# Install svt-av1 with Homebrew, apk, apt, dnf, MacPorts, Nix, pacman, zypper AV1 encoder. Version 4.1.0 via Homebrew; verified 2026-05-25. ## Install ```sh sudo av install brew:svt-av1 ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install svt-av1 ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata - MacPorts (94%): ```sh sudo port install svt-av1 ``` Evidence: MacPorts ports tree: multimedia/svt-av1/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ### Linux - apk (92%): ```sh sudo apk add libSvtAv1Enc ``` Evidence: Alpine Linux edge package indexes: libSvtAv1Enc from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz - Debian apt (92%): ```sh sudo apt install libsvtav1enc-dev ``` Evidence: Debian stable package indexes: libsvtav1enc-dev from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz - dnf (92%): ```sh sudo dnf install svt-av1 ``` Evidence: Fedora Rawhide package metadata: svt-av1 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#svt-av1 ``` Evidence: nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/sv/svt-av1/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - pacman (92%): ```sh sudo pacman -S svt-av1 ``` Evidence: Arch Linux sync databases: svt-av1 from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz - Ubuntu apt (92%): ```sh sudo apt install libsvtav1-dev ``` Evidence: Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: libsvtav1-dev from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz - zypper (92%): ```sh sudo zypper install SVT-AV1 ``` Evidence: openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: SVT-AV1 from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:svt-av1 - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Package manager page:** - **Version:** 4.1.0 - **Source summary:** AV1 encoder - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **Upstream docs:** - **License:** BSD-3-Clause - **Source archive:** - **Last updated:** 2026-05-25T10:21:56-04:00 - **Generated:** 2026-07-08T07:18:31+00:00 ## Executables - SvtAv1EncApp (cli) - SvtAv1EncApp (alias) ## Build dependencies - cmake ## 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: 4.1.0 - Package-manager updated: 2026-05-25 - Local data: ok - Upstream repository: https://gitlab.com/AOMediaCodec/SVT-AV1 - info: Release/tag comparison is only available for GitHub repositories. ## Project history and usage SVT-AV1 is an AV1-compliant software encoder library with a standalone command-line encoder. It is a major package-manager target because AV1 encoding is CPU-intensive, version-sensitive, and frequently consumed through both a CLI binary and FFmpeg integration. ### Project history The official README says SVT-AV1 was initially founded by Intel in partnership with Netflix and was adopted by the Alliance for Open Media Software Implementation Working Group in August 2020. GitLab release metadata records public SVT-AV1 releases from v0.5.0 in 2019, and the canonical GitLab project metadata records the AOMediaCodec/SVT-AV1 project as created on 2021-02-10. ### Adoption history The project moved from an Intel-and-Netflix-origin encoder into the Alliance for Open Media ecosystem, which made it part of the broader AV1 reference and production tooling landscape. The input package-manager facts show it packaged across Alpine, Homebrew, Debian, Fedora, MacPorts, Nix, Arch, Ubuntu, and openSUSE-style channels, indicating broad system-package interest. ### How it is used Users commonly run the standalone `SvtAv1EncApp` binary or access SVT-AV1 through FFmpeg's `libsvtav1` wrapper. The official FFmpeg guide explains that FFmpeg 5.1.0 and later can pass SVT-AV1 parameters directly with `svtav1-params`, and it documents common controls such as CRF, preset, keyint, film-grain, pixel format, and tune. ### Why package nerds care SVT-AV1 is packaging-relevant because codec tools sit at the intersection of ABI stability, CPU feature support, FFmpeg linkage, patent-aware licensing, and reproducible media workflows. A packaged SVT-AV1 determines whether downstream users get a modern AV1 encoder in scripts, media servers, and FFmpeg builds without compiling a large codec stack themselves. ### Timeline - 2019: GitLab releases list SVT-AV1 v0.5.0. - 2020: Alliance for Open Media Software Implementation Working Group adopted SVT-AV1. - 2021: Canonical AOMediaCodec/SVT-AV1 GitLab project created. - 2026: GitLab releases list SVT-AV1 v4.1.0. ### Related projects - SVT-AV1 is part of the Alliance for Open Media AV1 ecosystem and is commonly used with FFmpeg through `libsvtav1`; the official README also points to design documents, papers, and encoder guides. ### Sources - - - - - source_facts.package-manager ## 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:** svt-av1 - **Version Scheme:** 0 - **Revision:** 0 - **Head Version:** HEAD - **Bottle Stable Root URL:** - **Deprecated:** no - **Disabled:** no - **Keg Only:** no - **URL Keys:** head, stable ## Other Package-Manager Records - Debian apt - libsvtav1enc-dev - 2.3.0+dfsg-1: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: libsvtav1enc-dev from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | Scalable Video Technology for AV1 (libsvtav1enc development files) | https://gitlab.com/AOMediaCodec/SVT-AV1 - Debian apt - libsvtav1enc2 - 2.3.0+dfsg-1: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: libsvtav1enc2 from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | Scalable Video Technology for AV1 (libsvtav1enc shared library) | https://gitlab.com/AOMediaCodec/SVT-AV1 - Debian apt - svt-av1 - 2.3.0+dfsg-1: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: svt-av1 from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | Scalable Video Technology for AV1 (SVT-AV1 Encoder) | https://gitlab.com/AOMediaCodec/SVT-AV1 - Nix - svt-av1: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/sv/svt-av1/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - Ubuntu apt - libsvtav1-dev - 1.7.0+dfsg-2build1: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: libsvtav1-dev from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | Scalable Video Technology for AV1 (header files) | https://gitlab.com/AOMediaCodec/SVT-AV1 - Ubuntu apt - libsvtav1dec-dev - 1.7.0+dfsg-2build1: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: libsvtav1dec-dev from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | Scalable Video Technology for AV1 (libsvtav1dec development files) | https://gitlab.com/AOMediaCodec/SVT-AV1 - Ubuntu apt - libsvtav1dec0 - 1.7.0+dfsg-2build1: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: libsvtav1dec0 from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | Scalable Video Technology for AV1 (libsvtav1dec shared library) | https://gitlab.com/AOMediaCodec/SVT-AV1 - Ubuntu apt - libsvtav1enc-dev - 1.7.0+dfsg-2build1: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: libsvtav1enc-dev from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | Scalable Video Technology for AV1 (libsvtav1enc development files) | https://gitlab.com/AOMediaCodec/SVT-AV1 - Ubuntu apt - libsvtav1enc1d1 - 1.7.0+dfsg-2build1: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: libsvtav1enc1d1 from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | Scalable Video Technology for AV1 (libsvtav1enc shared library) | https://gitlab.com/AOMediaCodec/SVT-AV1 - Ubuntu apt - svt-av1 - 1.7.0+dfsg-2build1: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: svt-av1 from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | Scalable Video Technology for AV1 (SVT-AV1 Encoder and Decoder) | https://gitlab.com/AOMediaCodec/SVT-AV1 - apk - libSvtAv1Enc - 4.1.0-r0: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: libSvtAv1Enc from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Scalable Vector Technology for AV1 encoder (SVT-AV1 Encoder) | https://gitlab.com/AOMediaCodec/SVT-AV1 - apk - svt-av1 - 4.1.0-r0: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: svt-av1 from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Scalable Vector Technology for AV1 encoder (SVT-AV1 Encoder) | https://gitlab.com/AOMediaCodec/SVT-AV1 - apk - svt-av1-dev - 4.1.0-r0: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: svt-av1-dev from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Scalable Vector Technology for AV1 encoder (SVT-AV1 Encoder) (development files) | https://gitlab.com/AOMediaCodec/SVT-AV1 - dnf - svt-av1 - 3.1.2-2.fc44: normalized package name match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: svt-av1 from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst | Scalable Video Technology for AV1 Encoder | https://gitlab.com/AOMediaCodec/SVT-AV1 - dnf - svt-av1-devel - 3.1.2-2.fc44: normalized package name match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: svt-av1-devel from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst | Development files for SVT-AV1 | https://gitlab.com/AOMediaCodec/SVT-AV1 - dnf - svt-av1-devel-docs - 3.1.2-2.fc44: normalized package name match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: svt-av1-devel-docs from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst | Development documentation for SVT-AV1 | https://gitlab.com/AOMediaCodec/SVT-AV1 ## 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/) - 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. - [Homebrew utility packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew-utility-packages/) - Matched Homebrew package provider. - [cmake](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/cmake/) - Build dependency declared by Homebrew. - [ffmpeg](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/ffmpeg/) - Popular package that depends on this formula. - [ffmpeg-full](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/ffmpeg-full/) - Popular package that depends on this formula. - [gstreamer](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/gstreamer/) - Popular package that depends on this formula. - [handbrake](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/handbrake/) - Popular package that depends on this formula. - [svt-vp9](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/svt-vp9/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, codec, codec-encoder, media, video. - [rav1e](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/rav1e/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: av1, cli, media, video, video-encoder. - [ccextractor](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/ccextractor/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, media, video. - [h264bitstream](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/h264bitstream/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, codec, media, video. - [lazycut](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/lazycut/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, media, video. - [xsane](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/xsane/) - Local package facts share a topical domain. Shared terms: cli, media. ## Combined YAML source View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/svt-av1.yml](https://github.com/automic-vault/db/blob/main/combined/svt-av1.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