macOS
Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install rav1elocal Homebrew formula metadata
MacPortsverified · 94%
sudo port install rav1eMacPorts ports tree · multimedia/rav1e/Portfile · source: api.github.com
brew / rank 360
Install rav1e with Homebrew, apk, apt, dnf, MacPorts, Nix, pacman, zypper
Fastest and safest AV1 video encoder. Version 0.8.1 via Homebrew; verified 2026-09-10. Also installable with debian: sudo apt install rav1e.
install
Additional install commands
Linux
Alpine Linux apkverified · 92%
sudo apk add rav1eAlpine Linux edge package indexes · rav1e · source: dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org
Debian aptverified · 92%
sudo apt install rav1eDebian stable package indexes · rav1e · source: deb.debian.org
Fedora dnfverified · 92%
sudo dnf install rav1eFedora Rawhide package metadata · rav1e · source: dl.fedoraproject.org
Nixverified · 92%
nix profile install nixpkgs#rav1enixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/ra/rav1e/package.nix · source: api.github.com
Arch Linux pacmanverified · 92%
sudo pacman -S rav1eArch Linux sync databases · rav1e · source: geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com
openSUSE zypperverified · 92%
sudo zypper install rav1eopenSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · rav1e · source: download.opensuse.org
overview
Package summary
Fastest and safest AV1 video encoder
Project links
Commands and aliases
- rav1e
history
Project history and usage
rav1e is Xiph.Org's Rust-based AV1 video encoder, distributed as both a command-line program and a C-compatible library.
Project history
rav1e was developed under the Xiph.Org organization as an AV1 encoder emphasizing memory safety and encoding speed. Its official documentation describes a pre-1.0 Cargo-style versioning policy in which API-breaking changes require a minor-version increment.
Adoption history
The supplied package metadata records rav1e packages across Homebrew, Debian, Ubuntu, Fedora/DNF, Arch, Alpine, MacPorts, Nix, and openSUSE ecosystems, indicating unusually broad distribution for a specialist encoder.
How it is used
Command-line users encode Y4M input to AV1 output, commonly in an IVF container. The README positions rav1e for workloads where the libaom reference encoder is too slow.
Packagers must account for a Rust toolchain and optional architecture-specific assembly built with NASM or a platform assembler. Runtime behavior can be adjusted through command-line options; no persistent configuration file is officially documented.
Why package nerds care
rav1e is notable as a substantial Rust implementation of a modern royalty-free video codec. It offers both a command-line encoder and a C-compatible library, making it relevant to media pipelines as well as language and ABI packaging discussions.
Its regular prerelease practice and performance-sensitive native-code dependencies make it a useful case study in packaging Rust applications that also use architecture-specific assembly.
Timeline
- Pre-1.0 era: The project documents Cargo-style versioning and minor-version bumps for API-breaking changes.
- Current release practice: The official README states that weekly prereleases are published on Tuesdays.
Related projects
- AV1
- libaom
- dav1d
- Xiph.Org
Sources
- Distribution evidence: source_facts.package-manager
- Official documentation index: https://github.com/xiph/rav1e/tree/master/doc
- Official repository and README: https://github.com/xiph/rav1e
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
Install behavior
- No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
- Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 8 platform targets.
- Build metadata lists 2 build dependencies.
Recommended review
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executables
Installed executables
| Command | Kind | Exposure | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
rav1e | cli | global executable |
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 generated2026-09-19
manager version0.8.1
manager updated2026-09-10
local dataok
upstreamcurrent
latest detectedv0.8.1
- okNo freshness warnings were generated.
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:rav1e |
|---|---|
| Version | 0.8.1 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Package manager page | https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/rav1e |
| Homepage | https://github.com/xiph/rav1e |
| Repository | https://github.com/xiph/rav1e |
| License | BSD-2-Clause |
| Source archive | https://github.com/xiph/rav1e/archive/refs/tags/v0.8.1.tar.gz |
| Last updated | 2026-09-10T19:39:17Z |
| Pulse | updated |
| Build dependencies | cargo-c, rust |
| Bottle | available (on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, arm64_ventura, sonoma, ventura, x86_64_linux) |
| Homebrew post-install | not defined |
| Service | none declared |
registry facts
Source database details
| Source Database | Homebrew formula API |
|---|---|
| Tap | homebrew/core |
| Full Name | rav1e |
| Version Scheme | 0 |
| Revision | 0 |
| Head Version | HEAD |
| Bottle Stable Root URL | https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core |
| Deprecated | no |
| Disabled | no |
| Keg Only | no |
| URL Keys |
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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%
rav1e 0.7.1-9+b2
Fastest and safest AV1 encoder - command line encoder
https://github.com/xiph/rav1e/
sudo apt install rav1e- Section: video
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: rust-rav1e
- 2 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Rav1e
Nix95%
rav1e
nix profile install nixpkgs#rav1e- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Rav1e
Ubuntu apt95%
rav1e 0.7.1-2
Fastest and safest AV1 encoder - command line encoder
sudo apt install rav1e- Section: universe/video
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: rust-rav1e
- 2 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Rav1e
apk95%
rav1e 0.8.1-r0
The fastest and safest AV1 encoder
sudo apk add rav1e- License: BSD-2-Clause custom
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: rav1e
- 1 dependencies
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Rav1e
apk95%
rav1e-dev 0.8.1-r0
The fastest and safest AV1 encoder (development files)
sudo apk add rav1e-dev- License: BSD-2-Clause custom
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: rav1e
- 1 dependencies
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Rav1e
apk95%
rav1e-doc 0.8.1-r0
The fastest and safest AV1 encoder (documentation)
sudo apk add rav1e-doc- License: BSD-2-Clause custom
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: rav1e
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Rav1e
apk95%
rav1e-libs 0.8.1-r0
The fastest and safest AV1 encoder (libraries)
sudo apk add rav1e-libs- License: BSD-2-Clause custom
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: rav1e
- 1 dependencies
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Rav1e
apk95%
rav1e-static 0.8.1-r0
The fastest and safest AV1 encoder (static library)
sudo apk add rav1e-static- License: BSD-2-Clause custom
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: rav1e
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Rav1e
dnf95%
rav1e 0.8.1-4.fc45
Fastest and safest AV1 encoder
https://crates.io/crates/rav1e
sudo dnf install rav1e- License: BSD-2-Clause AND ISC AND MIT AND LicenseRef-BSD-2-Clause-WITH-AdditionRef-AOMPL-1.0 AND (Apache-2.0 OR MIT) AND (Apache-2.0 WITH LLVM-exception OR Apache-2.0
- Category: Unspecified
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: rust-rav1e
- 4 dependencies
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Rav1e
pacman95%
rav1e 0.8.1-3
An AV1 encoder focused on speed and safety
https://github.com/xiph/rav1e/
sudo pacman -S rav1e- License: BSD-2-Clause
- Architecture: x86_64
- 2 dependencies
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Rav1e
zypper95%
librav1e0_8 0.8.1-2.3
AV1 encoder library
sudo zypper install librav1e0_8- License: BSD-2-Clause AND ISC
- Category: System/Libraries
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: rav1e
- 5 dependencies
- 2 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Rav1e
zypper95%
librav1e0_8-32bit 0.8.1-2.3
AV1 encoder library
sudo zypper install librav1e0_8-32bit- License: BSD-2-Clause AND ISC
- Category: System/Libraries
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: rav1e
- 5 dependencies
- 2 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Rav1e
zypper95%
rav1e 0.8.1-2.3
Fastest and safest AV1 encoder
sudo zypper install rav1e- License: BSD-2-Clause AND ISC
- Category: Productivity/Multimedia/Video/Editors and Convertors
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: rav1e
- 4 dependencies
- 2 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Rav1e
zypper95%
rav1e-devel 0.8.1-2.3
Development files for rav1e
sudo zypper install rav1e-devel- License: BSD-2-Clause AND ISC
- Category: Development/Libraries/C and C++
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: rav1e
- 2 dependencies
- 2 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Rav1e
MacPorts95%
rav1e
sudo port install rav1e- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Rav1e
source trail
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