License: Open source
- Windows
- macOS
- Linux
- Command line
Status: Active
- MP4: opens and saves, full fidelity
- MOV: opens and saves, full fidelity
- MXF: opens and saves, full fidelity
- WAV: opens and saves, full fidelity
This replaces Adobe Media Encoder
FFmpeg
Free command-line toolkit and libraries for converting, filtering and streaming almost any audio and video format.
Facts
- Made by
- The FFmpeg project
- Website
- ffmpeg.org
- License
- License: Open sourceLGPL-2.1-or-later
- Pricing
- Free
- Platforms
- Windows
- macOS
- Linux
- Command line
- Self-hostable
- No
- Works offline
- Yes
- Account required
- No
- Maturity
- Stable
- Source code
- github: FFmpeg/FFmpeg
- Maintenance
- Status: ActiveLast commit
FFmpeg is a free alternative to
Strong. Best for scripted or server-side encoding.
1 person switched
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Repository checks, newest first; last checked Oct 8, 2026. Checks older than 90 days are kept as one per week.
| Checked | Last commit | Latest release | Stars | State |
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| None | 64,866 | Open |
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