imoreapps/ffmpeg-avplayer-for-ios-tvos
A tiny but powerful iOS and Apple TV OS av player framework that's based on the FFmpeg library. observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
32/100
- Activity 0
- Release rhythm 35
- Longevity 100
Flags: no_releases
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-03. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: n/a
- age_days: 3977
- days_rel: n/a
- days_push: 2192
- n_releases_24m: 0
Adoption not part of the score
1044 stars · 238 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded
A small Objective-C/C media player framework for iOS and Apple TV OS built on FFmpeg, supporting most audio/video formats and network streams without VLC or SDL dependencies. It offers hardware H.264 decoding, subtitle support, playback controls, and streaming protocol support (HTTP, RTSP, RTMP, FTP).
Use cases
- play mkv and avi videos in an ios app without converting
- add an ffmpeg-based video player to an iphone app
- stream rtsp or rtmp video on ios
- play videos with external srt or ass subtitles on apple tv
- grab video thumbnails in ios
- hardware-accelerated h264 playback on iphone and ipad
When to choose
- you need broad codec and format support in an iOS/tvOS app beyond what AVPlayer offers
- you want network stream playback (rtsp, rtmp, http) with subtitles and playback controls
- you need hardware H.264 decoding on arm64 iOS devices
When to avoid
- you only need to play standard formats like MP4/HLS - Apple's built-in AVPlayer is simpler
- you need Dolby audio (AC3/E-AC3/TrueHD) without a Dolby license
- you need actively maintained software - the last release was in 2020
- you target Android or non-Apple platforms
Facets
library · maturity maintenance
video-processing audio-processing graphics media mobile-development apple-ecosystem cpp c ffmpeg video-player apple-tv objective-c hardware-decoding subtitles streaming-playback ios mobile
1 source
- readme: https://github.com/imoreapps/ffmpeg-avplayer-for-ios-tvos · fetched 2026-08-28 · 3e9ed1b3d034
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| imoreapps/ffmpeg-avplayer-for-ios-tvos | main | 32 |
For agents
markdown · JSON · MCP: product_card(name="imoreapps/ffmpeg-avplayer-for-ios-tvos")
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