libvpx ☆

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Description:
VP8/VP9 video codec

Type: Formula | Tracked Since: Dec 28, 2025

Links: Homepage | formulae.brew.sh

Category: Multimedia

Tags: video codec vp8 vp9 multimedia encoding

Install: brew install libvpx

About:
Libvpx is a high-performance, open-source video codec library for encoding and decoding video streams using the VP8 and VP9 video formats. It provides a robust software implementation that enables royalty-free video compression, making it a foundational component for web video delivery. The library is widely used to ensure high-quality video playback across diverse platforms and devices without licensing fees.

Key Features:

Supports VP8 and VP9 video codecs
Royalty-free and open-source
High-performance software implementation
Cross-platform compatibility

Use Cases:

Encoding and decoding video for web streaming services
Real-time video communication applications
Video processing and transcoding pipelines

Alternatives:

x264 – x264 is a popular H.264 encoder, which is a proprietary standard requiring patent licenses, unlike the royalty-free VP8/VP9.
aom – aom (AV1) is the successor to VP9, offering better compression efficiency but with higher computational cost.

Version History

Detected	Version	Rev	Change	Commit
Nov 3, 2024 9:18am		0	VERSION_BUMP	612369e1