gstreamer-runtime ☆
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Description:
Open Source Multimedia Framework
Type: Cask  |  Latest Version: 1.28.0@0  |  Tracked Since: Dec 28, 2025
Links: Homepage  |  @gstreamer  |  formulae.brew.sh
Category: Multimedia
Tags: multimedia framework video audio streaming codecs
Install: brew install --cask gstreamer-runtime
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.
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
Use Cases:
  • Providing runtime support for GStreamer-based applications
  • Enabling advanced audio/video playback capabilities
  • Building custom multimedia processing workflows
Alternatives:
  • FFmpeg – FFmpeg is a command-line focused tool suite, while GStreamer provides a more modular, pipeline-based framework for building complex media applications.
  • 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.
Version History
Detected Version Rev Change Commit
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
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