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Open-source VVC/H.266 encoder. Version 0.8.1 via Homebrew; verified from local package data.
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Package summary
Open-source VVC/H.266 encoder
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Commands and aliases
- uvg266
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Project history and usage
uvg266 is Ultra Video Group's open-source VVC/H.266 encoder. It is based on the group's earlier Kvazaar HEVC/H.265 encoder and is positioned as an actively improving research and practical encoder for the VVC standard.
Project history
Ultra Video Group says uvg266 development began in 2018 by converting Kvazaar's CABAC and intra prediction work toward VVC. Early support covered planar, DC, and 33 angular modes before expanding to the full set of 65 VVC intra modes.
The GitHub project describes uvg266 as an open-source VVC encoder licensed under the 3-clause BSD license and based on Kvazaar. The project notes that speed and rate-distortion quality were still expected to improve, which fits its role as a specialized codec implementation rather than a finished consumer transcoder.
Adoption history
Adoption is narrow and codec-specialist oriented. The Homebrew formula gives macOS users a simple install path, but the official material mostly presents uvg266 as part of Ultra Video Group's family of open-source video coding research tools rather than as a general desktop media application.
How it is used
uvg266 is used from the command line to encode raw video input into VVC/H.266 output and to test encoder options, presets, and coding tools. Ultra Video Group also lists uvg266 among the encoders supported by uvgVenctester, its encoder performance-testing toolkit.
Why package nerds care
For package nerds, uvg266 is interesting because it packages a current-generation video codec encoder behind a normal CLI formula. That makes experimental VVC encoding easier to install for codec testing, comparison runs, and research workflows on macOS.
Timeline
- 2018: Ultra Video Group says uvg266 development started from Kvazaar-to-VVC conversion work.
- 2022: The public GitHub project and Ultra Video Group pages describe uvg266 as an open-source VVC encoder based on Kvazaar.
- 2024: GitHub releases list v0.8.1 as a July 2024 release.
Related projects
- Kvazaar is Ultra Video Group's earlier HEVC/H.265 encoder and the codebase from which uvg266 was derived.
- uvgVenctester is Ultra Video Group's encoder testing toolkit and lists uvg266 among supported VVC encoders.
Sources
- https://github.com/ultravideo/uvg266 - Official repository README describes uvg266 as an open-source VVC encoder under BSD-3-Clause and based on Kvazaar.
- https://ultravideo.fi/kvazaar.html - Ultra Video Group describes Kvazaar as its HEVC encoder developed since 2012.
- https://ultravideo.fi/uvg266.html - Ultra Video Group describes uvg266, its Kvazaar base, and the 2018 start of development.
- https://ultravideo.fi/venctester.html - Ultra Video Group lists uvg266 among encoders supported by uvgVenctester.
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
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Install behavior
- No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
- Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 10 platform targets.
- Build metadata lists 1 build dependencies.
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Installed executables
| Command | Kind | Exposure | Note |
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uvg266 | cli | global executable |
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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 version0.8.1
manager updated
local dataok
upstreamcurrent
latest detectedv0.8.1
https://github.com/ultravideo/uvg266
- infoNo package-manager update timestamp was available.low confidence
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:uvg266 |
|---|---|
| Version | 0.8.1 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Package manager page | https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/uvg266 |
| Homepage | https://github.com/ultravideo/uvg266 |
| Repository | https://github.com/ultravideo/uvg266 |
| Upstream docs | https://github.com/ultravideo/uvg266#readme |
| License | BSD-3-Clause |
| Source archive | https://github.com/ultravideo/uvg266/archive/refs/tags/v0.8.1.tar.gz |
| Build dependencies | cmake |
| Bottle | available (on arm64_linux, arm64_monterey, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, arm64_ventura, monterey, sonoma, ventura, x86_64_linux) |
| Homebrew post-install | not defined |
| Service | none declared |
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Source database details
| Source Database | Homebrew formula API |
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| Tap | homebrew/core |
| Full Name | uvg266 |
| Version Scheme | 0 |
| Revision | 0 |
| Head Version | HEAD |
| Bottle Stable Root URL | https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core |
| Deprecated | no |
| Disabled | no |
| Keg Only | no |
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