FFmpeg/FFmpeg
Mirror of https://git.ffmpeg.org/ffmpeg.git observed · 2026-10-18
Health v2 · maintenance only
77/100
- Activity 100
- Release rhythm 35
- Longevity 100
Flags: no_releases no_license
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-10-21. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: n/a
- age_days: 5668
- days_rel: n/a
- days_push: 3
- n_releases_24m: 0
Adoption not part of the score
65336 stars · 14377 forks observed · 2026-10-18
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-09-21, confidence 0.97
FFmpeg is a comprehensive multimedia framework consisting of libraries and command-line tools for processing audio, video, and related metadata. It enables encoding, decoding, transcoding, streaming, filtering, and playback of a vast array of media formats.
Use cases
- convert video files between formats
- extract audio from video streams
- resize and filter video streams
- stream live video over network protocols
- analyze media file metadata and codecs
- record screen or capture device input
When to choose
- You need a highly portable, battle‑tested solution for media encoding/decoding.
- Your project requires support for a wide range of codecs and container formats.
- You want a command‑line tool that can be scripted for batch processing.
When to avoid
- You need a lightweight library with a small binary footprint.
- Your use case is limited to a single, simple codec without the need for extensive format support.
- You prefer a GUI‑only solution without command‑line interaction.
Facets
application · maturity active
cli video-processing audio-processing streaming media windows bsd cross-platform ffmpeg libavcodec libavformat libavfilter ffplay ffprobe multimedia-framework video-processing audio-processing linux macos
9 sources
- readme: https://github.com/FFmpeg/FFmpeg · fetched 2026-10-18 · 7e30f809d404
- homepage: https://ffmpeg.org/ · fetched 2026-09-07 · 2d28b425db44
- site_page: https://ffmpeg.org/about.html · fetched 2026-09-07 · f032bb905765
- site_page: https://ffmpeg.org/documentation.html · fetched 2026-09-07 · e5723522a09e
- site_page: https://git.ffmpeg.org/gitweb?p=ffmpeg.git;a=blob_plain;f=Changelog;hb=n7.0 · fetched 2026-08-28 · ca6923c19c06
- site_page: https://trac.ffmpeg.org/wiki/HWAccelIntro · fetched 2026-09-07 · 95f5b951c519
- site_page: https://git.ffmpeg.org/gitweb?p=ffmpeg.git;a=blob_plain;f=Changelog;hb=n3.0 · fetched 2026-08-28 · ca6923c19c06
- site_page: https://git.ffmpeg.org/gitweb?p=ffmpeg.git%3Ba%3Dblob_plain%3Bf%3DChangelog%3Bhb%3Dn7.0 · fetched 2026-09-07 · ca6923c19c06
- site_page: https://git.ffmpeg.org/gitweb?p=ffmpeg.git%3Ba%3Dblob_plain%3Bf%3DChangelog%3Bhb%3Dn3.0 · fetched 2026-09-07 · ca6923c19c06
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| FFmpeg/FFmpeg | main | 77 |
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