install

Additional install commands

macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%

brew install ccextractor

local Homebrew formula metadata

Linux

Nixverified · 92%

nix profile install nixpkgs#ccextractor

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

Ubuntu aptverified · 92%

sudo apt install ccextractor

Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes · ccextractor · source: archive.ubuntu.com

Windows

Scoopverified · 92%

scoop install extras/ccextractor

Scoop official bucket manifest trees · bucket/ccextractor.json · source: api.github.com

Windows Package Managerverified · 92%

winget install --id CCExtractor.CCExtractor -e

Windows Package Manager source index · CCExtractor.CCExtractor · source: cdn.winget.microsoft.com

overview

Package summary

Tool for extracting closed captions from video files

Project links

Commands and aliases

ccextractor

history

Project history and usage

CCExtractor is the official closed-caption and subtitle extraction tool maintained by the CCExtractor project. The README describes it as software for producing subtitles from TV recordings and keeping up with many source formats.

Project history

The official GitHub repository was created in April 2014 and is described by its metadata as the official version maintained by the core team. The project is GPL-2.0 licensed and combines a C core with C++, Python, and newer Rust components documented in its change log.

Adoption history

CCExtractor has crossed from specialist broadcast/video tooling into mainstream packaging. Its README and downloads page document Windows package managers such as WinGet, Chocolatey, and Scoop, while the supplied package facts list Homebrew, Nix, Ubuntu, Scoop, and WinGet.

How it is used

The main workflow is command-line subtitle extraction: run ccextractor on video inputs to produce subtitle files. Official command-line documentation says the main program is console-based and can be scripted for integration into larger processes.

Why package nerds care

CCExtractor is significant because it packages an unusually deep media-domain parser behind a single CLI. It handles closed captions, teletext subtitles, DVD sources, transport streams, and related formats, making it a staple utility for automation, archival, accessibility, and media repair workflows.

Timeline

2014: Official GitHub repository created.
2021: 0.94 release notes record CEA-708 extraction changes and Rust decoder work.
2025: 0.95 and 0.96 release notes record broader Rust porting, Docker usage, and expanded subtitle format support.
2026: Homebrew formula packages CCExtractor 0.96.6.

Related projects

Official docs mention the Flutter GUI and additional CCExtractor-team projects such as Subtitle Downloader, Activity Extractor, and CCAligner.

Sources

security posture

Risk level: blue

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

Risk classifier

blue risk · medium confidence · tool

Why

broad file, network, media, or database tool signal

Signals

text:video

Install behavior

No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 6 platform targets.
Installs with 5 runtime dependencies.
Build metadata lists 2 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
`ccextractor`	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 version0.96.6

manager updated

local dataok

upstreamcurrent

latest detectedv0.96.6

https://github.com/CCExtractor/ccextractor

infoNo package-manager update timestamp was available.low confidence

install metadata

Package metadata

Package key	brew:ccextractor
Version	0.96.6
Package manager	Homebrew
Package manager page	https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/ccextractor
Homepage	https://www.ccextractor.org
Repository	https://github.com/CCExtractor/ccextractor
Upstream docs	https://ccextractor.org/docs/cchome
License	GPL-2.0-only
Source archive	https://github.com/CCExtractor/ccextractor/archive/refs/tags/v0.96.6.tar.gz
Dependencies	freetype, gpac, libpng, protobuf-c, utf8proc
Build dependencies	pkgconf, 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	ccextractor
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

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%

ccextractor

nix profile install nixpkgs#ccextractor

normalized package name match
Matched by: Ccextractor

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

Ubuntu apt95%

ccextractor 0.94+ds1-3build3

fast closed captions extractor for MPEG and H264 files

https://www.ccextractor.org/

sudo apt install ccextractor

Section: universe/utils
Architecture: amd64
11 dependencies
normalized package name match
Matched by: Ccextractor

Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes · archive.ubuntu.com · Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: ccextractor from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz

Scoop95%

extras/ccextractor

scoop install extras/ccextractor

normalized package name match
Matched by: Ccextractor

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

winget95%

CCExtractor.CCExtractor

winget install --id CCExtractor.CCExtractor -e

normalized package name match
Matched by: Ccextractor

Windows Package Manager source index · cdn.winget.microsoft.com · Windows Package Manager source index: CCExtractor.CCExtractor from https://cdn.winget.microsoft.com/cache/source.msix

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/ccextractor.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

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