FFmpeg Download and Source Code Repository Access

Getting FFmpeg

FFmpeg has always been a very experimental and developer-driven project. It is a key component in many multimedia projects and has new features added constantly. Development branch snapshots work really well 99% of the time so people are not afraid to use them.

You can retrieve the source code through the standard Git client by using the command:

git clone git://source.ffmpeg.org/ffmpeg.git ffmpeg

If you are a distributor, you can find release tarballs below.

If you find FFmpeg useful, you are welcome to contribute by donating.

FFmpeg Repository Snapshots

For the main ffmpeg repository you can also directly download the source snapshot that we generate each night instead of grabbing a source snapshot from the gitweb URL. This is slightly preferred since it reduces the load on our server.

Alternatively, if you cannot access Git directly or wish to speed up the cloning and reduce the bandwidth usage, we also offer a complete git snapshot tarball that comes with git metadata and version history to bootstrap your local repository.

FFmpeg Linux Builds

FFmpeg Debian packages for Oldstable, Stable, Testing, Unstable (amd64, armel, armhf, i386, ia64, kfreebsd-amd64, kfreebsd-i386, mips, mipsel, powerpc, sparc) are available at deb-multimedia.

FFmpeg Ubuntu packages for Precise, Oneiric, Natty, Maverick, and Lucid (amd64, i386) are available at Jon Severinsson's FFmpeg PPA.

FFmpeg Redhat and Fedora packages for EL, Fedora Rawhide (i386, x86_64) are available at RPM Fusion.

Static builds are available at:

• http://ffmpeg.gusari.org/static/
• http://johnvansickle.com/ffmpeg/

FFmpeg Windows Builds

FFmpeg Windows Builds are available at Zeranoe FFmpeg Builds.

FFmpeg OS X Builds

FFmpeg static builds for OS X Intel 64-bit are available at FFmpeg Static Builds by tessus.

FFmpeg builds (32-bit and 64-bit) for OS X 10.5 and above are available at ffmpegmac.net.

Extra repositories

FFmpeg is developed with Git. Given the decentralized nature of Git, multiple repositories from developers and groups of developers are available.

Note, if you have a public clone of ffmpeg and want to be listed above, contact us.

FFmpeg Releases

Approximately every 3 months the FFmpeg project makes a new major release. Between major releases point releases will appear that add important bug fixes but no new features. Note that these releases are intended for distributors and system integrators. Users that wish to compile from source themselves are strongly encouraged to consider using the development branch (see above), this is the only version on which FFmpeg developers actively work. The release branches only cherry pick selected changes from the development branch, which therefore receives much more and much faster bug fixes such as additional features and security patches.

FFmpeg 2.0.1 "Nameless"

2.0.1 was released on 2013-08-11. It is the latest stable FFmpeg release from the 2.0 release branch, which was cut from master on 2013-07-10. Amongst lots of other changes, it includes all changes from ffmpeg-mt, libav master of 2013-07-09, libav 9 as of 2013-07-09.

It includes the following library versions:

  libavutil      52. 38.100
  libavcodec     55. 18.102
  libavformat    55. 12.100
  libavdevice    55.  3.100
  libavfilter     3. 79.101
  libswscale      2.  3.100
  libswresample   0. 17.102
  libpostproc    52.  3.100

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FFmpeg 1.2.3 "Magic"

1.2.3 was released on 2013-08-27. It is the latest stable FFmpeg release from the 1.2 release branch, which was cut from master on 2013-03-07. Amongst lots of other changes, it includes all changes from ffmpeg-mt, libav master of 2013-03-07, libav 9 as of 2013-03-07.

It includes the following library versions:

  libavutil      52. 18.100
  libavcodec     54. 92.100
  libavformat    54. 63.104
  libavdevice    54.  3.103
  libavfilter     3. 42.103
  libswscale      2.  2.100
  libswresample   0. 17.102
  libpostproc    52.  2.100

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Old Releases

Older versions are available at the Old Releases page.