ffmpeg.wasm
FFmpeg compiled to WebAssembly: convert and trim video and audio inside the browser.
Files, images and media npm MIT Video Audio
How ffmpeg.wasm is used
AgentGid editors added ffmpeg.wasm to the catalog as a well-known library for video and audio. In our scan it appears in 5 public GitHub projects, 4 of them set up for AI coding agents, so there is too little project data to rank it against the tools people use most. Projects that use it most often also use ffmpeg.wasm utils (80.0%), jsdom (60.0%), dotenv (60.0%).
ffmpeg.wasm popularity over time
Gid Score 46: downloads 57, use in agent projects 7, GitHub stars 60, downloads trend 63 (each 0-100). How it is calculated.
Often used with ffmpeg.wasm
| ffmpeg.wasm utils | 80.0% of ffmpeg.wasm projects · 1241.6× more than average |
|---|---|
| jsdom | 60.0% of ffmpeg.wasm projects · 6.2× more than average |
| dotenv | 60.0% of ffmpeg.wasm projects · 3.9× more than average |
| Vitest | 60.0% of ffmpeg.wasm projects · 2.9× more than average |
| Prettier | 60.0% of ffmpeg.wasm projects · 2.8× more than average |
| Vercel Analytics | 40.0% of ffmpeg.wasm projects · 11.1× more than average |
| lru-cache | 40.0% of ffmpeg.wasm projects · 52.8× more than average |
| Marked | 40.0% of ffmpeg.wasm projects · 15.7× more than average |
How ffmpeg.wasm is funded
Open Collective: ffmpeg.wasm
| Received, last 12 months | $46 Oct 2025 – Sep 2026 |
|---|---|
| Estimated annual budget | $55 Open Collective's estimate |
| Balance | $163 |
| Raised since the start | $163 |
| Typical month median, last 12 months | $0 |
| Contributors, last 12 months | 3 |
May 2025Sep 2026
Money by month. First money received in May 2025. The typical month is the median: one big one-off donation does not move it.
The same collective is named by 1 more tool in our catalog: ffmpeg.wasm utils.
USD after payment processor fees, as Open Collective reports it; fiscal host Open Source Collective. Source
Ways to fund ffmpeg.wasm
Open Collective
As the maintainers list them in FUNDING.yml on GitHub. Checked Oct 20, 2026.
Install
| Package | npm install @ffmpeg/ffmpeg |
|---|---|
| Main stacks | TypeScript / JavaScript (3), Next.js (2) |
| Example projects | nirholas/three.ws, PerfLab-io/perfagent, ever-co/ever-rec-desktop |
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