Installation

For the quickstart, you will need:

1. ffmpeg and ffprobe 6.x
2. GNU make
3. Optional: A text editor such as VS Code

Windows 11

1. Install scoop if you do not already have it installed.
2. Install ffmpeg and make using scoop:

   scoop install ffmpeg make
3. Verify your installation by running an ffmpeg command and a make command such as the following:

   # Check ffmpeg version
   ffmpeg -version
   # Check the make version
   make --version

Mac OS

1. Install Homebrew if you do not already have it installed.
2. Install ffmpeg using Homebrew:

   brew install ffmpeg
3. Verify your installation works by running an ffmpeg command such as the following:

   # Check ffmpeg version
   ffmpeg -version

Linux

1. Download the latest ffmpeg static build hosted by John Van Sickle:

   # Create a temporary folder to save downloads
   mkdir ffmpeg-download
   cd ffmpeg-download
   
   # Download ffmpeg
   wget https://johnvansickle.com/ffmpeg/builds/ffmpeg-git-amd64-static.tar.xz
   
   # Download the MD5 and perform an integrity check
   wget https://johnvansickle.com/ffmpeg/builds/ffmpeg-git-amd64-static.tar.xz.md5
   md5sum -c ffmpeg-git-amd64-static.tar.xz.md5
2. Unzip it:

   tar xvf ffmpeg-git-amd64-static.tar.xz
3. Copy the files over to a folder in PATH:

   # Copy binaries over to ~/.local/bin (you may use a different place to store the binaries)
   cd ffmpeg-git-*
   cp * ~/.local/bin
4. Verify your installation works by running an ffmpeg command such as the following:

   # Check ffmpeg version
   ffmpeg -version