Installing FFmpeg on macOS Big Sur (on Intel)

Installing FFmpeg on macOS Big Sur (on Intel)

FFmpeg download: https://ffmpeg.org

Adding the path when using Bash: https://www.rickmakes.com/installing-ffmpeg-on-a-mac-without-macports/#bash_profile

FFmpeg Notes: https://www.rickmakes.com/ffmpeg-notes/

FFmpeg playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLErU2HjQZ_ZOPDZ71Khzt5PX4X4j6flkg

Go to Downloads Folder

cd ~/Downloads

List Files

ls

Check if /usr/local/bin exists

ls /usr/local/bin

Create /usr/local/bin (if it doesn’t exist)

sudo mkdir -p /usr/local/bin

Copy Binaries to /usr/local/bin

sudo cp ff* /usr/local/bin

Remove Binaries from Quarantine

sudo xattr -dr com.apple.quarantine /usr/local/bin/ff*

Check PATH

echo $PATH

Go to Home Directory

cd

Add /usr/local/bin to PATH (if needed)

touch ~/.zshrc
open -e ~/.zshrc

Contents of .zshrc File

path+=/usr/local/bin

Load .zshrc Immediately

source .zshrc

Run ffmpeg, ffprobe, ffplay

ffmpeg
ffprobe
ffplay

Check Shell (if you are having trouble)

echo $SHELL

If you get “/bin/bash”, see these instructions.