{"id":320,"date":"2024-09-25T10:30:00","date_gmt":"2024-09-25T14:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"\/blog\/?p=320"},"modified":"2024-09-24T22:25:21","modified_gmt":"2024-09-25T02:25:21","slug":"step-by-step-guide-to-install-ffmpeg-on-windows","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"\/blog\/step-by-step-guide-to-install-ffmpeg-on-windows","title":{"rendered":"Step-by-Step Guide to Install FFmpeg on Windows"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Step 1: Download FFmpeg<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Open your web browser and go to the official <a href=\"https:\/\/ffmpeg.org\/download.html\">FFmpeg website<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Click on the <strong>Windows<\/strong> logo to access Windows download options.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Under <strong>Windows Builds<\/strong>, click on the recommended link, which usually leads to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gyan.dev\/ffmpeg\/builds\/\">Gyan.dev<\/a> site for downloading pre-built FFmpeg binaries.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Scroll down and download the &#8220;Full&#8221; build version as a ZIP file. (e.g., <code><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gyan.dev\/ffmpeg\/builds\/#:~:text=ver%20.sha256-,ffmpeg%2Dgit%2Dfull.7z,-.ver%20.sha256\">ffmpeg-release-full.7z<\/a><\/code>).<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Step 2: Extract the Files<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Once downloaded, extract the compressed ZIP or 7Z file using tools like <strong>7-Zip<\/strong> or <strong>WinRAR<\/strong>.\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Right-click the downloaded file, choose <strong>7-Zip<\/strong> > <strong>Extract Here<\/strong> (or similar option).\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>7-Zip<\/strong> can be download from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.7-zip.org\/download.html\">https:\/\/www.7-zip.org\/download.html<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>A folder named something like <code>ffmpeg-&lt;version>-full-build<\/code> will be created.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Step 3: Add FFmpeg to Windows Path<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>To use FFmpeg from the command line, you need to add it to your system\u2019s PATH environment variable.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Copy the path<\/strong> of the <code>bin<\/code> folder inside the extracted FFmpeg directory (e.g., <code>C:\\ffmpeg-2024-09-23\\bin<\/code>).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Right-click <strong>This PC<\/strong> or <strong>My Computer<\/strong> on your desktop and select <strong>Properties<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>On the left sidebar, click <strong>Advanced System Settings<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>In the <strong>System Properties<\/strong> window, click the <strong>Environment Variables<\/strong> button at the bottom.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>In the <strong>System variables<\/strong> section, find the <strong>Path<\/strong> variable and click <strong>Edit<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Click <strong>New<\/strong> and paste the copied path of the <code>bin<\/code> folder.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Click <strong>OK<\/strong> to close all windows.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Step 4: Verify Installation<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Open the <strong>Command Prompt<\/strong> by pressing <code>Win + R<\/code>, typing <code>cmd<\/code>, and pressing <strong>Enter<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Type the following command to verify that <strong>FFmpeg<\/strong> is installed<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\"><code lang=\"bash\" class=\"language-bash line-numbers\"><code>ffmpeg -version <\/code><\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p>If the installation is successful, you will see information about your FFmpeg version.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Featured photo by <a href=\"https:\/\/unsplash.com\/@stadsa?utm_content=creditCopyText&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_source=unsplash\">Tadas Sar<\/a> on <a href=\"https:\/\/unsplash.com\/photos\/black-laptop-computer-keyboard-in-closeup-photo-T01GZhBSyMQ?utm_content=creditCopyText&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_source=unsplash\">Unsplash<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Step 1: Download FFmpeg Step 2: Extract the Files Step 3: Add FFmpeg to Windows Path To use FFmpeg from the command line, you need to add it to your system\u2019s PATH environment variable. Step 4: Verify Installation If the installation is successful, you will see information about your FFmpeg version. 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