

FFmpeg
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FFmpeg is the leading multimedia framework, able to decode, encode, transcode, mux, demux, stream, filter and play pretty much anything that humans and machines have created. It supports the most obscure ancient formats up to the cutting edge.
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- Free • Open Source
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- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- BSD
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Recent News
- POX published news article about FFmpegFFmpeg 7.1 released with stable VVC decoder, Vulkan hardware encoding, and much more
FFmpeg 7.1 “Péter” has been released, offering significant updates to the cross-platform solution f...
- POX published news article about FFmpegFFmpeg 7.0 released with experimental VCC decoder, IAMF support and multithreaded CLI tool
FFmpeg, the renowned cross-platform software for recording, converting, and streaming audio and vid...
- POX published news article about FFmpegFFmpeg unveils version 6.1 'Heaviside' with Vulkan decoding and enhanced VA API support
FFmpeg, the cross-platform software that enables recording, conversion and streaming of audio and v...
Recent activities
- POX added FFmpeg as alternative to 3DS Video Converter
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Audio & Music, Video & Movies, Photos & Graphics, OS & Utilities, System & Hardware, File ManagementGitHub repository
- 47,690 Stars
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- Updated Feb 8, 2025
Comments and Reviews
This tool is integrated into so many commercial products without getting much acknowledgement. It has a steep learning curve but with a few simple example searches it can replace nearly all video and some image manipulation paid apps.
CLI editors for videos and images are insane or very special purpose.
FFmpeg is not exception.
My thoughts exactly: "a CLI tool for media editing / conversion? are you insane?!"
But, after trying a whole bunch of apps with disappointing results, I started using this CLI insanity and figured out how powerful & downright convenient it can be...
And then there's the fact that this CLI tool in particular is the brains behind almost all GUI apps for media editing / conversion / streaming / playing... so yeah, color me a fan.
Reply written Jun 27, 2022
FFMPEG is the ImageMagick-equivalent for video processing. It's supremely powerful and the basis for many other tools. You've probably used it without even realizing. However, it's command line only and has an instruction manual 100's of pages long. But if your Google-Fu is strong, it is an excellent tool for video processing.
Use it for screen-recording via ShareX. Reliable and never had any issues with it.
The mother of all. Accept you must use the cli and you will do wonders with this.
This is at the core of many video editing/transcoding applications.
Very useful for any format, even screenshot and capture TV cards