Description:
Open Source Multimedia Framework
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Type: Cask
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Latest Version: 1.28.3@0
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Tracked Since: Dec 28, 2025
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Links:
Homepage |
@gstreamer |
formulae.brew.sh
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Category: Multimedia
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Tags:
multimedia
framework
video
audio
streaming
codecs
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Install:
brew install --cask gstreamer-runtime
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About:
GStreamer is a powerful, open-source multimedia framework that provides a unified pipeline for processing audio, video, and other media streams. The runtime package contains the essential shared libraries and core plugins needed to execute and play back GStreamer-based media applications. It serves as the foundational dependency for numerous multimedia tools and applications on macOS.
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Key Features:
- Cross-platform pipeline-based multimedia processing
- Extensive library of built-in codecs and plugins
- Hardware acceleration support for decoding and encoding
- Mature and stable API for application integration
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Use Cases:
- Providing runtime support for GStreamer-based applications
- Enabling advanced audio/video playback capabilities
- Building custom multimedia processing workflows
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Alternatives:
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FFmpeg
– FFmpeg is a command-line focused tool suite, while GStreamer provides a more modular, pipeline-based framework for building complex media applications.
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VLC
– VLC is a complete media player application that bundles its own codecs, whereas GStreamer is a framework used to build such players and applications.
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Version |
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| May 19, 2026 11:23am |
1.28.3 |
0 |
VERSION_BUMP |
b3e2f3d2 |
| Apr 9, 2026 1:22am |
1.28.2 |
0 |
VERSION_BUMP |
3ed33be7 |
| Feb 27, 2026 1:19am |
1.28.1 |
0 |
VERSION_BUMP |
b12e1a2b |
| Jan 30, 2026 1:11pm |
1.28.0 |
0 |
VERSION_BUMP |
ad1e9ea4 |
| Dec 28, 2025 5:03pm |
1.26.10 |
0 |
VERSION_BUMP |
a5c6b4aa |
| Sep 15, 2025 5:41pm |
1.26.6 |
0 |
VERSION_BUMP |
89910ee4 |
| Aug 23, 2025 12:17pm |
1.26.5 |
0 |
VERSION_BUMP |
cfc569dd |
| Aug 9, 2025 12:33pm |
1.26.5 |
0 |
VERSION_BUMP |
29bc5f11 |
| Jul 30, 2024 9:43pm |
1.24.6 |
0 |
VERSION_BUMP |
83dbea33 |
| Feb 15, 2024 3:49pm |
1.22.10 |
0 |
VERSION_BUMP |
aff87a28 |
| Nov 16, 2023 5:51pm |
1.22.7 |
0 |
VERSION_BUMP |
a11ca71a |
| Nov 2, 2023 3:39pm |
1.22.6 |
0 |
VERSION_BUMP |
cfe889a5 |
| Nov 2, 2023 2:17pm |
1.22.6 |
0 |
NEW |
a823bcc6 |
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