# eugeneware/ffmpeg-static

ffmpeg static binaries for Mac OSX and Linux and Windows

Repository: https://github.com/eugeneware/ffmpeg-static
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/ffmpeg-static
Language: JavaScript
License: GPL-3.0
License Family: copyleft
Last push: 2026-03-21T10:28:10+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 61/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 73, release rhythm 24, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 4244, "days_push": 165, "days_rel": 292, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 1}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1387, forks 206 (observed 2026-08-28T04:04:35.198916+00:00)

## What it is
An npm package that ships static ffmpeg and ffprobe binaries for macOS, Linux, and Windows. It lets Node.js projects depend on a ready-to-use ffmpeg binary without requiring users to install ffmpeg themselves.

## Use cases
- get an ffmpeg binary in a node project without installing ffmpeg
- convert videos programmatically in nodejs
- extract audio from video files in an app
- bundle ffmpeg with a desktop application
- run ffprobe to inspect media metadata
- process video uploads on a server

## When to choose
- your node.js app needs ffmpeg and you want zero manual installation for users
- you need cross-platform binaries for mac, linux, and windows
- you want a pinned, known-good ffmpeg version via npm

## When to avoid
- you need a custom ffmpeg build with specific codecs enabled
- you are not using node.js or npm
- you need the latest ffmpeg features before the package updates its binaries

## Facets
- artifact type: library
- maturity: active
- function: video-processing, audio-processing, developer-tools
- domain: media, developer-tools, cross-platform
- platform: windows, cross-platform
- tags: ffmpeg, static-binaries, npm-package, ffprobe, binary-distribution, macos, linux, nodejs

## Member repositories
- eugeneware/ffmpeg-static (main) score 61

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:35.198916+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 2026-08-30T04:39:49.647690+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/eugeneware/ffmpeg-static (fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:35.198916+00:00, sha 994d4b19e4e1)
  - registry_npm: https://registry.npmjs.org/ffmpeg-static (fetched 2026-08-29T11:55:32.014276+00:00, sha ce115916ee57)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.