Build FFmpeg for Apple Silicon

Prerequisites

Install the following packages using Homebrew:

• pkgconfig
• libtool
• glib
• autoconf
• automake
• cmake

The glib will be linked dynamically because it is discouraged linking statically.

Guide

• Clone this repository.

• Clone the repository and fetch submodules:

  git submodule update --depth 1 --recursive --init

• Fetch non-submodule dependencies.

  ./fetch_release.sh

• Build 3rd-party dependencies.

  ./build_contrib.sh

• Build FFmpeg.

  ./build_ffmpeg.sh

References

• FFmpeg for ARM-based Apple Silicon Macs