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Installing FFmpeg on Windows - A Step-by-Step Guide

Prerequisites#

  • Internet connection
  • WinRAR or 7z

Download#

You have two option for download (dont download both of them.):

  • recommended: gyan.dev/ffmpeg
    • download under release builds.
    • your filename be like: ffmpeg-release-full.7z
  • other: BtbN/FFmpeg-Builds
    • download under assets.
    • your filename be like: ffmpeg-master-latest-win64-gpl.zip

Install#

  • Open your downloaded file with 7z or winrar
  • You will see a folder inside it
  • Extract that folder to C:\

Add To Path#

  • Go Windows search menu
  • Type Edit the system environment variables (Turkish: Sistem ortam değişkenlerini düzenleyin)
  • Navigate to Advanced button and click Environment Variables:
  • Find Path and double click:
  • Click Browse:
  • Select your bin folder like this:
  • save, save, save, save

Dont download both of them. You will have only one bin folder. {: .prompt-danger }

Usage#

  • Now open a terminal, type ffmpeg and enter.
  • You will see a output like this:
  • If you dont see this output, it means you did something wrong.
  • We installed ffmpeg to windows. If you dont trust links, you can check from here
Installing FFmpeg on Windows - A Step-by-Step Guide
https://b1rdfr0st.github.io/posts/2022-07-29-installing-ffmpeg-for-windows/
Author
fr0stb1rd
Published at
2022-07-29
License
CC BY-NC-SA 4.0