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Install ffmate with Homebrew
FFmpeg automation layer. Version 2.0.18 via Homebrew; verified from local package data.
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overview
Package summary
FFmpeg automation layer
Project links
Commands and aliases
- ffmate
history
Project history and usage
FFmate is a newer FFmpeg automation layer aimed at turning one-off command-line transcoding into a service-style workflow with a REST API, web UI, webhooks, watch folders, presets, queueing, and script hooks.
Project history
The public GitHub repository was created in January 2025. Its README describes FFmate as an automation layer built on top of FFmpeg, designed both to simplify transcoding and to act as an extensible engine for custom media workflows.
Adoption history
Source-backed public adoption history is still thin because the project is young. The official repository and docs position it for developers integrating transcoding into applications and services rather than as a long-established Unix multimedia primitive.
How it is used
The usual workflow is to run FFmate as a server, then submit and manage tasks through its REST API, web UI, watchfolder endpoints, webhooks, presets, and pre/post-processing scripts while FFmpeg remains the external media engine.
Why package nerds care
For package users, FFmate matters as a packaged orchestration layer around FFmpeg: it is not another codec toolkit, but a daemon/API surface for repeatable media pipelines.
Timeline
- 2025: Public GitHub repository created.
- 2025-2026: Official documentation and README describe FFmate as an FFmpeg-based automation layer with API, UI, queues, watchfolders, presets, webhooks, and script hooks.
Related projects
- FFmpeg is the underlying transcoding engine that FFmate automates.
Sources
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.
- Build metadata lists 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
ffmate | 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 version2.0.18
manager updated
local dataok
upstreamnot checked
latest detectednot detected
https://github.com/welovemedia/ffmate
- infoNo package-manager update timestamp was available.low confidence
- infoNo cached GitHub release or tag data was available.https://github.com/welovemedia/ffmatenone confidence
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:ffmate |
|---|---|
| Version | 2.0.18 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Package manager page | https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/ffmate |
| Homepage | https://docs.ffmate.io |
| Repository | https://github.com/welovemedia/ffmate |
| Upstream docs | https://docs.ffmate.io/ |
| License | AGPL-3.0-only |
| Source archive | https://github.com/welovemedia/ffmate.git |
| Build dependencies | go, node, pnpm |
| 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 | ffmate |
| Version Scheme | 0 |
| Revision | 0 |
| Bottle Stable Root URL | https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core |
| Deprecated | no |
| Disabled | no |
| Keg Only | no |
| URL Keys |
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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.
Used sources
- Geiger risk classifier
- Nucleus package database
- av.db category and tag curation
- cross-ecosystem install command graph
- curated package history
- package relationship graph
- package version freshness
- package-page enrichment