FFmpeg is a free and open-source software project consisting of a suite of libraries and programs for handling video, audio, and other multimedia files and streams. It is the core of software such as VLC, MPV, Blender, Audacity, HandBrake, OBS Studio, and much more. Full list of capabilities are found in their documentation.
| Release | Released | Supported | Latest |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6.0 'Von Neumann' | 4 weeks ago (27 Feb 2023) |
Yes |
6.0
(27 Feb 2023)
|
| 5.1 'Riemann' (LTS) | 8 months ago (22 Jul 2022) |
Yes |
5.1.3
(26 Mar 2023)
|
| 5.0 'Lorentz' | 1 year and 2 months ago (14 Jan 2022) |
Yes |
5.0.2
(04 Nov 2022)
|
| 4.4 'Rao' | 1 year and 11 months ago (08 Apr 2021) |
Yes |
4.4.3
(09 Oct 2022)
|
| 4.3 '4:3' | 2 years and 9 months ago (15 Jun 2020) |
Yes |
4.3.5
(10 Oct 2022)
|
| 4.2 'Ada' | 3 years and 7 months ago (05 Aug 2019) |
Yes |
4.2.8
(11 Oct 2022)
|
| 4.1 'al-Khwarizmi' | 4 years ago (06 Nov 2018) |
Yes |
4.1.10
(21 Oct 2022)
|
| 4.0 'Wu' | 4 years and 11 months ago (20 Apr 2018) |
Ended
2 years and 8 months ago (03 Jul 2020)
|
4.0.6 |
| 3.4 'Cantor' | 5 years ago (15 Oct 2017) |
Yes |
3.4.12
(27 Oct 2022)
|
| 3.3 'Hilbert' | 5 years and 11 months ago (13 Apr 2017) |
Ended
4 years ago (18 Nov 2018)
|
3.3.9 |
| 3.2 'Hypatia' | 6 years ago (27 Oct 2016) |
Ended
5 months ago (28 Oct 2022)
|
3.2.19 |
| 3.1 'Laplace' | 6 years and 9 months ago (27 Jun 2016) |
Ended
5 years ago (25 Sep 2017)
|
3.1.11 |
| 3.0 'Einstein' | 7 years ago (15 Feb 2016) |
Ended
4 years ago (28 Oct 2018)
|
3.0.12 |
| 2.8 'Feynman' | 7 years ago (09 Sep 2015) |
Yes |
2.8.21
(30 Oct 2022)
|
| 2.7 'Nash' | 7 years and 9 months ago (10 Jun 2015) |
Ended
6 years and 11 months ago (30 Apr 2016)
|
2.7.7 |
| 2.6 'Grothendieck' | 8 years ago (07 Mar 2015) |
Ended
6 years and 11 months ago (03 May 2016)
|
2.6.9 |
| 2.5 'Bohr' | 8 years ago (04 Dec 2014) |
Ended
7 years ago (02 Feb 2016)
|
2.5.11 |
| 2.4 'Fresnel' | 8 years ago (14 Sep 2014) |
Ended
5 years ago (31 Dec 2017)
|
2.4.14 |
| 2.3 'Mandelbrot' | 8 years ago (16 Jul 2014) |
Ended
8 years ago (06 Jan 2015)
|
2.3.6 |
| 2.2 'Muybridge' | 9 years ago (23 Mar 2014) |
Ended
7 years and 9 months ago (18 Jun 2015)
|
2.2.16 |
| 2.1 'Fourier' | 9 years ago (28 Oct 2013) |
Ended
7 years and 11 months ago (30 Apr 2015)
|
2.1.8 |
| 2.0 'Nameless' | 9 years ago (10 Jul 2013) |
Ended
7 years and 9 months ago (10 Jun 2015)
|
2.0.7 |
| 1.2 'Magic' | 10 years ago (15 Mar 2013) |
Ended
8 years ago (12 Feb 2015)
|
1.2.12 |
| 1.1 'Fire Flower' | 10 years ago (06 Jan 2013) |
Ended
8 years ago (13 Mar 2015)
|
1.1.16 |
| 1.0 'Angel' | 10 years ago (28 Sep 2012) |
Ended
8 years ago (20 Jul 2014)
|
1.0.10 |
| 0.11 'Happiness' | 10 years ago (25 May 2012) |
Ended
9 years ago (10 Mar 2014)
|
0.11.5 |
| 0.10 'Freedom' | 11 years ago (26 Jan 2012) |
Ended
8 years ago (12 Mar 2015)
|
0.10.16 |
| 0.9 'Harmony' | 11 years ago (11 Dec 2011) |
Ended
9 years ago (21 Mar 2014)
|
0.9.4 |
| 0.8 'Love' | 11 years ago (21 Jun 2011) |
Ended
9 years ago (06 Oct 2013)
|
0.8.15 |
| 0.7 'Peace' | 11 years ago (21 Jun 2011) |
Ended
8 years ago (12 Mar 2015)
|
0.7.17 |
| 0.6 'Works with HTML5' | 12 years ago (04 May 2010) |
Ended
9 years ago (23 Sep 2013)
|
0.6.7 |
| 0.5 'half-way to world domination A.K.A. the belligerent blue bike shed' | 14 years ago (02 Mar 2009) |
Ended
8 years ago (29 Nov 2014)
|
0.5.15 |
FFmpeg follows Semantic Versioning. The support and EOL policy is not clearly
defined but, looking at the releases history, there is at least a x.y release every year which is
supported for at least a year with important bug fixes.
While several past FFmpeg releases have enjoyed long term support, 5.1 is the first release where such an intention is made clear at release. It is not defined what LTS means precisely, but it can be safely assumed that such releases will receive important bug fixes for multiple years. As an example, 2.8 (released in 2015), 3.4 (released in 2017) and 4.1 (released in 2018) are still supported.
Note that these releases are intended for distributors and system integrators, not for end users. Users that wish to compile from source themselves are strongly encouraged to consider using the development branch.
Maintained releases are listed on the Download Page and unmaintained releases are listed on the Old Releases Page.
More information is available on the FFmpeg website.
You should be running one of the supported release numbers listed above in the rightmost column.
ffmpeg -version
You can submit an improvement to this page
on GitHub
.
This page has a corresponding
Talk Page.
A JSON version of this page is available at /api/ffmpeg.json. See the API Documentation for more information. You can subscribe to the iCalendar feed at /calendar/ffmpeg.ics.
This page was last updated on 13 March 2023. Latest releases are automatically updated.