FFmpeg Static Auto-Builds
June 5, 2026 ยท View on GitHub
This repository provides static Windows (x86 and x86_64) and Linux (x86_64, arm64) Builds of FFmpeg master and latest release branch with some patches necessary for smooth integration with yt-dlp
Note: The builds provided are only meant to be used with yt-dlp and any unrelated issues/patches will be rejected
Downloads
Patches Welcome
Known issues for which patches are welcome:
1. More Builds
There are currently no MacOS builds. If you know how to add them to the workflow, make a PR
2. Removing a segment before the first subtitle
3. Long HLS playlist support
Patches Applied
Currently, no patches are being applied to the builds.
Historical Patches
Patches that were used in the past but are no longer needed as of 8.0:
1. Fix AAC HLS streams being truncated mid stream
by @shirt and @jeeb, merged in c205778. Fixes yt-dlp#618, yt-dlp#998, yt-dlp#1039, FFmpeg#9433
2. Fix for YouTube's VP9 encodes with non-monotonous DTS
by @danny-wu, merged in 68595b4 Fixes yt-dlp#871, youtube-dl#28042, FFmpeg#9086
3. Long path support for Windows
by @nihil-admirari. Fixes yt-dlp#1995, yt-dlp#1273, FFmpeg#8885.
This patch has been substantially reworked by FFmpeg devs @softworkz and @mstorsjo, and merged in a series of commits: 3fb9244 4cdc14a 6076dbc f579a1d 6b32ad5 c5aba39 bc8f1bb 5d5a014 3b3c567 fee765c cc5844d dfa062e 13350e8 c381f54 69364a0
4. Chapter embedding regression
by @bashonly. Fixes FFmpeg#10482
Fixed upstream by @mkver; merged in 02064ba.
5. WebVTT decoding fix
by @tpikonen. Fixes yt-dlp#4127, FFmpeg#8684
Fixed upstream by @ztion; merged in 51d303e.
6. Use the correct Vulkan NULL type
by @nihil-admirari. Makes it possible to build the current master for Win32 targets.
Fixed upstream by @ceyusa; merged in 2bcc124.
7. Decoding non-standard HEVC in FLV containers
by @nihil-admirari. Fixes yt-dlp#5874, FFmpeg#6389.
Fixed upstream by @BtbN; merged in 5cd49e1.
Credits
- @BtbN for the original workflow
- @nihil-admirari for creating and maintaining this repo
PS: The commits are unsigned because of the periodic automatic rebase