# Switching producer codecs **URL:** \ **Category:** mediasoup libraries\ **Created:** [September 22, 2021, 4:39pm UTC](https://mediasoup.discourse.group/t/switching-producer-codecs/3345 "2021-09-22T16:39:01Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![skavish](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/mediasoup.discourse.group/skavish/32/1018_2.png) [@skavish](https://mediasoup.discourse.group/u/skavish)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2021, 4:39pm UTC](https://mediasoup.discourse.group/t/switching-producer-codecs/3345/1 "2021-09-22T16:39:01Z")
hey guys, I really like vp9 for screen sharing over vp8/h264, but unfortunately it works only in chrome. So I was thinking I can use vp9 while I have only chrome peers, but when non-chrome peer joins the party I would just switch to vp8. The question is what would be the best way to do it in mediasoup? Creating new set of producers/consumers and then closing old ones? Or may be it is possible to “replace” one codec to another in existing producer? Thanks! ---
**Author:** ![ibc](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/mediasoup.discourse.group/ibc/32/1540_2.png) [@ibc](https://mediasoup.discourse.group/u/ibc)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2021, 4:58pm UTC](https://mediasoup.discourse.group/t/switching-producer-codecs/3345/2 "2021-09-22T16:58:35Z")
> [@skavish](#): > > Creating new set of producers/consumers and then closing old ones? Yes, there is no other way of doing that. This is not a mediasoup limitation but a WebRTC limitation (and in general a any-RTC limitation). ---
**Author:** ![skavish](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/mediasoup.discourse.group/skavish/32/1018_2.png) [@skavish](https://mediasoup.discourse.group/u/skavish)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2021, 5:26pm UTC](https://mediasoup.discourse.group/t/switching-producer-codecs/3345/3 "2021-09-22T17:26:47Z")
got it, thanks!