# Install ffmpeg-full with Homebrew, chocolatey

Play, record, convert, and stream many audio and video codecs. Version 8.1.2 via Homebrew; verified 2026-07-05.

## Install

```sh
sudo av install brew:ffmpeg-full
```

Additional install commands:

### macOS

- Homebrew (100%):

```sh
brew install ffmpeg-full
```

  Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata

### Windows

- Chocolatey (92%):

```sh
choco install ffmpeg-full
```

  Evidence: Chocolatey community package catalog: ffmpeg-full from http://community.chocolatey.org/api/v2/Packages?$filter=IsLatestVersion&$select=Id&$top=1000&$skiptoken='11','fah'

## Package facts

- **Package key:** brew:ffmpeg-full
- **Package manager:** Homebrew
- **Package manager page:** <https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/ffmpeg-full>
- **Version:** 8.1.2
- **Source summary:** Play, record, convert, and stream many audio and video codecs
- **Homepage:** <https://ffmpeg.org/>
- **Repository:** <https://git.ffmpeg.org/ffmpeg.git>
- **Upstream docs:** <https://ffmpeg.org/documentation.html>
- **License:** GPL-3.0-or-later
- **Source archive:** <https://ffmpeg.org/releases/ffmpeg-8.1.2.tar.xz>
- **Last updated:** 2026-07-05T23:07:18Z
- **Generated:** 2026-07-08T07:18:31+00:00

## Executables

- zmqsend (cli)
- zmqsend (alias)

## Dependencies

- aom
- aribb24
- dav1d
- fontconfig
- freetype
- frei0r
- ggml
- gnutls
- harfbuzz
- jpeg-xl
- lame
- libarchive
- libass
- libbluray
- libogg
- libplacebo
- librist
- libsamplerate
- libsoxr
- libssh
- libvidstab
- libvmaf
- libvorbis
- libvpx
- libx11
- libxcb
- opencore-amr
- openjpeg
- opus
- qrencode
- rav1e
- rubberband
- sdl2-compat
- snappy
- speex
- srt
- svt-av1
- tesseract
- theora
- webp
- whisper-cpp
- x264
- x265
- xvid
- xz
- zeromq
- zimg

## Build dependencies

- pkgconf

## Uses from macOS

- bzip2
- libxml2

## Install behavior

- Post-install hook: not defined
- Caveats: ffmpeg-full includes additional tools and libraries that are not included in the regular ffmpeg formula.
- Bottle: available on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux

## Freshness

- Page generated: 2026-07-08
- Package-manager version: 8.1.2
- Package-manager updated: 2026-07-05
- Local data: ok
- Upstream repository: https://ffmpeg.org/
- info: Release/tag comparison is only available for GitHub repositories.
## Project history and usage

ffmpeg-full is a packaging variant of FFmpeg rather than a separate upstream project. Its history is FFmpeg's history plus the package-manager concern of building the same multimedia framework with a broader codec and feature surface.

### Project history

FFmpeg describes itself as a leading multimedia framework able to decode, encode, transcode, mux, demux, stream, filter, and play media. The upstream contains command-line tools such as ffmpeg, ffplay, and ffprobe, plus libraries including libavcodec, libavformat, libavfilter, libavdevice, libswscale, and libswresample.

The official download page emphasizes that FFmpeg upstream provides source code, while compiled packages are supplied by distributions and build providers. That source-first posture is why package formulas matter: the package decides which optional libraries and codecs are present for end users.

### Adoption history

FFmpeg's official site lists distribution/package paths for Debian, Ubuntu, Fedora/RHEL, Windows builds, and macOS static builds, reflecting its role as infrastructure consumed through operating-system and language/package ecosystems as much as through direct source builds.

The Homebrew ffmpeg-full formula uses the FFmpeg release tarball and depends on a broad set of optional libraries, including AV1, subtitle, streaming, image, speech, and classic codec libraries. That makes it the package for users who want fewer surprises about codec availability on macOS.

### How it is used

Usage remains the normal FFmpeg command-line model: convert, inspect, stream, filter, and remux media with ffmpeg, ffprobe, and related tools. The point of ffmpeg-full is not a new UI; it is broader compiled-in functionality.

Compared with leaner FFmpeg formulas, ffmpeg-full is useful when workflows depend on external codec libraries or protocol support that may not be enabled in a smaller build.

### Why package nerds care

Package nerds care about ffmpeg-full because FFmpeg's behavior is heavily shaped by compile-time options and linked libraries. Two machines can both have `ffmpeg` installed while supporting different encoders, decoders, filters, and protocols.

The formula embodies the long-running packaging tradeoff around FFmpeg: broad codec coverage and convenience versus larger dependency closures, licensing implications, and more moving parts to rebuild.

### Timeline

- 2000s: FFmpeg becomes a central free-software multimedia framework and command-line toolkit.
- 2011: FFmpeg release signing key date appears in upstream release verification docs.
- 2026: Upstream download docs list FFmpeg 8.1.2 as a current stable source release; Homebrew ffmpeg-full builds from FFmpeg's release tarball with a broad dependency set.

### Related projects

- FFmpeg is the upstream project.
- Homebrew's regular ffmpeg formula is the leaner sibling formula with a smaller dependency set.
- libavcodec, libavformat, libavfilter, ffmpeg, ffplay, and ffprobe are the upstream libraries and tools exposed by FFmpeg builds.

### Sources

- <https://ffmpeg.org/about.html>
- <https://ffmpeg.org/download.html>
- <https://formulae.brew.sh/api/formula/ffmpeg-full.json>
- <https://formulae.brew.sh/api/formula/ffmpeg.json>


## Security Notes

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

- **Geiger risk:** blue / medium
- broad file, network, media, or database tool signal

## Source Database Details

- **Source Database:** Homebrew formula API
- **Tap:** homebrew/core
- **Full Name:** ffmpeg-full
- **Version Scheme:** 0
- **Revision:** 1
- **Head Version:** HEAD
- **Bottle Stable Root URL:** <https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core>
- **Deprecated:** no
- **Disabled:** no
- **Keg Only:** yes
- **URL Keys:** head, stable

## Other Package-Manager Records

- Chocolatey - ffmpeg-full: normalized package name match | Chocolatey community package catalog: ffmpeg-full from http://community.chocolatey.org/api/v2/Packages?$filter=IsLatestVersion&$select=Id&$top=1000&$skiptoken='11','fah'


## Related links

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- [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.
- [pkgconf](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/pkgconf/) - Build dependency declared by Homebrew.
- [ffmpeg](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/ffmpeg/) - Shares the same upstream homepage.
- [ffmpeg@2.8](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/ffmpeg-2-8/) - Shares the same upstream homepage.
- [ffmpeg@4](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/ffmpeg-4/) - Shares the same upstream homepage.
- [ffmpeg2theora](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/ffmpeg2theora/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, encoding, media, video.
- [h264bitstream](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/h264bitstream/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, codec, media, video.
- [mkclean](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/mkclean/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, media, streaming, video.
- [mpegdemux](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/mpegdemux/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: audio, cli, media, video.
- [mpgtx](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/mpgtx/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: audio, cli, media, video.
- [streamlink](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/streamlink/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, media, streaming, video.
- [two-lame](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/two-lame/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: audio, cli, codec, encoding, media.

## Combined YAML source

View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/ffmpeg-full.yml](https://github.com/automic-vault/db/blob/main/combined/ffmpeg-full.yml)


## Sources

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- curated package history
- package version freshness
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- package relationship graph
- external package-manager database matches
- cross-ecosystem install command graph