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FFMediaToolkit

FFMediaToolkit is an open-source video codecs project written in C# with 428 stars on GitHub.

The authors describe it as: “FFMediaToolkit is a cross-platform video decoder/encoder library for .NET that uses FFmpeg native libraries. It supports video frames extraction, reading stream metadata and creating videos from bitmaps in any format supported by FFmpeg.”

Category
Video codecs
Type
Open source
Platform
C# project
Pricing
Free / open source
License
MIT
GitHub stars
428
Last updated
2025-09-09

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Frequently asked

What is FFMediaToolkit?

FFMediaToolkit is an open-source video codecs project written in C# with 428 stars on GitHub. The authors describe it as: “FFMediaToolkit is a cross-platform video decoder/encoder library for .NET that uses FFmpeg native libraries. It supports video frames extraction, reading stream metadata and creating videos from bitmaps in any format supported by FFmpeg.”

Is FFMediaToolkit free?

FFMediaToolkit is open source — free to use; check its license for redistribution terms.

What are the best FFMediaToolkit alternatives?

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