# Install ffmpeg-sidecar with Cargo

Wrap a standalone FFmpeg binary in an intuitive Iterator interface. Version 2.5.2 via Cargo; verified 2026-05-30.

## Install

```sh
sudo av install cargo:ffmpeg-sidecar
```

Additional install commands:

### Portable and language managers

- Cargo (100%):

```sh
cargo install ffmpeg-sidecar
```

  Evidence: local crates.io package metadata

## Package facts

- **Package key:** cargo:ffmpeg-sidecar
- **Package manager:** Cargo
- **Package manager page:** <https://crates.io/crates/ffmpeg-sidecar>
- **Version:** 2.5.2
- **Source summary:** Wrap a standalone FFmpeg binary in an intuitive Iterator interface.
- **Repository:** <https://github.com/nathanbabcock/ffmpeg-sidecar>
- **License:** MIT
- **Source archive:** <https://static.crates.io/crates/ffmpeg-sidecar/ffmpeg-sidecar-2.5.2.crate>
- **Published:** 2026-05-30 19:02:57.998598+00
- **Last updated:** 2026-05-30 19:02:57.998598+00
- **Generated:** 2026-08-03T19:37:03+00:00

## Executables

- ffmpeg-sidecar (binary): Declared by crates.io version metadata.

## Install behavior

- Bottle: not available

## Freshness

- Page generated: 2026-08-03
- Package-manager version: 2.5.2

## Security Notes

No matching local secret-handling manifest was found for ffmpeg-sidecar. Nucleus package metadata is still published here so future coverage has a stable package URL.


## Source Database Details

- **Source Database:** crates.io database dump
- **Crate ID:** 785,480
- **Crate Size:** 61,907
- **Edition:** 2021
- **Executable Intent:** Intent: public_cli, Signals: archive contains src/main.rs, binary name matches crate name
- **Has Lib:** yes
- **Num Versions:** 31
- **Recent Download Window Days:** 90
- **Rust Version:** 1.79
- **Version ID:** 2,484,574


## Sources

- crates.io package index
- pkgdb category and tag curation
- cross-ecosystem install command graph