# kewlbear/FFmpeg-iOS-build-script

Shell scripts to build FFmpeg for iOS and tvOS

Repository: https://github.com/kewlbear/FFmpeg-iOS-build-script
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/ffmpeg-ios-build-script
Language: Shell
License Family: other
Topics: ffmpeg, tvos, ios
Last push: 2024-06-18T06:18:06+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 23/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 4762, "days_push": 806, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_license
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 3102, forks 894 (observed 2026-08-28T04:07:43.612051+00:00)

## What it is
A set of shell scripts that cross-compile FFmpeg libraries for iOS and tvOS apps. It supports building thin or fat (multi-architecture) libraries and provides prebuilt binaries.

## Use cases
- build ffmpeg for ios app
- compile ffmpeg libraries for tvos
- create fat ffmpeg binaries for arm64 and x86_64 simulator
- get prebuilt ffmpeg binaries for ios development
- cross-compile ffmpeg with shell script

## When to choose
- you need FFmpeg libraries in an iOS or tvOS Xcode project
- you want to build FFmpeg for specific architectures like arm64 or fat universal binaries
- you prefer a simple script over manual cross-compilation

## When to avoid
- you target Android, Linux, or desktop platforms instead of Apple mobile platforms
- you need a maintained Swift package or xcframeworks (use the companion kewlbear/FFmpeg-iOS repo)
- you require the latest FFmpeg version, as the scripts were tested with FFmpeg 4.3.1 and Xcode 12.2

## Facets
- artifact type: cli-tool
- maturity: maintenance
- function: build-tool, video-processing, audio-processing
- domain: mobile-development, media, developer-tools
- platform: cli
- tags: ffmpeg, tvos, shell-script, cross-compilation, mobile-media, macos, ios

## Member repositories
- kewlbear/FFmpeg-iOS-build-script (main) score 23

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:07:43.612051+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 2026-08-29T18:46:20.786824+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/kewlbear/FFmpeg-iOS-build-script (fetched 2026-08-28T04:07:43.612051+00:00, sha a16d2b7dd023)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.