libav/libav
Libav github mirror, clone of git://git.libav.org/libav observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
32/100
- Activity 0
- Release rhythm 35
- Longevity 100
Flags: no_releases 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: n/a
- age_days: 5651
- days_rel: n/a
- days_push: 1929
- n_releases_24m: 0
Adoption not part of the score
1155 stars · 398 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded
Libav is a collection of C libraries and command-line tools for processing multimedia content such as audio, video, subtitles, and related metadata, including codecs, container formats, filtering, and scaling. It is the historical fork of FFmpeg and is no longer actively maintained.
Use cases
- convert audio and video files between formats
- decode and encode multimedia streams in a C application
- extract metadata from media files
- apply filters to decoded audio and video
- resample and mix audio
- inspect multimedia container contents from the command line
When to choose
- you need a lightweight LGPL-licensed alternative to FFmpeg for legacy codebases
- you are maintaining an existing project already built on libav libraries
When to avoid
- you are starting a new project - use FFmpeg instead, which is actively maintained and a superset of Libav
- you need up-to-date codec support or security fixes
- you need long-term support or community help
Facets
library · maturity abandoned
video-processing audio-processing cli image-processing media developer-tools windows cross-platform cli ffmpeg-fork codecs transcoding multimedia c audio video linux macos
1 source
- readme: https://github.com/libav/libav · fetched 2026-08-28 · f9991dc1551a
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| libav/libav | main | 32 |
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