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AV1 decoder targeted to be small and fast. Version 1.5.4 via Homebrew; verified 2026-07-14.
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Package summary
AV1 decoder targeted to be small and fast
Project links
Commands and aliases
- dav1d
history
Project history and usage
dav1d is VideoLAN's small, fast, cross-platform AV1 decoder, written in C and assembly and designed for broad embedding.
Project history
The dav1d README describes a decoder focused on speed and correctness, created to overcome the early lack of AV1 hardware decoding. It identifies the VideoLAN GitLab repository as canonical and notes partial funding by the Alliance for Open Media.
Adoption history
The project became package-manager-relevant because AV1 needed a fast software decoder on desktops, mobile systems, and other platforms before hardware support was universal. Its roadmap highlights portability, SIMD work, and architecture-specific optimization.
How it is used
Package users install the command-line tool and library when they need AV1 decoding support, tests, benchmarks, or downstream multimedia software linked against a permissively licensed decoder.
Why package nerds care
dav1d is significant because it made AV1 decoding practical as a small system package: fast enough for real playback, permissively licensed, and maintained by a media-toolchain community.
Timeline
- 2018: dav1d development begins in the early AV1 software-decoder era.
- 2023: 1.x releases continue with new SIMD and API work.
- 2025: 1.5.x releases focus on maintenance and architecture optimizations.
Related projects
- Related projects include AV1, Alliance for Open Media, VideoLAN, VLC, FFmpeg, libaom, and platform SIMD toolchains.
Sources
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
dav1d | 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 version1.5.4
manager updated2026-07-14
local dataunknown
upstreamnot available
latest detectednot detected
- okNo freshness warnings were generated.
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:dav1d |
|---|---|
| Version | 1.5.4 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Homepage | https://code.videolan.org/videolan/dav1d |
| Last updated | 2026-07-14T15:45:28Z |
| Pulse | updated |
| Bottle | not recorded |
| Service | none declared |
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
- Nucleus package database
- curated package history
- pkgdb category and tag curation