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brew install mp4fflocal Homebrew formula metadata
MacPortsverified · 94%
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Install mp4ff with Homebrew, MacPorts
Tools for parsing and manipulating MP4/ISOBMFF files. Version 0.55.0 via Homebrew; verified 2026-07-29. Also installable with macports: sudo port install mp4ff.
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overview
Package summary
Tools for parsing and manipulating MP4/ISOBMFF files
Project links
Commands and aliases
- mp4ff-crop
- mp4ff-decrypt
- mp4ff-encrypt
- mp4ff-info
- mp4ff-mvhevc
- mp4ff-nallister
- mp4ff-pslister
- mp4ff-subslister
history
Project history and usage
mp4ff is Eyevinn's Go library and tool set for MP4 and ISO Base Media File Format work, authored around video-engineering needs by Torbjorn Einarson and collaborators. The project emphasizes fragmented MP4, the style used by MPEG-DASH, HLS fMP4, MSS, CMAF-style tracks, and other streaming workflows, while also handling progressive MP4 files.
Project history
The library parses and writes MP4 box structures and includes codec-specific support for AVC/H.264, HEVC/H.265, AV1, VVC, AAC, AC-3, Opus, WebVTT, TTML, and related sample-entry metadata. Its command-line tools expose common inspection and transformation tasks: mp4ff-info prints the MP4 box tree, mp4ff-pslister and mp4ff-nallister inspect codec parameter sets and NAL units, mp4ff-subslister inspects subtitle samples, mp4ff-crop trims progressive files, and mp4ff-encrypt/mp4ff-decrypt handle Common Encryption variants.
How it is used
The project grew from the absence of a performant Go library that covered fragmented files deeply enough for backend services and command-line tooling. In practice, it is used by developers building packaging, inspection, encryption, resegmentation, and regression-test tooling around MP4 assets, rather than by end users editing media metadata by hand.
Sources
security posture
No protected-tool coverage found yet
No matching local secret-handling manifest was found for mp4ff. Nucleus package metadata is still published here so future coverage has a stable package URL.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
mp4ff-crop | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
mp4ff-decrypt | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
mp4ff-encrypt | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
mp4ff-info | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
mp4ff-mvhevc | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
mp4ff-nallister | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
mp4ff-pslister | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
mp4ff-subslister | 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 version0.55.0
manager updated2026-07-29
local dataunknown
upstreamnot available
latest detectednot detected
- okNo freshness warnings were generated.
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:mp4ff |
|---|---|
| Version | 0.55.0 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Homepage | https://github.com/Eyevinn/mp4ff |
| Repository | https://github.com/Eyevinn/mp4ff |
| Last updated | 2026-07-29T17:05:01+02:00 |
| Pulse | updated |
| Bottle | not recorded |
| Service | none declared |
source database matches
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MacPorts95%
mp4ff
sudo port install mp4ff- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Mp4ff
source trail
Generated from repository data
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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
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