node-ffprobe-installer


  

 

Platform independent binary installer of FFprobe for node projects. Useful for tools that should "just work" in multiple environments.

Installs a standalone static binary of ffprobe for the current platform and provides a path and version. Supports Linux, Windows 7+, and MacOS 10.9+.

A combination of package.json fields optionalDependencies, cpu, and os lets the installer only download the binary for the current platform. See also Warnings during install.

Supports Node >= 14.21.2

Install

npm install --save @ffprobe-installer/ffprobe

Usage examples

``javascript
const ffprobe = require('@ffprobe-installer/ffprobe');
console.log(ffprobe.path, ffprobe.version);
`

$3

`javascript
const ffprobePath = require('@ffprobe-installer/ffprobe').path;
const spawn = require('child_process').spawn;
const ffprobe = spawn(ffprobePath, args);
ffprobe.on('exit', onExit);
`

$3

`javascript
const ffprobePath = require('@ffprobe-installer/ffprobe').path;
const ffmpeg = require('fluent-ffmpeg');
ffmpeg.setFfprobePath(ffprobePath);
`

Warnings during install

To automatically choose the binary to install, optionalDependencies are used. This currently outputs warnings in the console, an issue for that is tracked by the npm team here.

Known Issues

$3

If you get permissions issues, try adding a .npmrc file with the following:

unsafe-perm=true

See node-ffmpeg-installer/issues/21

$3

It's a known issue that Asar breaks native paths. As a workaround, if you use Asar, you can do something like this:

`javascript
const ffprobePath = require('@ffprobe-installer/ffprobe').path.replace(
'app.asar',
'app.asar.unpacked'
);
`

The binaries

Downloaded from the sources listed at ffmpeg.org:

- Linux (armhf, arm64, ia32, x64) (20230721-c2b3861): https://www.johnvansickle.com/ffmpeg/
- macOS (x64) (20230213-f8d6d0f): https://evermeet.cx/ffmpeg/
- macOS (arm64) (5.1.2-7268323): contributed by wongyiuhang
- Windows 32-bit (20230213-f8d6d0f): https://github.com/sudo-nautilus/FFmpeg-Builds-Win32/
- Windows 64-bit (20230213-2296078): https://www.gyan.dev/ffmpeg/builds/

For version updates, submit issue or pull request.

Upload new versions

In every updated platforms/*` directory:

npm run upload

See also

- node-ffmpeg-installer - This project is a fork of ffmpeg-installer

Contributors ✨

Thanks goes to these wonderful people (emoji key):

Jonas Dautel 💻

Kiko Beats 💻

Kaan Ozdokmeci 📖

Sergio Maria Matone 💻

Sebastian 💻

Wong Yiu Hang 💻

This project follows the all-contributors specification. Contributions of any kind are welcome!