FFmpeg is one of the most popular collections of open video codecs on the Internet. This collection is the key to decoding, encoding, transcoding, multiplexing, demultiplexing, streaming, filtering and playback of all types of media, including compatibility with old and new formats.

FFmpeg includes the libraries libavcodec, libavutil, libavformat, libavfilter, libavdevice, libswscale and libswresample. Additionally, it includes ffmpeg, ffplay, and ffprobe, which end users can use to decode and encode content on their computer.

ffmpeg can be used to convert audio or video from one format to another, as well as capture images in real time. ffserver allows you to stream content over the HTTP protocol. Finally, ffplay can be used to play the content.

The FFmpeg codec was developed almost from scratch to ensure maximum efficiency when working with multimedia content. Video codecs implemented include MPEG-1, MPEG-2, MPEG-4, H.261, H.263, H.264/MPEG-4 AVC, x264, H.265/HEVC/x265, AV1 , WMV, Cinepak, Sorenson, MJPEG, Huffyuv, Snow, Theora, VP3, VP5, VP6, and VP8/WebM. For audio there are FLAC, MP2, MP3, ALAC, AAC, Cook, Shorten, QDM2, RealAudio, Vorbis, WavPack, DTS-HD, Dolby TrueHD and WMA.

Originally designed for Linux, this version consists of compiling code for Windows and is updated regularly to keep up with the latest developments.

So if you want to enjoy one of the best collections of open codecs on the web, you can download FFmpeg.