# Install ffmpeg@4 with Homebrew, zypper, apk, MacPorts, chocolatey, apt, dnf, pacman, scoop, winget Play, record, convert, and stream audio and video. Version 4.4.8 via Homebrew; verified 2026-06-21. ## Install ```sh sudo av install brew:ffmpeg@4 ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install ffmpeg@4 ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata - MacPorts (94%): ```sh sudo port install ffmpeg4 ``` Evidence: MacPorts ports tree: multimedia/ffmpeg4/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ### Linux - zypper (92%): ```sh sudo zypper install ffmpeg-4 ``` Evidence: openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: ffmpeg-4 from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst - apk (92%): ```sh sudo apk add ffmpeg4 ``` Evidence: Alpine Linux edge package indexes: ffmpeg4 from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/testing/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz - Debian apt (92%): ```sh sudo apt install ffmpeg ``` Evidence: Debian stable package indexes: ffmpeg from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz - dnf (92%): ```sh sudo dnf install ffmpeg-free ``` Evidence: Fedora Rawhide package metadata: ffmpeg-free from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst - pacman (92%): ```sh sudo pacman -S ffmpeg ``` Evidence: Arch Linux sync databases: ffmpeg from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz ### Windows - Chocolatey (92%): ```sh choco install ffmpeg ``` Evidence: Chocolatey community package catalog: ffmpeg from http://community.chocolatey.org/api/v2/Packages?$filter=IsLatestVersion&$select=Id&$top=1000&$skiptoken='11','fah' - Scoop (92%): ```sh scoop install main/ffmpeg ``` Evidence: Scoop official bucket manifest trees: bucket/ffmpeg.json from https://api.github.com/repos/ScoopInstaller/Main/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - winget (92%): ```sh winget install --id Gyan.FFmpeg -e ``` Evidence: Windows Package Manager source index: Gyan.FFmpeg from https://cdn.winget.microsoft.com/cache/source.msix ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:ffmpeg@4 - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Package manager page:** - **Version:** 4.4.8 - **Source summary:** Play, record, convert, and stream audio and video - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **Upstream docs:** - **License:** GPL-3.0-or-later - **Source archive:** - **Last updated:** 2026-06-21T21:26:44Z - **Generated:** 2026-07-08T07:18:31+00:00 ## Executables - cl2c (cli) - libav-merge-next-commit (cli) - cl2c (alias) - libav-merge-next-commit (alias) ## Dependencies - aom - dav1d - fontconfig - freetype - frei0r - gnutls - lame - libarchive - libass - libbluray - libogg - librist - libsamplerate - libsoxr - libvidstab - libvmaf - libvorbis - libvpx - libxcb - opencore-amr - openjpeg - opus - rav1e - rubberband - sdl2-compat - snappy - speex - srt - tesseract - theora - webp - x264 - x265 - xvid - xz - zeromq - zimg ## Build dependencies - pkgconf ## Uses from macOS - bzip2 - libxml2 ## 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: 4.4.8 - Package-manager updated: 2026-06-21 - Local data: ok - Upstream repository: https://ffmpeg.org/ - info: Release/tag comparison is only available for GitHub repositories. ## Project history and usage FFmpeg 4 in Homebrew tracks the long-lived FFmpeg 4.4 release line, a compatibility branch for installations that need the older libav* ABI while still receiving upstream maintenance releases. ### Project history FFmpeg is the upstream multimedia toolkit that provides the ffmpeg, ffplay, and ffprobe command-line tools plus libraries such as libavcodec, libavformat, libavfilter, libswscale, and libswresample. The 4.4 branch was cut from master on 2021-04-08; Homebrew's ffmpeg@4 formula follows the 4.4.x source tarballs, including 4.4.8. ### Adoption history The versioned Homebrew formula exists because FFmpeg is both an end-user command and a dependency surface for applications that link libav* libraries. Keeping ffmpeg@4 alongside newer ffmpeg formulae lets package users pin older ABI behavior while the unversioned package moves on. ### How it is used Users install ffmpeg@4 when they need the FFmpeg CLI or libraries from the 4.4 line for transcoding, probing, playback, filters, or build compatibility with software that has not moved to newer FFmpeg APIs. ### Why package nerds care For package maintainers, ffmpeg@4 is mostly about ABI containment: FFmpeg exposes many shared libraries, so parallel major-version formulae prevent older dependents and workflows from being forced onto newer decode, encode, and filter APIs all at once. ### Timeline - 2021: FFmpeg 4.4 release branch cut from master. - 2026: FFmpeg 4.4.8 released and packaged by Homebrew as ffmpeg@4. ### Related projects - FFmpeg 5, FFmpeg 6, and FFmpeg 7 are newer parallel FFmpeg release lines. ffmpegthumbnailer and FFMS2 are downstream tools built around FFmpeg libraries. ### Sources - - - - ## Security Notes No matching local secret-handling manifest was found for ffmpeg@4. Nucleus package metadata is still published here so future coverage has a stable package URL. ## Source Database Details - **Source Database:** Homebrew formula API - **Tap:** homebrew/core - **Full Name:** ffmpeg@4 - **Version Scheme:** 0 - **Revision:** 0 - **Bottle Stable Root URL:** - **Deprecated:** no - **Disabled:** no - **Keg Only:** yes - **URL Keys:** stable ## Other Package-Manager Records - zypper - ffmpeg-4 - 4.4.7-3.1: normalized package name match | openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: ffmpeg-4 from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst | Set of libraries for working with various multimedia formats | https://ffmpeg.org/ - zypper - ffmpeg-4-libavcodec-devel - 4.4.7-3.1: normalized package name match | openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: ffmpeg-4-libavcodec-devel from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst | Development files for FFmpeg's codec library | https://ffmpeg.org/ - zypper - ffmpeg-4-libavdevice-devel - 4.4.7-3.1: normalized package name match | openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: ffmpeg-4-libavdevice-devel from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst | Development files for FFmpeg's device library | https://ffmpeg.org/ - zypper - ffmpeg-4-libavfilter-devel - 4.4.7-3.1: normalized package name match | openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: ffmpeg-4-libavfilter-devel from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst | Development files for FFmpeg's audio/video filter library | https://ffmpeg.org/ - zypper - ffmpeg-4-libavformat-devel - 4.4.7-3.1: normalized package name match | openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: ffmpeg-4-libavformat-devel from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst | Development files for FFmpeg's stream format library | https://ffmpeg.org/ - zypper - ffmpeg-4-libavresample-devel - 4.4.7-3.1: normalized package name match | openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: ffmpeg-4-libavresample-devel from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst | Development files for libavresample as present in FFmpeg | https://ffmpeg.org/ - zypper - ffmpeg-4-libavutil-devel - 4.4.7-3.1: normalized package name match | openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: ffmpeg-4-libavutil-devel from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst | Development files for FFmpeg's utility library | https://ffmpeg.org/ - zypper - ffmpeg-4-libpostproc-devel - 4.4.7-3.1: normalized package name match | openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: ffmpeg-4-libpostproc-devel from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst | Development files for the FFmpeg post-processing library | https://ffmpeg.org/ - zypper - ffmpeg-4-libswresample-devel - 4.4.7-3.1: normalized package name match | openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: ffmpeg-4-libswresample-devel from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst | Development files for the FFmpeg software resampling library | https://ffmpeg.org/ - zypper - ffmpeg-4-libswscale-devel - 4.4.7-3.1: normalized package name match | openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: ffmpeg-4-libswscale-devel from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst | Development files for FFmpeg's image scaling and colorspace library | https://ffmpeg.org/ - zypper - ffmpeg-4-private-devel - 4.4.7-3.1: normalized package name match | openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: ffmpeg-4-private-devel from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst | Some FFmpeg private headers | https://ffmpeg.org/ - zypper - libavcodec58_134 - 4.4.7-3.1: normalized package name match | openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: libavcodec58_134 from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst | FFmpeg codec library | https://ffmpeg.org/ - zypper - libavdevice58_13 - 4.4.7-3.1: normalized package name match | openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: libavdevice58_13 from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst | FFmpeg device library | https://ffmpeg.org/ - zypper - libavfilter7_110 - 4.4.7-3.1: normalized package name match | openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: libavfilter7_110 from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst | FFmpeg audio and video filtering library | https://ffmpeg.org/ - zypper - libavformat58_76 - 4.4.7-3.1: normalized package name match | openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: libavformat58_76 from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst | FFmpeg's stream format library | https://ffmpeg.org/ - zypper - libavresample4_0 - 4.4.7-3.1: normalized package name match | openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: libavresample4_0 from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst | FFmpeg alternate audio resampling library | https://ffmpeg.org/ ## Related links - [Networking and protocol packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/networking-protocol-tools/) - Matched network, protocol, or remote-service metadata. - [Media and graphics packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/media-graphics-tools/) - Matched media, image, audio, video, or graphics metadata. - [aom](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/aom/) - Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew. - [dav1d](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/dav1d/) - Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew. - [fontconfig](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/fontconfig/) - Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew. - [freetype](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/freetype/) - Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew. - [gnutls](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/gnutls/) - Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew. - [lame](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/lame/) - Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew. - [libarchive](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/libarchive/) - Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew. - [pkgconf](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/pkgconf/) - Build dependency declared by Homebrew. - [ffmpeg2theora](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/ffmpeg2theora/) - Popular package that depends on this formula. - [moc](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/moc/) - Popular package that depends on this formula. - [ffmpeg](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/ffmpeg/) - Package name indicates the same formula family. - [ffmpeg@2.8](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/ffmpeg-2-8/) - Package name indicates the same formula family. - [ffmpeg-full](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/ffmpeg-full/) - Shares the same upstream homepage. ## Combined YAML source View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/ffmpeg@4.yml](https://github.com/automic-vault/db/blob/main/combined/ffmpeg@4.yml) ## Sources - Nucleus package database - package-page enrichment - curated package history - package version freshness - package relationship graph - external package-manager database matches - cross-ecosystem install command graph