FFmpeg (LGPL shared variant, 8.1 release branch) BtbN

audio codec convert decode demux encode filter media multimedia mux record stream streaming transcode video

Use this command to install FFmpeg (LGPL shared variant, 8.1 release branch):

winget install --id=BtbN.FFmpeg.LGPL.Shared.8.1 -e

FFmpeg is a comprehensive multimedia framework designed to decode, encode, transcode, mux, demux, stream, filter, and play various media formats. It supports an extensive range of formats, from obscure ancient types to cutting-edge modern standards.

Key Features:

Cross-Platform Compatibility: FFmpeg works seamlessly on Windows 10 (22H2+) and Linux systems (RHEL/CentOS 8+), ensuring broad accessibility.
Comprehensive Media Processing: It handles decoding, encoding, transcoding, muxing, demuxing, streaming, filtering, and playback of audio and video content.
Wide Format Support: FFmpeg supports nearly every media format created by humans or machines, making it versatile for diverse use cases.

Audience & Benefit:

FFmpeg is ideal for developers and professionals who require a robust, cross-platform toolset for multimedia processing. It enables efficient handling of complex tasks such as audio and video conversion, streaming, and filtering without the need for GPL-only dependencies. The shared build from BtbN simplifies integration into projects requiring LGPL compliance, providing consistent URLs for reliable access to updated builds.

FFmpeg can be installed via winget, ensuring easy setup on supported platforms.

FFmpeg Static Auto-Builds

Static Windows (x86_64) and Linux (x86_64) Builds of ffmpeg master and latest release branch.

Windows builds are targetting Windows 7 and newer, provided UCRT is installed. The minimum supported version is Windows 10 22H2, no guarantees on anything older.

Linux builds are targetting RHEL/CentOS 8 (glibc-2.28 + linux-4.18) and anything more recent.

Auto-Builds

Builds run daily at 12:00 UTC (or GitHubs idea of that time) and are automatically released on success.

Auto-Builds run ONLY for win(arm)64 and linux(arm)64. There are no win32/x86 auto-builds, though you can produce win32 builds yourself following the instructions below.

Release Retention Policy

The last build of each month is kept for two years.
The last 14 daily builds are kept.
The special "latest" build floats and provides consistent URLs always pointing to the latest build.

Package List

For a list of included dependencies check the scripts.d directory. Every file corresponds to its respective package.

How to make a build

Prerequisites

bash
docker

Build Image

./makeimage.sh target variant [addin [addin] [addin] ...]

Build FFmpeg

./build.sh target variant [addin [addin] [addin] ...]

On success, the resulting zip file will be in the artifacts subdir.

Targets, Variants and Addins

Available targets:

win64 (x86_64 Windows)
win32 (x86 Windows)
linux64 (x86_64 Linux, glibc>=2.28, linux>=4.18)
linuxarm64 (arm64 (aarch64) Linux, glibc>=2.28, linux>=4.18)

The linuxarm64 target will not build some dependencies due to lack of arm64 (aarch64) architecture support or cross-compiling restrictions.

davs2 and xavs2: aarch64 support is broken.
libmfx and libva: Library for Intel QSV, so there is no aarch64 support.

Available variants:

gpl Includes all dependencies, even those that require full GPL instead of just LGPL.
lgpl Lacking libraries that are GPL-only. Most prominently libx264 and libx265.