# Install video-compare

Split screen video comparison tool using FFmpeg and SDL2. Version 20260502 via Homebrew; verified 2026-05-02.

## Install

```sh
sudo av install brew:video-compare
```

Additional install commands:

### macOS

- Homebrew (100%):

```sh
brew install video-compare
```

  Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata

- MacPorts (94%):

```sh
sudo port install video-compare
```

  Evidence: MacPorts ports tree: multimedia/video-compare/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1

### Linux

- Nix (92%):

```sh
nix profile install nixpkgs#video-compare
```

  Evidence: nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/vi/video-compare/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1

### Windows

- Scoop (92%):

```sh
scoop install extras/video-compare
```

  Evidence: Scoop official bucket manifest trees: bucket/video-compare.json from https://api.github.com/repos/ScoopInstaller/Extras/git/trees/master?recursive=1

## Package Facts

- **Package key:** brew:video-compare
- **Package manager:** Homebrew
- **Package manager URL:** <https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/video-compare>
- **Version:** 20260502
- **Source summary:** Split screen video comparison tool using FFmpeg and SDL2
- **Homepage:** <https://github.com/pixop/video-compare>
- **Repository:** <https://github.com/pixop/video-compare>
- **Upstream docs:** <https://github.com/pixop/video-compare#readme>
- **License:** GPL-2.0-only
- **Source archive:** <https://github.com/pixop/video-compare/archive/refs/tags/20260502.tar.gz>
- **Last updated:** 2026-05-02T08:16:00Z
- **Generated:** 2026-06-10T07:18:26+00:00

## Executables

- video-compare (cli)
- video-compare (alias)

## Dependencies

- ffmpeg
- sdl2
- sdl2_ttf

## Install Behavior

- Post-install hook: not defined
- Bottle: available on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux

## Freshness

- Page generated: 2026-06-10
- Package-manager version: 20260502
- Package-manager updated: 2026-05-02
- Local data status: ok
- Upstream repository: https://github.com/pixop/video-compare
- info: No cached GitHub release or tag data was available.

## Sicherheitshinweise

broad file, network, media, or database tool signal.

- **Geiger risk:** blue / medium
- broad file, network, media, or database tool signal

## Source Database Details

- **Source Database:** Homebrew formula API
- **Tap:** homebrew/core
- **Full Name:** video-compare
- **Version Scheme:** 0
- **Revision:** 0
- **Bottle Stable Root URL:** <https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core>
- **Deprecated:** no
- **Disabled:** no
- **Keg Only:** no
- **URL Keys:** stable

## Other Package-Manager Records

- Nix - video-compare: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/vi/video-compare/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1
- MacPorts - video-compare: normalized package name match | MacPorts ports tree: multimedia/video-compare/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1
- Scoop - extras/video-compare: normalized package name match | Scoop official bucket manifest trees: bucket/video-compare.json from https://api.github.com/repos/ScoopInstaller/Extras/git/trees/master?recursive=1


## Related Links

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- [Secret-risk packages](https://www.automicvault.com/de/pkg/secret-risk-packages/) - Has protected-tool coverage, approval-gate, or non-low Geiger security signals.
- [Terminal utility packages](https://www.automicvault.com/de/pkg/terminal-utilities/) - Matched terminal and command-line workflow metadata.
- [Networking and protocol packages](https://www.automicvault.com/de/pkg/networking-protocol-tools/) - Matched network, protocol, or remote-service metadata.
- [ffmpeg](https://www.automicvault.com/de/pkg/brew/ffmpeg/) - Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew.
- [sdl2](https://www.automicvault.com/de/pkg/brew/sdl2/) - Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew.
- [ffmpegthumbnailer](https://www.automicvault.com/de/pkg/brew/ffmpegthumbnailer/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, ffmpeg, media, video.
- [ffms2](https://www.automicvault.com/de/pkg/brew/ffms2/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, ffmpeg, media, video.
- [libvmaf](https://www.automicvault.com/de/pkg/brew/libvmaf/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, media, video.
- [handbrake](https://www.automicvault.com/de/pkg/brew/handbrake/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, media, video.
- [vapoursynth](https://www.automicvault.com/de/pkg/brew/vapoursynth/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, media, video.
- [ffmpeg-full](https://www.automicvault.com/de/pkg/brew/ffmpeg-full/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, media, video.
- [streamlink](https://www.automicvault.com/de/pkg/brew/streamlink/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, media, video.
- [ab-av1](https://www.automicvault.com/de/pkg/brew/ab-av1/) - Both packages work with overlapping file formats or content types. Shared terms: cli, ffmpeg, media, using, video.

## Sources

- Nucleus package database
- Geiger risk classifier
- package-page enrichment
- package version freshness
- av.db category and tag curation
- package relationship graph
- external package-manager database matches
- cross-ecosystem install command graph