# eibols/ffmpeg_batch

FFmpeg Batch AV Converter

Repository: https://github.com/eibols/ffmpeg_batch
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/ffmpeg_batch
Language: C#
License: LGPL-2.1
License Family: copyleft
Topics: video, audio, encode, encoder, ffmpeg, batch, converter, mp4, h264, nvenc, opus, flac, aac, ac3, eac3, h265, hevc, av1
Last push: 2026-07-09T06:22:16+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 87/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 91, release rhythm 74, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3233, "days_push": 55, "days_rel": 98, "gap_med": 54, "n_releases_24m": 14}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1554, forks 81 (observed 2026-08-28T04:05:03.011816+00:00)

## What it is
FFmpeg Batch AV Converter is a free and open-source GUI front-end for FFmpeg on Windows and Linux (via Wine-Mono). It enables unlimited single or multi-file batch encoding of virtually any audio/video format with a convenient point-and-click interface.

## Use cases
- batch convert videos to mp4 h264 or hevc
- encode audio files to flac or opus in bulk
- gpu-accelerated encoding with nvenc or quicksync
- batch download youtube videos with a gui
- burn or mux subtitles into multiple videos at once
- trim concatenate and split video files in batch
- capture m3u8 streams and live youtube events
- extract thumbnails from many videos at once

## When to choose
- you want ffmpeg's full power without memorizing command-line syntax
- you need to encode large batches of media files with custom parameters
- you want a gui frontend for yt-dlp/yt-dlp downloads
- you need two-pass encoding with fixed output target sizes

## When to avoid
- you need a fully scripted headless pipeline (use raw ffmpeg instead)
- you need video editing beyond trimming/concatenation (use a NLE editor)
- you are not on Windows or Linux with Wine-Mono

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: active
- function: video-processing, audio-processing, gui
- domain: media, cross-platform
- platform: windows, cross-platform
- tags: ffmpeg, batch-encoding, video-converter, audio-converter, yt-dlp-frontend, transcoding, video, audio, linux, desktop

## Member repositories
- eibols/ffmpeg_batch (main) score 87

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:03.011816+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 2026-08-30T04:30:05.146072+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/eibols/ffmpeg_batch (fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:03.011816+00:00, sha 5ee470d5ec38)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.