ffmpeg-static

ffmpeg static binaries for Mac OSX and Linux and Windows.

Supports macOS (64-bit), Linux (32 and 64-bit, armhf, arm64) and Windows (32 and 64-bit). The current ffmpeg version is 4.2.1.

Note: The version of ffmpeg-static follows SemVer. When releasing new versions, we do not consider breaking changes in ffmpeg itself, but only the JS interface (see below). To stop ffmpeg-static from breaking your code by getting updated, lock the version down or use a lockfile.

Installation

This module is installed via npm:

$ npm install ffmpeg-static

Example Usage

Returns the path of a statically linked ffmpeg binary on the local filesystem.

var pathToFfmpeg = require('ffmpeg-static');
console.log(pathToFfmpeg);
// /Users/j/projects/sample-project/node_modules/ffmpeg-static/bin/darwin/x64/ffmpeg

Check the example script for a more thorough example.

Sources of the binaries

The build script downloads binaries from these locations:

• Windows builds
• Linux builds
• macOS builds

Show your support

This npm package includes statically linked binaries that are produced by the following individuals. Please consider supporting and donating to them who have been providing quality binary builds for many years:

• Windows builds: Kyle Schwarz
• Linux builds: John Van Sickle
• macOS builds: Helmut K. C. Tessarek

Building the project

The unzip, tar and 7zr CLI executables need to be installed. On macOS, use brew install p7zip gnu-tar xz.