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ffmpeg-sys-next

v8.1.0 Stable

FFI bindings to FFmpeg

WTFPL
#audio#video

Quick Verdict

  • โœ“Actively maintained (updated 9d ago)
  • โœ“Stable API (8.x for 5+ years)
  • โœ“Trusted by 267 crates

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Downloads
2.4M
Dependents
267
Releases
27
Size
23KB

Deep Insights

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Download decline

295.8K downloads in the last 30 days, down 60% from the previous period. May indicate migration to alternatives.

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Moderate adoption

267 crates depend on ffmpeg-sys-next. Reasonable ecosystem adoption, though not yet a core dependency.

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Stable for 5+ years

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.

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Compact crate

At 22KB, ffmpeg-sys-next is lightweight. Small crate size correlates with focused, well-scoped functionality.

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Used by top crates

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.

Health Breakdown

Maintenance 18/25

Recency, release consistency, active ratio

Quality 23/25

Yanked ratio, deps, size, maturity, features

Community 13/20

Reverse deps, ownership, ecosystem

Popularity 8/15

Downloads, momentum, growth trend

Documentation 6/15

Docs, repo, license, metadata

Download Trend

Daily downloads ยท last 90 days
14K/day avg+9%
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Top Dependents

Version Adoption

v8.0.1
52%
v7.1.3
23%
v7.1.0
10%
v6.1.0
10%
v6.0.1
5%

Release Timeline

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Feature Flags

default =["avcodec", "avdevice", "avfilter", "avformat", "swresample", "swscale"]

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Maintainers

Dependencies
6
direct dependencies
Dependents
267
crates depend on ffmpeg-sys-next

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