macOS
Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install mjpegtoolslocal Homebrew formula metadata
MacPortsverified · 94%
sudo port install mjpegtoolsMacPorts ports tree · multimedia/mjpegtools/Portfile · source: api.github.com
brew / rank 8872
Install mjpegtools with Homebrew, apt, dnf, MacPorts, Nix, pacman, zypper
Record and playback videos and perform simple edits. Version 2.2.1 via Homebrew; verified 2026-06-19. Also installable with debian: sudo apt install liblavfile-2.1-0t64.
install
Additional install commands
Linux
Debian aptverified · 92%
sudo apt install mjpegtoolsDebian stable package indexes · mjpegtools · source: deb.debian.org
Fedora dnfverified · 92%
sudo dnf install mjpegtoolsFedora Rawhide package metadata · mjpegtools · source: dl.fedoraproject.org
Nixverified · 92%
nix profile install nixpkgs#mjpegtoolsnixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/mj/mjpegtools/package.nix · source: api.github.com
Arch Linux pacmanverified · 92%
sudo pacman -S mjpegtoolsArch Linux sync databases · mjpegtools · source: geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com
openSUSE zypperverified · 92%
sudo zypper install mjpegtoolsopenSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · mjpegtools · source: download.opensuse.org
overview
Package summary
Record and playback videos and perform simple edits
Project links
Commands and aliases
- anytovcd.sh
- jpeg2yuv
- lav2avi.sh
- lav2mpeg
- lav2wav
- lav2yuv
- lavaddwav
- lavinfo
- lavpipe
- lavtc.sh
- lavtrans
- matteblend.flt
- mjpeg_simd_helper
- mp2enc
- mpeg2enc
- mpegtranscode
- mplex
- multiblend.flt
- pgmtoy4m
- pnmtoy4m
- ppmtoy4m
- transist.flt
- y4mblack
- y4mcolorbars
- y4mdenoise
- y4mhist
- y4minterlace
- y4mivtc
- y4mscaler
- y4mshift
- y4mspatialfilter
- y4mstabilizer
history
Project history and usage
MJPEG Tools is a suite of Linux audio and video utilities for Motion JPEG and MPEG workflows. The project site describes the tools as programs for video recording and playback, simple cut-and-paste editing, and MPEG compression of audio and video under Linux; SourceForge gives the same broad scope and notes support for MJPEG capture hardware and Video4Linux2 devices.
How it is used
The package reflects an older Unix-media-toolkit style: many focused commands, filters, and conversion utilities rather than one monolithic editor. Executables such as `jpeg2yuv`, `mpeg2enc`, `mp2enc`, `mplex`, `lav2mpeg`, `lavtrans`, and the `y4m*` tools support pipelines around MJPEG, YUV4MPEG, and MPEG encoding. In package managers it survives as a specialized media toolbox, packaged by Homebrew and several Linux distributions for workflows that need these legacy formats or command-line video processing pieces.
Sources
security posture
Risk level: blue
broad file, network, media, or database tool signal.
Risk classifier
blue risk · medium confidence · tool
Why
- broad file, network, media, or database tool signal
Signals
- text:video,media,record
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
anytovcd.sh | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
jpeg2yuv | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
lav2avi.sh | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
lav2mpeg | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
lav2wav | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
lav2yuv | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
lavaddwav | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
lavinfo | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
lavpipe | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
lavtc.sh | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
lavtrans | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
matteblend.flt | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
mjpeg_simd_helper | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
mp2enc | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
mpeg2enc | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
mpegtranscode | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
mplex | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
multiblend.flt | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
pgmtoy4m | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
pnmtoy4m | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
ppmtoy4m | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
transist.flt | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
y4mblack | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
y4mcolorbars | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
y4mdenoise | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
y4mhist | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
y4minterlace | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
y4mivtc | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
y4mscaler | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
y4mshift | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
y4mspatialfilter | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
y4mstabilizer | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
y4mtopnm | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
y4mtoppm | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
y4mtoyuv | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
y4munsharp | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
ypipe | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
yuv2lav | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
yuv4mpeg | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
yuvcorrect | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
yuvcorrect_tune | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
yuvdeinterlace | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
yuvdenoise | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
yuvfps | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
yuvinactive | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
yuvkineco | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
yuvmedianfilter | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
yuvscaler | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
yuvycsnoise | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
yuyvtoy4m | 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 version2.2.1
manager updated2026-06-19
local dataunknown
upstreamnot available
latest detectednot detected
- okNo freshness warnings were generated.
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:mjpegtools |
|---|---|
| Version | 2.2.1 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Homepage | https://mjpeg.sourceforge.io/ |
| Last updated | 2026-06-19T12:32:39-07:00 |
| 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.
Debian apt95%
liblavfile-2.1-0t64 1:2.1.0+debian-8.1+b1
MJPEG capture/editing/replay and MPEG encoding toolset (library)
sudo apt install liblavfile-2.1-0t64- Section: libs
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: mjpegtools
- 3 dependencies
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Mjpegtools
Debian apt95%
liblavjpeg-2.1-0t64 1:2.1.0+debian-8.1+b1
MJPEG capture/editing/replay and MPEG encoding toolset (library)
sudo apt install liblavjpeg-2.1-0t64- Section: libs
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: mjpegtools
- 3 dependencies
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Mjpegtools
Debian apt95%
liblavplay-2.1-0t64 1:2.1.0+debian-8.1+b1
MJPEG capture/editing/replay and MPEG encoding toolset (library)
sudo apt install liblavplay-2.1-0t64- Section: libs
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: mjpegtools
- 6 dependencies
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Mjpegtools
Debian apt95%
libmjpegtools-dev 1:2.1.0+debian-8.1+b1
MJPEG capture/editing/replay and MPEG encoding toolset (development)
sudo apt install libmjpegtools-dev- Section: libdevel
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: mjpegtools
- 6 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Mjpegtools
Debian apt95%
libmjpegutils-2.1-0t64 1:2.1.0+debian-8.1+b1
MJPEG capture/editing/replay and MPEG encoding toolset (library)
sudo apt install libmjpegutils-2.1-0t64- Section: libs
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: mjpegtools
- 1 dependencies
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Mjpegtools
Debian apt95%
libmpeg2encpp-2.1-0t64 1:2.1.0+debian-8.1+b1
MJPEG capture/editing/replay and MPEG encoding toolset (library)
sudo apt install libmpeg2encpp-2.1-0t64- Section: libs
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: mjpegtools
- 4 dependencies
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Mjpegtools
Debian apt95%
libmplex2-2.1-0t64 1:2.1.0+debian-8.1+b1
MJPEG capture/editing/replay and MPEG encoding toolset (library)
sudo apt install libmplex2-2.1-0t64- Section: libs
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: mjpegtools
- 4 dependencies
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Mjpegtools
Debian apt95%
mjpegtools 1:2.1.0+debian-8.1+b1
MJPEG capture/editing/replay and MPEG encoding toolset
sudo apt install mjpegtools- Section: video
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: mjpegtools
- 13 dependencies
- 1 optional deps
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Mjpegtools
Nix95%
mjpegtools
nix profile install nixpkgs#mjpegtools- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Mjpegtools
Ubuntu apt95%
liblavfile-2.1-0t64 1:2.1.0+debian-8.1build1
MJPEG capture/editing/replay and MPEG encoding toolset (library)
sudo apt install liblavfile-2.1-0t64- Section: universe/libs
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: mjpegtools
- 3 dependencies
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Mjpegtools
Ubuntu apt95%
liblavjpeg-2.1-0t64 1:2.1.0+debian-8.1build1
MJPEG capture/editing/replay and MPEG encoding toolset (library)
sudo apt install liblavjpeg-2.1-0t64- Section: universe/libs
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: mjpegtools
- 3 dependencies
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Mjpegtools
Ubuntu apt95%
liblavplay-2.1-0t64 1:2.1.0+debian-8.1build1
MJPEG capture/editing/replay and MPEG encoding toolset (library)
sudo apt install liblavplay-2.1-0t64- Section: universe/libs
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: mjpegtools
- 6 dependencies
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Mjpegtools
Ubuntu apt95%
libmjpegtools-dev 1:2.1.0+debian-8.1build1
MJPEG capture/editing/replay and MPEG encoding toolset (development)
sudo apt install libmjpegtools-dev- Section: universe/libdevel
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: mjpegtools
- 6 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Mjpegtools
Ubuntu apt95%
libmjpegutils-2.1-0t64 1:2.1.0+debian-8.1build1
MJPEG capture/editing/replay and MPEG encoding toolset (library)
sudo apt install libmjpegutils-2.1-0t64- Section: universe/libs
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: mjpegtools
- 1 dependencies
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Mjpegtools
Ubuntu apt95%
libmpeg2encpp-2.1-0t64 1:2.1.0+debian-8.1build1
MJPEG capture/editing/replay and MPEG encoding toolset (library)
sudo apt install libmpeg2encpp-2.1-0t64- Section: universe/libs
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: mjpegtools
- 4 dependencies
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Mjpegtools
Ubuntu apt95%
libmplex2-2.1-0t64 1:2.1.0+debian-8.1build1
MJPEG capture/editing/replay and MPEG encoding toolset (library)
sudo apt install libmplex2-2.1-0t64- Section: universe/libs
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: mjpegtools
- 4 dependencies
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Mjpegtools
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