FFmpeg, a privately owned entity headquartered in France, was founded in 2000 and operates with roughly 10 employees. The company specializes in online audio and video media, functioning as a free and open-source software project comprising a suite of libraries and programs designed for handling video, audio, and other multimedia files and streams. At its core is the command-line ffmpeg tool, which is utilized for processing video and audio files, format transcoding, basic editing, video scaling, video post-production effects, and ensuring standards compliance.
FFmpeg developers released version 9.0 on August 5, 2026, an update four and a half months after 8.1. This major release included over 2,200 commits from more than 160 authors, affecting 1,781 files and adding nearly 85,000 lines of code, significantly overhauling core video processing with a Vulkan push and Swscale rewrite. This followed the August 4, 2026, shipment of FFmpeg 9.0 “Lei,” a significant upgrade to the open-source multimedia framework. The new version expanded Vulkan GPU acceleration and moved AI inference onto the GPU, while also featuring specific removals. Previously, on July 27, 2026, severity vulnerabilities were identified, putting global media infrastructure at risk due to FFmpeg's foundational role in modern multimedia processing for streaming, content uploads, and media conversions.
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