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Install mjpegtools with Homebrew, apt, dnf, MacPorts, Nix, pacman, zypper

Record and playback videos and perform simple edits. Version 2.2.1 via Homebrew; verified 2026-06-19.

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Additional install commands

macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install mjpegtools

local Homebrew formula metadata

MacPortsverified · 94%
sudo port install mjpegtools

MacPorts ports tree · multimedia/mjpegtools/Portfile · source: api.github.com

Linux

Debian aptverified · 92%
sudo apt install liblavfile-2.1-0t64

Debian stable package indexes · liblavfile-2.1-0t64 · source: deb.debian.org

Fedora dnfverified · 92%
sudo dnf install mjpegtools

Fedora Rawhide package metadata · mjpegtools · source: dl.fedoraproject.org

Nixverified · 92%
nix profile install nixpkgs#mjpegtools

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

Arch Linux pacmanverified · 92%
sudo pacman -S mjpegtools

Arch Linux sync databases · mjpegtools · source: geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com

openSUSE zypperverified · 92%
sudo zypper install liblavfile-2_2-0

openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · liblavfile-2_2-0 · source: download.opensuse.org

overview

Package summary

Record and playback videos and perform simple edits

Commands and aliases

  • anytovcd.sh
  • jpeg2yuv
  • lav2avi.sh
  • lav2mpeg
  • lav2wav
  • lav2yuv
  • lavaddwav
  • lavinfo
  • lavpipe
  • lavtc.sh
  • lavtrans
  • matteblend.flt
  • mjpeg_simd_helper
  • mp2enc
  • mpeg2enc
  • mpegtranscode
  • mplex
  • multiblend.flt
  • pgmtoy4m
  • pnmtoy4m
  • ppmtoy4m
  • transist.flt
  • y4mblack
  • y4mcolorbars
  • y4mdenoise
  • y4mhist
  • y4minterlace
  • y4mivtc
  • y4mscaler
  • y4mshift
  • y4mspatialfilter
  • y4mstabilizer

history

Project history and usage

MJPEG Tools is a suite of Linux audio and video utilities for Motion JPEG and MPEG workflows. The project site describes the tools as programs for video recording and playback, simple cut-and-paste editing, and MPEG compression of audio and video under Linux; SourceForge gives the same broad scope and notes support for MJPEG capture hardware and Video4Linux2 devices.

How it is used

The package reflects an older Unix-media-toolkit style: many focused commands, filters, and conversion utilities rather than one monolithic editor. Executables such as `jpeg2yuv`, `mpeg2enc`, `mp2enc`, `mplex`, `lav2mpeg`, `lavtrans`, and the `y4m*` tools support pipelines around MJPEG, YUV4MPEG, and MPEG encoding. In package managers it survives as a specialized media toolbox, packaged by Homebrew and several Linux distributions for workflows that need these legacy formats or command-line video processing pieces.

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,media,record

Install behavior

  • No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
  • Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 13 platform targets.
  • Installs with 1 runtime dependencies.
  • Build metadata lists 1 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

CommandKindExposureNote
anytovcd.shcliglobal executable
jpeg2yuvcliglobal executable
lav2avi.shcliglobal executable
lav2mpegcliglobal executable
lav2wavcliglobal executable
lav2yuvcliglobal executable
lavaddwavcliglobal executable
lavinfocliglobal executable
lavpipecliglobal executable
lavtc.shcliglobal executable
lavtranscliglobal executable
matteblend.fltcliglobal executable
mjpeg_simd_helpercliglobal executable
mp2enccliglobal executable
mpeg2enccliglobal executable
mpegtranscodecliglobal executable
mplexcliglobal executable
multiblend.fltcliglobal executable
pgmtoy4mcliglobal executable
pnmtoy4mcliglobal executable
ppmtoy4mcliglobal executable
transist.fltcliglobal executable
y4mblackcliglobal executable
y4mcolorbarscliglobal executable
y4mdenoisecliglobal executable
y4mhistcliglobal executable
y4minterlacecliglobal executable
y4mivtccliglobal executable
y4mscalercliglobal executable
y4mshiftcliglobal executable
y4mspatialfiltercliglobal executable
y4mstabilizercliglobal executable
y4mtopnmcliglobal executable
y4mtoppmcliglobal executable
y4mtoyuvcliglobal executable
y4munsharpcliglobal executable
ypipecliglobal executable
yuv2lavcliglobal executable
yuv4mpegcliglobal executable
yuvcorrectcliglobal executable
yuvcorrect_tunecliglobal executable
yuvdeinterlacecliglobal executable
yuvdenoisecliglobal executable
yuvfpscliglobal executable
yuvinactivecliglobal executable
yuvkinecocliglobal executable
yuvmedianfiltercliglobal executable
yuvscalercliglobal executable
yuvycsnoisecliglobal executable
yuyvtoy4mcliglobal 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 version2.2.1
manager updated2026-06-19
local dataok
upstreamnot checked
latest detectednot detected

https://mjpeg.sourceforge.io/

install metadata

Package metadata

Package keybrew:mjpegtools
Version2.2.1
Package managerHomebrew
Package manager pagehttps://formulae.brew.sh/formula/mjpegtools
Homepagehttps://mjpeg.sourceforge.io/
Repositoryhttps://svn.code.sf.net/p/mjpeg/Code/trunk/mjpeg_play
Upstream docshttps://mjpeg.sourceforge.io/
LicenseGPL-2.0-or-later
Source archivehttps://downloads.sourceforge.net/project/mjpeg/mjpegtools/2.2.1/mjpegtools-2.2.1.tar.gz
Last updated2026-06-19T12:32:39-07:00
Pulseupdated
Dependenciesjpeg-turbo
Build dependenciespkgconf
Bottleavailable (on arm64_big_sur, arm64_linux, arm64_monterey, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, arm64_ventura, big_sur, catalina, monterey, sonoma, ventura, x86_64_linux)
Homebrew post-installnot defined
Servicenone declared

registry facts

Source database details

Source DatabaseHomebrew formula API
Taphomebrew/core
Full Namemjpegtools
Version Scheme0
Revision1
Bottle Stable Root URLhttps://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core
Deprecatedno
Disabledno
Keg Onlyno
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.

Debian apt95%

liblavfile-2.1-0t64 1:2.1.0+debian-8.1+b1

MJPEG capture/editing/replay and MPEG encoding toolset (library)

http://mjpeg.sourceforge.net/

sudo apt install liblavfile-2.1-0t64
  • Section: libs
  • Architecture: amd64
  • Source Package: mjpegtools
  • 3 dependencies
  • 1 provides
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Mjpegtools
Debian stable package indexes · deb.debian.org · Debian stable package indexes: liblavfile-2.1-0t64 from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz
Debian apt95%

liblavjpeg-2.1-0t64 1:2.1.0+debian-8.1+b1

MJPEG capture/editing/replay and MPEG encoding toolset (library)

http://mjpeg.sourceforge.net/

sudo apt install liblavjpeg-2.1-0t64
  • Section: libs
  • Architecture: amd64
  • Source Package: mjpegtools
  • 3 dependencies
  • 1 provides
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Mjpegtools
Debian stable package indexes · deb.debian.org · Debian stable package indexes: liblavjpeg-2.1-0t64 from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz
Debian apt95%

liblavplay-2.1-0t64 1:2.1.0+debian-8.1+b1

MJPEG capture/editing/replay and MPEG encoding toolset (library)

http://mjpeg.sourceforge.net/

sudo apt install liblavplay-2.1-0t64
  • Section: libs
  • Architecture: amd64
  • Source Package: mjpegtools
  • 6 dependencies
  • 1 provides
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Mjpegtools
Debian stable package indexes · deb.debian.org · Debian stable package indexes: liblavplay-2.1-0t64 from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz
Debian apt95%

libmjpegtools-dev 1:2.1.0+debian-8.1+b1

MJPEG capture/editing/replay and MPEG encoding toolset (development)

http://mjpeg.sourceforge.net/

sudo apt install libmjpegtools-dev
  • Section: libdevel
  • Architecture: amd64
  • Source Package: mjpegtools
  • 6 dependencies
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Mjpegtools
Debian stable package indexes · deb.debian.org · Debian stable package indexes: libmjpegtools-dev from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz
Debian apt95%

libmjpegutils-2.1-0t64 1:2.1.0+debian-8.1+b1

MJPEG capture/editing/replay and MPEG encoding toolset (library)

http://mjpeg.sourceforge.net/

sudo apt install libmjpegutils-2.1-0t64
  • Section: libs
  • Architecture: amd64
  • Source Package: mjpegtools
  • 1 dependencies
  • 1 provides
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Mjpegtools
Debian stable package indexes · deb.debian.org · Debian stable package indexes: libmjpegutils-2.1-0t64 from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz
Debian apt95%

libmpeg2encpp-2.1-0t64 1:2.1.0+debian-8.1+b1

MJPEG capture/editing/replay and MPEG encoding toolset (library)

http://mjpeg.sourceforge.net/

sudo apt install libmpeg2encpp-2.1-0t64
  • Section: libs
  • Architecture: amd64
  • Source Package: mjpegtools
  • 4 dependencies
  • 1 provides
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Mjpegtools
Debian stable package indexes · deb.debian.org · Debian stable package indexes: libmpeg2encpp-2.1-0t64 from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz
Debian apt95%

libmplex2-2.1-0t64 1:2.1.0+debian-8.1+b1

MJPEG capture/editing/replay and MPEG encoding toolset (library)

http://mjpeg.sourceforge.net/

sudo apt install libmplex2-2.1-0t64
  • Section: libs
  • Architecture: amd64
  • Source Package: mjpegtools
  • 4 dependencies
  • 1 provides
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Mjpegtools
Debian stable package indexes · deb.debian.org · Debian stable package indexes: libmplex2-2.1-0t64 from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz
Debian apt95%

mjpegtools 1:2.1.0+debian-8.1+b1

MJPEG capture/editing/replay and MPEG encoding toolset

http://mjpeg.sourceforge.net/

sudo apt install mjpegtools
  • Section: video
  • Architecture: amd64
  • Source Package: mjpegtools
  • 13 dependencies
  • 1 optional deps
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Mjpegtools
Debian stable package indexes · deb.debian.org · Debian stable package indexes: mjpegtools from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz
Nix95%

mjpegtools

nix profile install nixpkgs#mjpegtools
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Mjpegtools
nixpkgs package indexes · api.github.com · nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/mj/mjpegtools/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1
Ubuntu apt95%

liblavfile-2.1-0t64 1:2.1.0+debian-8.1build1

MJPEG capture/editing/replay and MPEG encoding toolset (library)

http://mjpeg.sourceforge.net/

sudo apt install liblavfile-2.1-0t64
  • Section: universe/libs
  • Architecture: amd64
  • Source Package: mjpegtools
  • 3 dependencies
  • 1 provides
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Mjpegtools
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes · archive.ubuntu.com · Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: liblavfile-2.1-0t64 from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz
Ubuntu apt95%

liblavjpeg-2.1-0t64 1:2.1.0+debian-8.1build1

MJPEG capture/editing/replay and MPEG encoding toolset (library)

http://mjpeg.sourceforge.net/

sudo apt install liblavjpeg-2.1-0t64
  • Section: universe/libs
  • Architecture: amd64
  • Source Package: mjpegtools
  • 3 dependencies
  • 1 provides
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Mjpegtools
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes · archive.ubuntu.com · Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: liblavjpeg-2.1-0t64 from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz
Ubuntu apt95%

liblavplay-2.1-0t64 1:2.1.0+debian-8.1build1

MJPEG capture/editing/replay and MPEG encoding toolset (library)

http://mjpeg.sourceforge.net/

sudo apt install liblavplay-2.1-0t64
  • Section: universe/libs
  • Architecture: amd64
  • Source Package: mjpegtools
  • 6 dependencies
  • 1 provides
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Mjpegtools
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes · archive.ubuntu.com · Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: liblavplay-2.1-0t64 from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz
Ubuntu apt95%

libmjpegtools-dev 1:2.1.0+debian-8.1build1

MJPEG capture/editing/replay and MPEG encoding toolset (development)

http://mjpeg.sourceforge.net/

sudo apt install libmjpegtools-dev
  • Section: universe/libdevel
  • Architecture: amd64
  • Source Package: mjpegtools
  • 6 dependencies
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Mjpegtools
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes · archive.ubuntu.com · Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: libmjpegtools-dev from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz
Ubuntu apt95%

libmjpegutils-2.1-0t64 1:2.1.0+debian-8.1build1

MJPEG capture/editing/replay and MPEG encoding toolset (library)

http://mjpeg.sourceforge.net/

sudo apt install libmjpegutils-2.1-0t64
  • Section: universe/libs
  • Architecture: amd64
  • Source Package: mjpegtools
  • 1 dependencies
  • 1 provides
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Mjpegtools
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes · archive.ubuntu.com · Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: libmjpegutils-2.1-0t64 from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz
Ubuntu apt95%

libmpeg2encpp-2.1-0t64 1:2.1.0+debian-8.1build1

MJPEG capture/editing/replay and MPEG encoding toolset (library)

http://mjpeg.sourceforge.net/

sudo apt install libmpeg2encpp-2.1-0t64
  • Section: universe/libs
  • Architecture: amd64
  • Source Package: mjpegtools
  • 4 dependencies
  • 1 provides
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Mjpegtools
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes · archive.ubuntu.com · Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: libmpeg2encpp-2.1-0t64 from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz
Ubuntu apt95%

libmplex2-2.1-0t64 1:2.1.0+debian-8.1build1

MJPEG capture/editing/replay and MPEG encoding toolset (library)

http://mjpeg.sourceforge.net/

sudo apt install libmplex2-2.1-0t64
  • Section: universe/libs
  • Architecture: amd64
  • Source Package: mjpegtools
  • 4 dependencies
  • 1 provides
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Mjpegtools
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes · archive.ubuntu.com · Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: libmplex2-2.1-0t64 from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz

package graph

Links come from deterministic package relationships, av.db category and tag curation, ecosystem matches, and package hub membership.

Related tools

  • jpeg-turboRuntime dependency declared by Homebrew.
  • pkgconfBuild dependency declared by Homebrew.

Same workflow

  • handbrakeShares av.db curated category or tags: cli, encoding, media, video.
  • mpegdemuxShares av.db curated category or tags: cli, media, mpeg, video.
  • mpgtxShares av.db curated category or tags: cli, media, mpeg, video.
  • smpegShares av.db curated category or tags: cli, media, mpeg, video.
  • smpeg2Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, media, mpeg, video.
  • tivodecodeShares av.db curated category or tags: cli, media, mpeg, video.

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