av1an ☆

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Description:
Cross-platform command-line encoding framework

Type: Formula | Tracked Since: Jan 4, 2026

Links: Homepage | formulae.brew.sh

Category: Multimedia

Tags: video encoding av1 multimedia cli

Install: brew install av1an

About:
Av1an is a cross-platform command-line tool designed to streamline and accelerate video encoding workflows, specifically targeting modern AV1 codecs. It intelligently manages scene detection, chunking, and parallel processing to maximize hardware utilization and encoding speed. The tool acts as a wrapper around popular encoders like aomenc, rav1e, and SVT-AV1, simplifying complex parameter tuning.

Key Features:

Automatic scene detection and splitting for efficient encoding
Parallel processing to utilize all CPU cores across multiple chunks
Support for multiple AV1 encoders (aomenc, rav1e, SVT-AV1)
Resume functionality for interrupted encodes
Built-in audio and subtitle handling

Use Cases:

Batch encoding large video libraries to the efficient AV1 format
Speeding up high-quality video encodes on multi-core systems
Creating optimized video files for web streaming or archival

Alternatives:

HandBrake – HandBrake offers a GUI and simpler presets, while Av1an focuses on CLI-driven, high-performance AV1 encoding with parallel processing.
FFmpeg – FFmpeg is a raw multimedia framework; Av1an wraps FFmpeg to automate complex chunking and parallelization logic specifically for AV1.

Version History

Detected	Version	Rev	Change	Commit
Jan 4, 2026 12:00pm		0	META	a018bfe1