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Media & AudioFree Open Source CLI

FFmpeg Multimedia Framework

Developer: FFmpeg Team

Official Website

FFmpeg is the leading multimedia framework able to decode, encode, transcode, mux, demux, stream, filter and play almost anything that humans and machines have created. Used behind the scenes by YouTube, VLC, and HandBrake.

Supported Platforms:
windowsmaclinux

Core Capabilities

Hardware accelerated H.264/HEVC/AV1 encoding (NVENC, QuickSync, VAAPI)
Complex filtergraph processing for video watermarking, scaling, and audio mixing
Scriptable command line for server-side automated video conversion

Supported File Extensions (15)

Click any file extension to view format specifications or step-by-step opening guides.

.MP4Compatible
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.MKVCompatible
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.MOVCompatible
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.AVICompatible
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.WEBMCompatible
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.MP3Compatible
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.FLACCompatible
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.AACCompatible
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.WAVCompatible
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.M4ACompatible
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.OGGCompatible
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.TSCompatible
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.H264Compatible
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.HEVCCompatible
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.AV1Compatible
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Alternative Applications in Media & Audio

VLC Media Player

Universal open-source multimedia player that plays almost every video and audio format.

HandBrake Video Transcoder

Free open source video transcoder for converting video from nearly any format to modern codecs.

Audacity Audio Editor

Free open source multi-track audio recorder and editor for Windows, Mac, and Linux.