Is ffmpeg.wasm still maintained?

Yes, active. Last change 2 months ago. Latest release v12.14, 1.9 years ago.

How widely used is ffmpeg.wasm?

Widely used. 18k stars, 7 years old, by an organization. As with any download, get it from the official repo.

How to install on Windows

ffmpegwasm/ffmpeg.wasm

FFmpeg for browser, powered by WebAssembly

Node.js#audio#experimental-features#ffmpeg#transcode

Before you start

Is it free?: YesOpen source (MIT).
Still maintained?: Yes, activeLast change 2 months ago. Latest release v12.14, 1.9 years ago.
How widely used?: Widely used18k stars, 7 years old, by an organization. As with any download, get it from the official repo.

Difficulty: Easy
Time: about 5 min
Stars: ★ 17,962
Activity: Updated 2 months ago

Saved setup from 4 h ago

Will it work on Windows?

Yes, with extra tools on Windows

Makefile targets need make (e.g. winget install GnuWin32.Make) or WSL.

Your system

macOS Windows Linux

Start here

Website ↗ffmpegwasm.netlify.appThe project's own site.

5 steps on Windows

Download setup.ps1

Then run powershell -ExecutionPolicy Bypass -File .\setup.ps1. It stops at the first error and is safe to run again. Servers and tests aren't started; it lists them at the end. Read it first.

1
Clone the repository
Needs Git: winget install Git.Git. The repo uses git submodules, so the clone fetches them too.
```
git clone --recurse-submodules https://github.com/ffmpegwasm/ffmpeg.wasm.git
cd ffmpeg.wasm
```

Install the required runtimes

Node.js 18.x

winget install CoreyButler.NVMforWindows
nvm install 18
nvm use 18

3
Install dependencies
```
npm ci
```
4
Run it
```
npm run serve
```
5
Run the tests
```
npm test
```

Makefile targets need make (e.g. winget install GnuWin32.Make) or WSL.

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1×Node.js 18.xruntime
1×npm package manager

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Monorepo (workspaces) — install from the repo root.
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License: MIT
Open issues: 459
Branch: main

package.json scripts (19)

lintnpm-run-all lint:*
lint:packagesnpm run lint --workspace=packages --if-present
lint:rooteslint tests
buildnpm run build --workspace=packages --if-present
pretestnpm run build
servehttp-server -c-1 -s -p 3000 . --cors --headers '{"Cross-Origin-Embedder-Policy":"require-corp","Cross-Origin-Opener-Policy":"same-origin","Cross-Origin-Resource-Policy":"cross-origin","Origin-Agent-Cluster":"?1"}'
testserver-test test:browser:server 3000 test:all
test:allnpm-run-all test:browser:*:*
test:browsermocha-headless-chrome -a enable-features=SharedArrayBuffer
test:browser:core:mtnpm run test:browser -- -f http://localhost:3000/tests/ffmpeg-core-mt.test.html
test:browser:core:stnpm run test:browser -- -f http://localhost:3000/tests/ffmpeg-core-st.test.html
test:browser:ffmpeg:mtnpm run test:browser -- -f http://localhost:3000/tests/ffmpeg-mt.test.html
test:browser:ffmpeg:stnpm run test:browser -- -f http://localhost:3000/tests/ffmpeg-st.test.html
test:browser:servernpm run serve
test:nodemocha --exit --bail -t 60000
test:node:core:mtnpm run test:node -- --require tests/test-helper-mt.js tests/ffmpeg-core.test.js
test:node:core:stnpm run test:node -- --require tests/test-helper-st.js tests/ffmpeg-core.test.js
prepublishOnlynpm run build
postinstallnpm run build

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What's inside

Handy for

Yes, with extra tools on Windows

Start here

5 steps on Windows

Clone the repository

Install the required runtimes

Install dependencies

Run it

Run the tests

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Still stuck? Get a written guide

Yes, with extra tools on Windows

Start here

5 steps on Windows

Clone the repository

Install the required runtimes

Install dependencies

Run it

Run the tests

Did you get it running?

Still stuck? Get a written guide

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