FFmpeg Compilation Guide

This page contains a list of resources which describe the necessary steps required for compiling FFmpeg from scratch.

Linux / BSD

Attention: If you are using gcc-4.2 please read ​ticket 1464 first.

• Ubuntu – Compile FFmpeg and x264 on Ubuntu
• CentOS – Compile FFmpeg, x264, LAME, vo-aacenc, libvorbis, libtheora, and libvpx on CentOS 6.0

OS X

• Compiling on Mac OS X
• ​How to compile FFmpeg on Mac OS X using a RAMDisk

FFmpeg and its dependencies can also be installed with ​Homebrew or ​MacPorts.

Windows

• MingwCompilationGuide – MinGW Compilation Guide for compiling FFmpeg with Windows/MinGW/MSYS.
• CrossCompilingForWindows – Cross compiling for Windows is sometimes easier than using MSYS+MinGW.

Compiling FFmpeg using MSVC is easy; follow these instructions: ​http://ffmpeg.org/platform.html

Guides for developers

• Setup Eclipse IDE for FFmpeg (Linux)