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ffmpeg

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Formula Media v8.1.2

Play, record, convert, and stream select audio and video codecs

When to use

Play, record, convert, and stream select audio and video codecs. Use ffmpeg when you want a widely used media command-line package that can be installed and updated through Homebrew. It is one of FastBrew's top packages by Homebrew installs, with about 1.8M installs over the last year.

Install 1 App in Terminal
$
brew install ffmpeg
Source: homebrew/core Website Homebrew

Dependencies

Build Dependencies

Installation Notes

ffmpeg-full includes additional tools and libraries that are not included in the regular ffmpeg formula.

Official Homebrew Stats

Install activity metrics for ffmpeg.

+6.6% vs 90d avg
30 Days
194.5K total installs
6.5K installs / day avg
90 Days
547.3K total installs
6.1K installs / day avg
1 Year
1.8M total installs
5.0K installs / day avg

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