{"categories":[{"label":"Utilities","url":"https://skillfed.io/packages/category/utilities/7"}],"enrichment":{"capability":"Installs ffmpeg v8 and ffprobe binaries for your platform on first use, making them available to Python code or the command line without requiring a separate system-level ffmpeg installation.","skillfed_tags":["ffmpeg-distribution","cross-platform-binary"],"use_cases":["Distribute a Python video-processing tool that needs ffmpeg without asking users to install it separately.","Build a CI/CD pipeline that transcodes media files and needs ffmpeg available in a containerized environment.","Create a command-line utility that wraps ffmpeg and wants to work out-of-the-box on Windows, macOS, and Linux.","Develop a Python library that probes video metadata using ffprobe without depending on system ffmpeg availability.","Package a web service that processes video uploads and needs ffmpeg available in a serverless or ephemeral compute environment."],"what_it_does":"static-ffmpeg solves the problem of distributing Python tools that depend on ffmpeg without requiring users to install ffmpeg separately on their system. It downloads pre-built ffmpeg v8 and ffprobe binaries for your platform (Windows x64, macOS Intel/Apple Silicon, Linux x64/ARM64) on first use and makes them available either by adding them to the system PATH or by providing direct command-line aliases and API methods to locate the binaries.\n\nYou can use it three ways: call add_paths() to inject the static ffmpeg into your environment, invoke static_ffmpeg or static_ffprobe as command-line tools, or use the API to fetch the binary paths directly. The download happens once per platform and is cached, so subsequent calls are fast. It requires no elevated permissions and works in virtual environments.","worth_installing":"Yes, if you are distributing a Python tool or library that depends on ffmpeg and want to eliminate the friction of users installing ffmpeg separately. The package is stable, has low install friction, and covers the major platforms. The aging maintenance status is a minor concern\u2014check that ffmpeg v8 meets your codec and feature needs\u2014but the core functionality is unlikely to break. Not necessary if ffmpeg is already installed on your target systems or if you control the deployment environment."},"id":"static-ffmpeg","links":{"html":"https://skillfed.io/packages/static-ffmpeg","md":"https://skillfed.io/packages/static-ffmpeg.md","pypi":"https://pypi.org/project/static-ffmpeg/"},"maintenance":{"status":"aging"},"meta":{"latest_release":"2026-01-16","license_spdx":null,"license_treatment":"permissive","name":"static-ffmpeg","python_support":"supports_current","summary":"Cross platform ffmpeg to work on various systems."},"popularity":{"monthly_downloads":233830,"position":9033,"tier":"top_15000"},"security":{"n_vulnerabilities":0},"version":"3.0"}