# BtbN/FFmpeg-Builds

Repository: https://github.com/BtbN/FFmpeg-Builds
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/ffmpeg-builds
Language: Shell
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Last push: 2026-08-26T13:33:39+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 99/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 99, release rhythm 99, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 2192, "days_push": 7, "days_rel": 7, "gap_med": 29, "n_releases_24m": 38}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 11556, forks 1514 (observed 2026-08-28T04:10:48.670620+00:00)

## What it is
Automated daily static builds of FFmpeg for Windows (x86_64/ARM64) and Linux (x86_64/ARM64), released via GitHub with gpl, lgpl, nonfree, and shared variants. It also provides the Docker-based build scripts used to produce these binaries.

## Use cases
- download a static ffmpeg binary for windows
- get ffmpeg with libx264 and libx265 included
- build ffmpeg from source with all dependencies
- install ffmpeg on linux without package manager
- get a nonfree ffmpeg build with fdk-aac
- cross-compile ffmpeg for arm64

## When to choose
- you need ready-to-use static ffmpeg binaries with a broad set of codecs
- you want reproducible docker-based ffmpeg builds for windows or linux
- you need shared-library (libav*) variants of ffmpeg

## When to avoid
- you need macOS builds - only Windows and Linux targets are provided
- you need win32/x86 auto-builds - those must be built yourself
- you need a package-managed ffmpeg with system integration

## Facets
- artifact type: cli-tool
- maturity: active
- function: video-processing, audio-processing, build-tool, developer-tools
- domain: media, developer-tools, cross-platform
- platform: windows, cli
- tags: ffmpeg, static-builds, binary-distribution, media-conversion, daily-builds, linux, docker

## Member repositories
- BtbN/FFmpeg-Builds (main) score 99

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:10:48.670620+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 2026-08-29T17:15:31.038171+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/BtbN/FFmpeg-Builds (fetched 2026-08-28T04:10:48.670620+00:00, sha 1ed443779736)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.