✳ CODEC COMPATIBILITY
Spotify Canvas AV1 in MP4
AV1 in MP4 is not in spotify-canvas's documented upload list. Convert before uploading.
Quality impact not documented · AV1 is not in the Spotify Canvas spec.
AV1 inside MP4 (with the av01 sample entry) is the modern open-codec upload pair. Not listed.
Choose a compatible conversion →ISO/IEC 14496-12 (ISO Base Media File Format) (verified 2026-09-18) · Spotify Canvas Spec (verified 2026-09-18)
Frequently asked
Does Spotify Canvas support AV1 in MP4?
AV1 in MP4 is not in spotify-canvas's documented upload list. Convert before uploading. Koldflux's compatibility engine reaches this verdict from sourced platform documentation.
Should I convert AV1 in MP4 for Spotify Canvas?
AV1 inside MP4 is not the recommended upload for spotify-canvas; H264 inside MP4 is.
Will Spotify Canvas re-encode my file?
AV1 is not in the Spotify Canvas spec.