qtmultimedia ☆

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Description:
Provides APIs for playing back and recording audiovisual content

Type: Formula | Latest Version: 6.9.3@0 | Tracked Since: Oct 11, 2025

Links: Homepage | @qtproject | formulae.brew.sh

Category: Multimedia

Tags: qt multimedia audio video c++ qml

Install: brew install qtmultimedia

About:
Qt Multimedia is a module that provides a rich set of APIs for handling audio and video content. It enables developers to integrate playback, recording, and camera functionality into applications. It abstracts platform-specific backends to deliver a consistent multimedia experience.

Key Features:

Cross-platform audio/video playback and recording
Camera integration and viewfinder functionality
Support for various codecs and media formats
QML and C++ API support

Use Cases:

Building media players and streaming applications
Integrating camera capture in desktop or mobile apps
Processing audio streams for VoIP or communication tools

Alternatives:

GStreamer – A lower-level, highly extensible multimedia framework, often used as a backend for Qt itself on Linux.
FFmpeg – A comprehensive suite for processing and transcoding multimedia, typically used for command-line tools or custom decoders.

Version History

Detected	Version	Rev	Change	Commit
Oct 11, 2025 9:09pm		0	VERSION_BUMP	e413e6da
Oct 10, 2025 12:20am		0	VERSION_BUMP	4e408aef