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# FFmpeg

**repo:** [transitive-bullshit/awesome-ffmpeg](https://github.com/transitive-bullshit/awesome-ffmpeg)  
**category:** [[media|Media]]
**related:** [[broadcasting|Broadcasting]] · [[vlc|Vlc]]

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# Awesome FFmpeg [![Awesome](https://awesome.re/badge.svg)](https://awesome.re)

> [FFmpeg](http://ffmpeg.org) is a cross-platform solution to record, convert and stream audio and video.

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## Contents

- [Docs](#docs)
- [JavaScript](#javascript)
- [Native](#native)
- [Mobile](#mobile)
- [Tutorials](#tutorials)
- [Community](#community)

## Docs

FFmpeg's official docs are notoriously difficult for beginners to understand due to the scope and complexity of FFmpeg's capabilities. With that being said, they're still very useful as a reference.

- [FFmpeg.org](http://ffmpeg.org) - Where it all starts.
- [Filters](https://ffmpeg.org/ffmpeg-filters.html) - Docs for FFmpeg's powerful filter chains (scaling, cropping, concatenating, merging, etc.). This is one of my most visited links when working with FFmpeg.
- [Man page](https://man.cx/ffmpeg) - Official FFmpeg man page.
- [Wiki & Bug Tracker](https://trac.ffmpeg.org) - Lots of great info on here.
- [CLI flags](https://github.com/transitive-bullshit/ffmpeg-cli-flags/blob/master/readme.md) - A comprehensive list of all FFmpeg commandline flags. Really useful for searching random flags that you come across in the wild.

## JavaScript

- [fluent-ffmpeg](https://github.com/fluent-ffmpeg/node-fluent-ffmpeg) - A fluent API to [FFmpeg](http://www.ffmpeg.org). If you only use one tool from this list, it should be this one.
- [ffmpeg-probe](https://github.com/transitive-bullshit/ffmpeg-probe) - Wrapper around ffprobe for getting info about media files.
- [ffmpeg-concat](https://github.com/transitive-bullshit/ffmpeg-concat) - Concats a list of videos together using FFmpeg with sexy [OpenGL](/@harrisonqian/awesome/wiki/miscellaneous/opengl) transitions.
- [editly](https://github.com/mifi/editly) - Declarative video editing tool and library with slick animations and transitions.
- [ffmpeg-generate-video-preview](https://github.com/transitive-bullshit/ffmpeg-generate-video-preview) - Generates an attractive image strip or GIF preview from a video.
- [ffmpeg-extract-frame](https://github.com/transitive-bullshit/ffmpeg-extract-frame) - Extracts a single frame from a video.
- [ffmpeg-extract-frames](https://github.com/transitive-bullshit/ffmpeg-extract-frames) - Extracts screenshots from a video using FFmpeg.
- [gif-extract-frames](https://github.com/transitive-bullshit/gif-extract-frames) - Extracts frames from GIFs including inter-frame coalescing.
- [ffmpeg-extract-audio](https://github.com/transitive-bullshit/ffmpeg-extract-audio) - Extracts an audio stream from a media file.
- [ffmpeg-on-progress](https://github.com/transitive-bullshit/ffmpeg-on-progress) - Utility for robustly reporting progress with fluent-ffmpeg.
- [ffmpeg.js](https://github.com/Kagami/ffmpeg.js) - Port of FFmpeg to [JavaScript](/@harrisonqian/awesome/wiki/programming-languages/javascript) via Emscripten. Allows for limited FFmpeg use on the client-side.
- [ffmpeg-static](https://github.com/eugeneware/ffmpeg-static) - Provides static FFmpeg binaries for macOS, [Linux](/@harrisonqian/awesome/wiki/platforms/linux), and [Windows](/@harrisonqian/awesome/wiki/platforms/windows). Very useful for CI [testing](/@harrisonqian/awesome/wiki/testing/testing).
- [tangerine](https://github.com/niftylettuce/tangerine) - Webcam [streaming](/@harrisonqian/awesome/wiki/big-data/streaming) service using [Node.js](/@harrisonqian/awesome/wiki/platforms/node-js), FFmpeg, WebSockets, and Lad.
- [ffparser](https://github.com/NiKlimenko/FFParser) - Parse input stream by frames directly into your code as a buffer.

## Native

- [ffmpeg-gl-transition](https://github.com/transitive-bullshit/ffmpeg-gl-transition) - FFmpeg filter for applying GLSL transitions between video streams ([gl-transitions](https://gl-transitions.com/)).

## Mobile

- [simplest ffmpeg mobile](https://github.com/leixiaohua1020/simplest_ffmpeg_mobile) - FFmpeg examples for [Android](/@harrisonqian/awesome/wiki/platforms/android) and iOS.
- [ijkplayer](https://github.com/Bilibili/ijkplayer) - Android / iOS video player based on FFmpeg.

## Tutorials

- [How to Write a Video Player in Less Than 1k Lines](http://dranger.com/ffmpeg)
- [Learn FFmpeg libav the Hard Way](https://github.com/leandromoreira/ffmpeg-libav-tutorial)
- [Applying OpenGL Shaders with FFmpeg](https://nervous.io/ffmpeg/opengl/2017/01/31/ffmpeg-opengl) - And [follow-up](https://nervous.io/ffmpeg/opengl/2017/05/15/ffmpeg-pbo-yuv).
- [A Beginner's FFmpeg Cookbook](https://github.com/talwrii/ffmpeg-cookbook)
- [FFmpeg Cheatsheet for Video Automation](https://github.com/rendi-api/ffmpeg-cheatsheet)

## Community

- [Stack Overflow](https://superuser.com/questions/tagged/ffmpeg)
- [Mailing Lists](https://www.ffmpeg.org/contact.html#MailingLists)
- [IRC](https://www.ffmpeg.org/contact.html#IRCChannels)

## Contribute

Contributions welcome! Please read the [contributing guideline](contributing.md) first.

## License

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To the extent possible under law, [Travis Fischer](https://github.com/transitive-bullshit) has waived all copyright and related or neighboring rights to this work.

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