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FFmpeg

A complete, cross-platform solution to record, convert and stream audio and video.·ffmpeg.org

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FFmpeg is described as the leading multimedia framework, able to decode, encode, transcode, mux, demux, stream, filter and play a very wide range of audio and video formats, from obscure legacy formats to cutting-edge codecs. It provides command-line tools (ffmpeg, ffplay, ffprobe) for end users, and libraries (libavcodec, libavformat, libavutil, libavfilter, libavdevice, libswscale, libswresample) for developers. It is highly portable, compiling and running across Linux, Mac OS X, Microsoft Windows, the BSDs, Solaris and other environments.

What it's for

Convert multimedia files between formatsRecord audio and videoStream audio and videoTranscode audio/videoMux and demux multimedia container formatsFilter audio/video streamsPlay multimedia filesAnalyze multimedia streams (ffprobe)Hardware-accelerated decoding/encoding (Vulkan, VAAPI, NVENC, QSV, D3D12, etc.)

Features 15

Command-line tool ffmpeg for conversion
Cross-platform build support (Linux, Mac OS X, Windows, BSDs, Solaris)
Decoding and encoding of a very wide range of audio/video codecs
Extensive automated testing via FATE
ffplay media player based on SDL
ffprobe multimedia stream analyzer
Hardware-accelerated decode/encode via Vulkan, VAAPI, NVENC, QSV, D3D12
IAMF (Immersive Audio) read/write support
Libraries for developers: libavutil, libavcodec, libavformat, libavdevice, libavfilter, libswscale, libswresample
Media filtering (libavfilter)
Multi-threaded transcoding pipeline in the ffmpeg CLI tool
Muxing and demuxing of container formats
Native decoders for formats like VVC, xHE-AAC, APV, ProRes RAW, RealVideo 6.0
Streaming support
Transcoding between multimedia formats

At a glance

free tieropen sourceAPI

TypeCLI tool

DeploymentInstalled (local)

PlatformsWindows, macOS, Linux

Fordevelopers, end users

Integrations

Video4LinuxVfWSDLALSA

Resources

Docs

Pricing

FFmpeg is distributed as free/open-source software with a community-driven development and donation model.