# Install dav1d with Homebrew, apk, apt, dnf, MacPorts, Nix, pacman, zypper AV1 decoder targeted to be small and fast. Version 1.5.3 via Homebrew; verified from local package data. ## Install ```sh sudo av install brew:dav1d ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install dav1d ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata - MacPorts (94%): ```sh sudo port install dav1d ``` Evidence: MacPorts ports tree: multimedia/dav1d/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ### Linux - apk (92%): ```sh sudo apk add dav1d ``` Evidence: Alpine Linux edge package indexes: dav1d from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/main/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz - Debian apt (92%): ```sh sudo apt install dav1d ``` Evidence: Debian stable package indexes: dav1d from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz - dnf (92%): ```sh sudo dnf install dav1d ``` Evidence: Fedora Rawhide package metadata: dav1d from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst - Nix (92%): ```sh nix profile install nixpkgs#dav1d ``` Evidence: nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/da/dav1d/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - pacman (92%): ```sh sudo pacman -S dav1d ``` Evidence: Arch Linux sync databases: dav1d from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz - zypper (92%): ```sh sudo zypper install dav1d ``` Evidence: openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: dav1d from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:dav1d - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Package manager page:** - **Version:** 1.5.3 - **Source summary:** AV1 decoder targeted to be small and fast - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **Upstream docs:** - **License:** BSD-2-Clause - **Source archive:** - **Generated:** 2026-07-08T07:18:31+00:00 ## Executables - dav1d (cli) - dav1d (alias) ## Build dependencies - meson - ninja ## 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: 2026-07-08 - Package-manager version: 1.5.3 - Local data: ok - Upstream repository: https://code.videolan.org/videolan/dav1d - info: No package-manager update timestamp was available. - info: Release/tag comparison is only available for GitHub repositories. ## Project history and usage dav1d is VideoLAN's small, fast, cross-platform AV1 decoder, written in C and assembly and designed for broad embedding. ### Project history The dav1d README describes a decoder focused on speed and correctness, created to overcome the early lack of AV1 hardware decoding. It identifies the VideoLAN GitLab repository as canonical and notes partial funding by the Alliance for Open Media. ### Adoption history The project became package-manager-relevant because AV1 needed a fast software decoder on desktops, mobile systems, and other platforms before hardware support was universal. Its roadmap highlights portability, SIMD work, and architecture-specific optimization. ### How it is used Package users install the command-line tool and library when they need AV1 decoding support, tests, benchmarks, or downstream multimedia software linked against a permissively licensed decoder. ### Why package nerds care dav1d is significant because it made AV1 decoding practical as a small system package: fast enough for real playback, permissively licensed, and maintained by a media-toolchain community. ### Timeline - 2018: dav1d development begins in the early AV1 software-decoder era. - 2023: 1.x releases continue with new SIMD and API work. - 2025: 1.5.x releases focus on maintenance and architecture optimizations. ### Related projects - Related projects include AV1, Alliance for Open Media, VideoLAN, VLC, FFmpeg, libaom, and platform SIMD toolchains. ### Sources - - - ## Security Notes narrow executable package without higher-risk signals. - **Geiger risk:** green / low - narrow executable package without higher-risk signals ## Source Database Details - **Source Database:** Homebrew formula API - **Tap:** homebrew/core - **Full Name:** dav1d - **Version Scheme:** 0 - **Revision:** 0 - **Bottle Stable Root URL:** - **Deprecated:** no - **Disabled:** no - **Keg Only:** no - **URL Keys:** stable ## Other Package-Manager Records - Debian apt - dav1d - 1.5.1-1: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: dav1d from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | fast and small AV1 video stream decoder | https://www.videolan.org/projects/dav1d.html - Debian apt - libdav1d-dev - 1.5.1-1: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: libdav1d-dev from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | fast and small AV1 video stream decoder (development files) | https://www.videolan.org/projects/dav1d.html - Debian apt - libdav1d7 - 1.5.1-1: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: libdav1d7 from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | fast and small AV1 video stream decoder (shared library) | https://www.videolan.org/projects/dav1d.html - Nix - dav1d: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/da/dav1d/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - Ubuntu apt - dav1d - 1.4.1-1build1: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: dav1d from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | fast and small AV1 video stream decoder | https://www.videolan.org/projects/dav1d.html - Ubuntu apt - libdav1d-dev - 1.4.1-1build1: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: libdav1d-dev from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | fast and small AV1 video stream decoder (development files) | https://www.videolan.org/projects/dav1d.html - Ubuntu apt - libdav1d7 - 1.4.1-1build1: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: libdav1d7 from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | fast and small AV1 video stream decoder (shared library) | https://www.videolan.org/projects/dav1d.html - apk - dav1d - 1.5.3-r0: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: dav1d from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/main/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | small and fast AV1 Decoder | https://code.videolan.org/videolan/dav1d - apk - dav1d-dev - 1.5.3-r0: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: dav1d-dev from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/main/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | small and fast AV1 Decoder (development files) | https://code.videolan.org/videolan/dav1d - apk - libdav1d - 1.5.3-r0: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: libdav1d from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/main/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | small and fast AV1 Decoder (libraries) | https://code.videolan.org/videolan/dav1d - dnf - dav1d - 1.5.3-1.fc45: normalized package name match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: dav1d from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst | AV1 cross-platform Decoder | https://code.videolan.org/videolan/dav1d - dnf - libdav1d - 1.5.3-1.fc45: normalized package name match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: libdav1d from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst | Library files for dav1d | https://code.videolan.org/videolan/dav1d - dnf - libdav1d-devel - 1.5.3-1.fc45: normalized package name match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: libdav1d-devel from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst | Development files for dav1d | https://code.videolan.org/videolan/dav1d - pacman - dav1d - 1.5.3-1: normalized package name match | Arch Linux sync databases: dav1d from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz | AV1 cross-platform decoder focused on speed and correctness | https://code.videolan.org/videolan/dav1d - zypper - dav1d - 1.5.3-1.3: normalized package name match | openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: dav1d from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst | An AV1 decoder | https://code.videolan.org/videolan/dav1d - zypper - dav1d-devel - 1.5.3-1.3: normalized package name match | openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: dav1d-devel from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst | Development files for dav1d | https://code.videolan.org/videolan/dav1d ## Related links - [Terminal utility packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/terminal-utilities/) - Matched terminal and command-line workflow metadata. - [Networking and protocol packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/networking-protocol-tools/) - 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Popular package that depends on this formula. - [dirac](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/dirac/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, codec, media, video, video-codec. - [vvdec](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/vvdec/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, decoder, media, video, video-codec. - [vvenc](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/vvenc/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, media, video, video-codec. - [ab-av1](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/ab-av1/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: av1, cli, media, video. - [aom](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/aom/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: av1, cli, media, video. - [av1an](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/av1an/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: av1, cli, media, video. - [libdca](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/libdca/) - Local package facts share a topical domain. Shared terms: cli, codec, decoder, media, videolan. - [libaacs](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/libaacs/) - Both packages work with overlapping file formats or content types. Shared terms: cli, media, video. ## Combined YAML source View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/dav1d.yml](https://github.com/automic-vault/db/blob/main/combined/dav1d.yml) ## Sources - Nucleus package database - Geiger risk classifier - package-page enrichment - curated package history - package version freshness - av.db category and tag curation - package relationship graph - external package-manager database matches - cross-ecosystem install command graph