# FFmpeg

> Record, convert and stream audio and video

The foundational multimedia toolkit used by almost every video app to decode, encode, filter and stream.

- Source: https://github.com/FFmpeg/FFmpeg
- Homepage: https://ffmpeg.org/
- License: NOASSERTION
- Language: C
- Stars: 64709
- Forks: 14309
- Contributors: 1586
- Last commit: 2026-10-02
- Purpose: Media & photos
- Runs on: CLI, Library / SDK
- For: Personal, Enterprise

## Worth score: 67/100

How much DigGitHub recommends it, from activity, adoption, docs, license and security signals.

- Popularity: 24/25
- Momentum: 10/20
- Maintenance: 15/25
- Community: 15/15
- Readiness: 3/15

## Alternatives

- [whisper.cpp](https://diggithub.com/ggml-org/whisper.cpp.md): Whisper speech recognition in C/C++
- [Whisper](https://diggithub.com/openai/whisper.md): OpenAI's general-purpose speech recognition model
- [yt-dlp](https://diggithub.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp.md): Command-line audio and video downloader
- [Bevy](https://diggithub.com/bevyengine/bevy.md): Data-driven game engine in Rust
- [sharp](https://diggithub.com/lovell/sharp.md): High-performance image processing for Node.js
- [FunASR](https://diggithub.com/modelscope/FunASR.md): Speech recognition toolkit
- [HyperFrames](https://diggithub.com/heygen-com/hyperframes.md): Write HTML, render video
- [Manim Community](https://diggithub.com/ManimCommunity/manim.md): Python framework for math animations

---

Source page: https://diggithub.com/FFmpeg/FFmpeg
Updated: 2026-10-03