ffmpeg-local 0.1.0

Automatically downloads and provides paths to ffmpeg and ffprobe binaries.

ffmpeg-local

A Python package that provides a simple way to get ffmpeg and ffprobe binaries for your platform. It automatically downloads the binaries from the official nodejs-ffmpeg release source.

Installation

pip install ffmpeg-local

During installation, the package will attempt to download the appropriate binaries for your platform. If this fails (e.g., no internet access during install), they will be downloaded automatically on the first time you call get_ffmpeg_path() or get_ffprobe_path().

Usage

from ffmpeg_local import get_ffmpeg_path, get_ffprobe_path
import subprocess

# Get the path to the ffmpeg binary
ffmpeg_path = get_ffmpeg_path()
print(f"FFmpeg is at: {ffmpeg_path}")

# Use it in a subprocess
subprocess.run([ffmpeg_path, "-version"])

# Get the path to ffprobe
ffprobe_path = get_ffprobe_path()
print(f"FFprobe is at: {ffprobe_path}")

Supported Platforms

• Windows: x64, ia32, arm64
• Linux: x64, arm64
• macOS: x64, arm64
• Android: arm64 (Termux etc.)

CLI Utility

You can manually trigger the download using the CLI:

ffmpeg-local-download

Credits

This package is a Python port of nodejs-ffmpeg. Binaries are sourced from ytdlp-nodejs.