# “No compatible source was found for this media” when trying to play Invidious videos on Icecat

**URL:** <https://forum.systemcrafters.net/t/no-compatible-source-was-found-for-this-media-when-trying-to-play-invidious-videos-on-icecat/1913>\
**Category:** Guix\
**Created:** [March 2, 2026, 3:43pm UTC](https://forum.systemcrafters.net/t/no-compatible-source-was-found-for-this-media-when-trying-to-play-invidious-videos-on-icecat/1913 "2026-03-02T15:43:34Z")\
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**Author:** ![Folaht](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/forum.systemcrafters.net/folaht/32/1145_2.png) [@Folaht](https://forum.systemcrafters.net/u/Folaht)\
**Post date:** [March 2, 2026, 3:43pm UTC](https://forum.systemcrafters.net/t/no-compatible-source-was-found-for-this-media-when-trying-to-play-invidious-videos-on-icecat/1913/1 "2026-03-02T15:43:34Z")

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When I try to open an invidious video link like [this one](https://yewtu.be/watch?v=bBEAkBYbk2Y).

I get to see this:

 ![https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/uploads/systemcrafters/optimized/2X/7/7d9dd9b264dd7b58002fe8c94e2c068620f308fc_2_1380x694.jpeg](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/uploads/systemcrafters/original/2X/1/1cd8fe6fab3b8b5b77acf08bf277841ee599112f.jpeg)

Is this normal? Am I missing codecs for Icecat?

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**Author:** ![Folaht](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/forum.systemcrafters.net/folaht/32/1145_2.png) [@Folaht](https://forum.systemcrafters.net/u/Folaht)\
**Post date:** [October 20, 2026, 2:37pm UTC](https://forum.systemcrafters.net/t/no-compatible-source-was-found-for-this-media-when-trying-to-play-invidious-videos-on-icecat/1913/2 "2026-10-20T14:37:53Z")

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This is apparently normal as IceCat refuses non-free codecs like H.264 used by multiple invidious instances.