How to Install FFmpeg on Windows?

The ffmpeg is a  cross-platform & open-source software utility to record, convert and stream video/audio files. It can be used to:

• Change the  format of a video/audio file
• Extract audio from video file
• Merge audio and video streams
• Change the bitrate of a video/audio file
• Create GIF from a video file
• Extract still images from a video file
• To embed subtitles into a video file
• To compress or resize a video/audio file
• Record a live stream

In this article, we will show you how to install ffmpeg in Windows.

Installing FFmpeg on windows:

Follow the below steps to install FFmpeg on windows:

Step 1: Click here to download the zip file of the latest version. (As of September 2021, version 4.4 is the latest)

Step 2: Unzip this file by using any file archiver such as Winrar or 7z.

Step 3: Rename the extracted folder to ffmpeg and move it into the root of C: drive.

Step 4: Now, run cmd as an administrator and set the environment path variable for ffmpeg by running the following command:

setx /m PATH "C:\ffmpeg\bin;%PATH%"

Step 5: Restart your computer and verify the installation by running:

ffmpeg -version