ffmpeg-sys-next
v8.1.0 StableFFI bindings to FFmpeg
Quick Verdict
- โActively maintained (updated 9d ago)
- โStable API (8.x for 5+ years)
- โTrusted by 267 crates
Security
Deep Insights
295.8K downloads in the last 30 days, down 60% from the previous period. May indicate migration to alternatives.
267 crates depend on ffmpeg-sys-next. Reasonable ecosystem adoption, though not yet a core dependency.
The API has been stable (1.x) for over 5 years with 27 releases. This level of maturity means you can depend on it without worrying about breaking changes.
At 22KB, ffmpeg-sys-next is lightweight. Small crate size correlates with focused, well-scoped functionality.
Notable dependents include ffmpeg-next, ez-ffmpeg, bliss-audio, stainless_ffmpeg, fframes-media-loaders. When high-quality crates choose ffmpeg-sys-next, it's a strong quality signal.
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Feature Flags
default =["avcodec", "avdevice", "avfilter", "avformat", "swresample", "swscale"]