install

Additional install commands

macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%

brew install ab-av1

local Homebrew formula metadata

MacPortsverified · 94%

sudo port install ab-av1

MacPorts ports tree · multimedia/ab-av1/Portfile · source: api.github.com

Linux

Nixverified · 92%

nix profile install nixpkgs#ab-av1

nixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/ab/ab-av1/package.nix · source: api.github.com

openSUSE zypperverified · 92%

sudo zypper install ab-av1

openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · ab-av1 · source: download.opensuse.org

Windows

Scoopverified · 92%

scoop install extras/ab-av1

Scoop official bucket manifest trees · bucket/ab-av1.json · source: api.github.com

overview

Package summary

AV1 re-encoding using ffmpeg, svt-av1 & vmaf

Project links

Commands and aliases

ab-av1

history

Project history and usage

ab-av1 is a Rust command-line tool for AV1-oriented video encoding workflows. Its official README describes fast VMAF sampling, automatic CRF calculation, and FFmpeg/SVT-AV1/VMAF integration, while also supporting other FFmpeg encoders such as libx265 and libx264.

Project history

The GitHub repository was created in January 2022 and the package metadata identifies Alex Butler as the author. The project follows the pattern of small media CLIs that turn a complicated FFmpeg quality-search workflow into a repeatable command.

Adoption history

The supplied package-manager metadata lists ab-av1 in Homebrew, MacPorts, Nix, Scoop, and zypper, which points to cross-platform adoption among users who want reproducible video-encoding tooling without hand-maintaining local scripts.

How it is used

The README documents subcommands such as auto-encode, crf-search, sample-encode, encode, vmaf, and xpsnr. Typical use is to sample an input, choose a CRF that meets a target VMAF or XPSNR quality threshold, then run FFmpeg with the selected settings.

Why package nerds care

Package maintainers care about ab-av1 because it wraps heavyweight multimedia dependencies into one CLI contract: FFmpeg in PATH, SVT-AV1/libvmaf support, and a Rust binary with release artifacts for multiple platforms.

Timeline

2022: GitHub repository created.
2026: v0.11.4 published on GitHub releases.

Related projects

FFmpeg provides the encoding and probing substrate used by ab-av1.
SVT-AV1, libvmaf, libx265, and libx264 are encoder or quality-analysis components referenced by the official README.

Sources

Official README, Cargo.toml, GitHub repository metadata, GitHub releases, and source_facts.package-manager.

security posture

Risk level: green

narrow executable package without higher-risk signals.

Risk classifier

green risk · low confidence · appliance

Why

narrow executable package without higher-risk signals

Signals

metadata:no-higher-risk-signals

Install behavior

No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 6 platform targets.
Installs with 1 runtime dependencies.
Build metadata lists 1 build dependencies.

Recommended review

Before unattended agent use, check whether the tool reads plaintext credentials, writes remote state, publishes artifacts, or shells out to plugins.

executables

Installed executables

Command	Kind	Exposure	Note
`ab-av1`	cli	global executable

freshness

Version and freshness

These signals separate page generation age, package-manager activity, and upstream release comparison. Version lag is warned only when an evidence URL and comparable versions are present.

page generated2026-07-08

manager version0.11.4

manager updated2026-06-26

local dataok

upstreamcurrent

latest detectedv0.11.4

https://github.com/alexheretic/ab-av1

okNo freshness warnings were generated.

install metadata

Package metadata

Package key	brew:ab-av1
Version	0.11.4
Package manager	Homebrew
Package manager page	https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/ab-av1
Homepage	https://github.com/alexheretic/ab-av1
Repository	https://github.com/alexheretic/ab-av1
Upstream docs	https://github.com/alexheretic/ab-av1#readme
License	MIT
Source archive	https://github.com/alexheretic/ab-av1/archive/refs/tags/v0.11.4.tar.gz
Last updated	2026-06-26T09:58:01Z
Pulse	updated
Dependencies	ffmpeg
Build dependencies	rust
Bottle	available (on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux)
Homebrew post-install	not defined
Service	none declared

registry facts

Source database details

Source Database	Homebrew formula API
Tap	homebrew/core
Full Name	ab-av1
Version Scheme	0
Revision	0
Head Version	HEAD
Bottle Stable Root URL	https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core
Deprecated	no
Disabled	no
Keg Only	no
URL Keys	head stable

source database matches

Other package-manager records

Matches are pulled from external package-manager indexes and kept separate from local Automic Vault package links.

Nix95%

ab-av1

nix profile install nixpkgs#ab-av1

normalized package name match
Matched by: Ab Av1

nixpkgs package indexes · api.github.com · nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/ab/ab-av1/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1

zypper95%

ab-av1 0.11.0-1.2

An AV1 video encoding wrapper

https://github.com/alexheretic/ab-av1

sudo zypper install ab-av1

License: MIT
Category: Unspecified
Architecture: x86_64
Source Package: ab-av1
4 dependencies
2 provides
normalized package name match
Matched by: Ab Av1

openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · download.opensuse.org · openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: ab-av1 from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst

MacPorts95%

ab-av1

sudo port install ab-av1

normalized package name match
Matched by: Ab Av1

MacPorts ports tree · api.github.com · MacPorts ports tree: multimedia/ab-av1/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1

Scoop95%

extras/ab-av1

scoop install extras/ab-av1

normalized package name match
Matched by: Ab Av1

Scoop official bucket manifest trees · api.github.com · Scoop official bucket manifest trees: bucket/ab-av1.json from https://api.github.com/repos/ScoopInstaller/Extras/git/trees/master?recursive=1

package graph

Links come from deterministic package relationships, av.db category and tag curation, ecosystem matches, and package hub membership.

source trail

Generated from repository data

This page is generated by av-web from the private package SQLite artifact built by scripts/generate-pkg-sqlite.py.

Combined YAML source

View the package source record on GitHub.

combined/ab-av1.yml

Used sources

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

Install ab-av1 with Homebrew, MacPorts, Nix, scoop, zypper