A complete, cross-platform solution to record, convert and stream audio and video.
FFmpeg is the leading multimedia framework, able to decode, encode, transcode, mux, demux, stream, filter and play pretty much anything that humans and machines have created. It supports the most obscure ancient formats up to the cutting edge.
A shared FFmpeg build from BtbN based on the 8.1 release branch with all dependencies except libraries that are GPL-only
| Publisher | BtbN |
|---|---|
| Version | 8.1-20260430 |
| Release date | 2026-04-30 |
| License | LGPL-2.1 |
| Installer type | zip |
| Architecture | x64, arm64 |
| Package ID | BtbN.FFmpeg.LGPL.Shared.8.1 |
winget install --id=BtbN.FFmpeg.LGPL.Shared.8.1 -ewinget upgrade --id=BtbN.FFmpeg.LGPL.Shared.8.1 -ewinget uninstall --id=BtbN.FFmpeg.LGPL.Shared.8.1 -eFFmpeg (LGPL shared variant, 8.1 release branch) adds these commands to the command line: ffmpeg, ffplay, ffprobe.
Yes. FFmpeg (LGPL shared variant, 8.1 release branch) is free and open-source software released under the LGPL-2.1 license.
The latest version is 8.1-20260430, released on Apr 30, 2026.
The download button links to the official installer published on github.com, the same file Windows Package Manager installs. You can verify the downloaded file by comparing its SHA-256 checksum with e27598e612078f25d3e9cf245ce5042990f2602146e5a6f8287b143b0dce0e95.
FFmpeg (LGPL shared variant, 8.1 release branch) runs on Windows and is available for 64-bit (x64), ARM64 systems.
Open Settings › Apps › Installed apps, find FFmpeg (LGPL shared variant, 8.1 release branch) and select Uninstall. From the command line, run winget uninstall --id=BtbN.FFmpeg.LGPL.Shared.8.1 -e.
Yes. FFmpeg (LGPL shared variant, 8.1 release branch) is available as a portable ZIP archive (ffmpeg-n8.1-11-g75d37c499d-win64-lgpl-shared-8.1.zip, 64-bit (x64)) that runs without installation. Copy it to any folder or USB drive and run it from there.
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A complete, cross-platform solution to record, convert and stream audio and video.
A complete, cross-platform solution to record, convert and stream audio and video.
A complete, cross-platform solution to record, convert and stream audio and video.
A complete, cross-platform solution to record, convert and stream audio and video.