VP8

VP8 is a royalty free video compression format (also known as a video codec).

VP8 was open sourced by Google and is being used as the current default implementation of video codec in WebRTC.

VP8 is available in all browsers that support WebRTC. It is one of the mandatory to implement video codecs in WebRTC.

VP8 is said to be on par with H.264.

Additional reading

• WebRTC video codec generations: Moving from VP8 and H.264 to VP9 and AV1
• VP8 vs VP9 – Is this about Quality or Bitrate?
• 4 Reasons to Choose H.264 for your WebRTC Service (or why H.264 Just won over VP8)
• Which video codec to use in your WebRTC application?