This post offers update-to-date instructions on how to install FFmpeg on Windows, Mac, Ubuntu and Debian-based Linux, with tips to deal with problems you might encounter during the installation.īefore we get started, here is a brief introduction on FFmpeg.įFmpeg is an open-source multimedia framework that consists of ffmpeg, a command-line based tool to convert media files ffplay, SDL and FFmpeg library-based media player and ffprobe tools for multimedia stream analysis.
