and reading news articles etc, although it would be nice if I could.

For the technologist that wants that single program, and values privacy and transparency like most of us do, Brave fits the bill nicely. It’s currently my second favorite browser after Edge.

That said, I had Clipchamp installed from the MS Store before I went back to MS Video Editor.

As I understand it, Web Codecs is quite a ways away from being a web standard - it is currently just a draft[1] for a recommendation for a possible future standard.

Just beware of any major API changes or any indication that it might be dropped in its entirety!

[1]:https://w3c.github.io/webcodecs/

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