markus-perl/ffmpeg-build-script

Health v2 · maintenance only

Adoption not part of the score

1215 stars · 366 forks observed · 2026-08-28

What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded

A shell script that builds a static FFmpeg binary from source on macOS and Linux, with optional GPL and non-free codecs. It supports Apple Silicon, CUDA hardware acceleration, and Docker-based builds.

Use cases

• build a static ffmpeg binary on macos
• compile ffmpeg with non-free codecs like fdk-aac
• install ffmpeg on ubuntu without package manager
• build ffmpeg with cuda gpu acceleration
• get ffmpeg with av1 and hevc encoding support
• build ffmpeg on apple silicon m1
• run a self-contained ffmpeg in docker

When to choose

• you need a fully static ffmpeg binary with specific codecs enabled
• your distro's ffmpeg package lacks codecs like fdk-aac or libx265
• you want GPU-accelerated encoding via CUDA or VideoToolbox
• you need ffmpeg on macOS including Apple Silicon without Homebrew

When to avoid

• you are on Windows natively (use Docker or WSL2 instead)
• you just need a standard ffmpeg install from your package manager
• you cannot accept non-redistributable binaries due to GPL/non-free licensing
• you need guaranteed support for distros other than Debian and macOS

Facets

cli-tool · maturity active

build-tool video-processing audio-processing media developer-tools ffmpeg static-binary codecs shell-script gpu-acceleration apple-silicon command-line macos linux docker

Member repositories

For agents

markdown · JSON · MCP: product_card(name="markus-perl/ffmpeg-build-script")