wseemann/FFmpegMediaMetadataRetriever
FFmpegMediaMetadataRetriever provides a unified interface for retrieving frame and meta data from an input media file. observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
87/100
- Activity 89
- Release rhythm 78
- Longevity 100
Flags: no_license
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-03. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: 37
- age_days: 4898
- days_rel: 67
- days_push: 67
- n_releases_24m: 4
Adoption not part of the score
1783 stars · 395 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded
A reimplementation of Android's MediaMetadataRetriever class backed by FFmpeg, providing a unified interface for retrieving frames and metadata from media files. It supports multiple architectures, URL-based sources, and a wide range of audio and video formats.
Use cases
- extract a thumbnail frame from a video file on Android
- read metadata like duration and artist from an mp3 or mp4
- get a frame from a remote video over http or https
- retrieve SHOUTcast ICY metadata from a stream
- replace Android MediaMetadataRetriever to support URLs and more formats
When to choose
- you need broader format support than Android's built-in MediaMetadataRetriever
- you need to retrieve frames or metadata from remote URLs
- you are building an Android app that processes audio or video files
When to avoid
- you are not targeting Android
- you need a pure Java or Kotlin solution without native libraries
- APK size is critical and you only need a few common codecs without tuning FFmpeg
Facets
library · maturity active
video-processing audio-processing image-processing sdk media android-tools developer-tools ffmpeg metadata-retrieval frame-extraction media-metadata android-library jni android mobile
1 source
- readme: https://github.com/wseemann/FFmpegMediaMetadataRetriever · fetched 2026-08-28 · 41d7d7f788f7
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| wseemann/FFmpegMediaMetadataRetriever | main | 87 |
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