macOS
Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install ab-av1local Homebrew formula metadata
MacPortsverified · 94%
sudo port install ab-av1MacPorts ports tree · multimedia/ab-av1/Portfile · source: api.github.com
brew / rank 3718
Install ab-av1 with Homebrew, MacPorts, Nix, zypper, scoop
AV1 re-encoding using ffmpeg, svt-av1 & vmaf. Version 0.11.5 via Homebrew; verified 2026-08-01. Also installable with nix: nix profile install nixpkgs#ab-av1.
install
Additional install commands
Linux
Nixverified · 92%
nix profile install nixpkgs#ab-av1nixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/ab/ab-av1/package.nix · source: api.github.com
openSUSE zypperverified · 92%
sudo zypper install ab-av1openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · ab-av1 · source: download.opensuse.org
Windows
Scoopverified · 92%
scoop install extras/ab-av1Scoop official bucket manifest trees · bucket/ab-av1.json · source: api.github.com
overview
Package summary
AV1 re-encoding using ffmpeg, svt-av1 & vmaf
Project links
Commands and aliases
- ab-av1
history
Project history and usage
ab-av1 is a Rust command-line tool for AV1-oriented video encoding workflows. Its official README describes fast VMAF sampling, automatic CRF calculation, and FFmpeg/SVT-AV1/VMAF integration, while also supporting other FFmpeg encoders such as libx265 and libx264.
Project history
The GitHub repository was created in January 2022 and the package metadata identifies Alex Butler as the author. The project follows the pattern of small media CLIs that turn a complicated FFmpeg quality-search workflow into a repeatable command.
Adoption history
The supplied package-manager metadata lists ab-av1 in Homebrew, MacPorts, Nix, Scoop, and zypper, which points to cross-platform adoption among users who want reproducible video-encoding tooling without hand-maintaining local scripts.
How it is used
The README documents subcommands such as auto-encode, crf-search, sample-encode, encode, vmaf, and xpsnr. Typical use is to sample an input, choose a CRF that meets a target VMAF or XPSNR quality threshold, then run FFmpeg with the selected settings.
Why package nerds care
Package maintainers care about ab-av1 because it wraps heavyweight multimedia dependencies into one CLI contract: FFmpeg in PATH, SVT-AV1/libvmaf support, and a Rust binary with release artifacts for multiple platforms.
Timeline
- 2022: GitHub repository created.
- 2026: v0.11.4 published on GitHub releases.
Related projects
- FFmpeg provides the encoding and probing substrate used by ab-av1.
- SVT-AV1, libvmaf, libx265, and libx264 are encoder or quality-analysis components referenced by the official README.
Sources
- Official README, Cargo.toml, GitHub repository metadata, GitHub releases, and source_facts.package-manager.
security posture
Risk level: green
narrow executable package without higher-risk signals.
Risk classifier
green risk · low confidence · appliance
Why
- narrow executable package without higher-risk signals
Signals
- metadata:no-higher-risk-signals
Install behavior
- No Homebrew bottle metadata was recorded.
Recommended review
Before unattended agent use, check whether the tool reads plaintext credentials, writes remote state, publishes artifacts, or shells out to plugins.
executables
Installed executables
| Command | Kind | Exposure | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
ab-av1 | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
freshness
Version and freshness
These signals separate page generation age, package-manager activity, and upstream release comparison. Version lag is warned only when an evidence URL and comparable versions are present.
page generated2026-08-03
manager version0.11.5
manager updated2026-08-01
local dataunknown
upstreamnot available
latest detectednot detected
- okNo freshness warnings were generated.
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:ab-av1 |
|---|---|
| Version | 0.11.5 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Homepage | https://github.com/alexheretic/ab-av1 |
| Repository | https://github.com/alexheretic/ab-av1 |
| Last updated | 2026-08-01T11:42:13Z |
| Pulse | updated |
| Bottle | not recorded |
| Service | none declared |
source database matches
Other package-manager records
Matches are pulled from external package-manager indexes and kept separate from local Automic Vault package links.
Nix95%
ab-av1
nix profile install nixpkgs#ab-av1- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Ab Av1
zypper95%
ab-av1 0.11.0-1.4
An AV1 video encoding wrapper
https://github.com/alexheretic/ab-av1
sudo zypper install ab-av1- License: MIT
- Category: Unspecified
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: ab-av1
- 4 dependencies
- 2 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Ab Av1
MacPorts95%
ab-av1
sudo port install ab-av1- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Ab Av1
Scoop95%
extras/ab-av1
scoop install extras/ab-av1- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Ab Av1
source trail
Generated from repository data
This page is generated by av-web from the private package SQLite artifact built by scripts/generate-pkg-sqlite.py.
Combined YAML source
View the package source record on GitHub.
Used sources
- Geiger risk classifier
- cross-ecosystem install command graph
- curated package history
- external package-manager database matches
- pkg.so package database
- pkgdb category and tag curation