# appunite/AndroidFFmpeg

[DEPRECATED] FFmpeg build for android random architectures with example jni

Repository: https://github.com/appunite/AndroidFFmpeg
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/androidffmpeg
Language: C
License: Apache-2.0
License Family: permissive
Topics: deprecated, ffmpeg-libraries, android, ndk-library
Last push: 2018-10-17T14:36:02+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 32/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 5284, "days_push": 2877, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1066, forks 461 (observed 2026-08-28T04:03:26.809336+00:00)

## What it is
A deprecated Android library project that builds FFmpeg for multiple Android architectures (armeabi, armeabi-v7a, x86) with JNI bindings and an example app for playing and converting video files. It packages unmodified FFmpeg core libraries to simplify cross-architecture compilation into a single APK.

## Use cases
- play video files in an Android app using FFmpeg
- build FFmpeg for multiple Android CPU architectures
- convert video files on Android via NDK
- access FFmpeg codecs from Java through JNI
- bundle FFmpeg libraries into one Android APK

## When to choose
- you need direct FFmpeg codec access on Android and are comfortable with NDK builds
- you want unmodified FFmpeg libraries you can update independently
- you need to support old Android ABIs like armeabi and x86

## When to avoid
- you want a maintained solution - the project is deprecated with no releases since 2018
- you are an Android beginner, since building requires NDK expertise
- you need modern Android ABIs or current FFmpeg versions
- you want ready-made video playback without writing JNI code

## Facets
- artifact type: library
- maturity: abandoned
- function: video-processing, audio-processing, sdk
- domain: mobile-development, media
- platform: cpp, c
- tags: ffmpeg, ndk, jni, deprecated, video-playback, android-ndk, video, android

## Member repositories
- appunite/AndroidFFmpeg (main) score 32

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:26.809336+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T06:55:14.365582+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/appunite/AndroidFFmpeg (fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:26.809336+00:00, sha fe2b09a940b6)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.