FFmpeg Auto-Install

Medix needs ffmpeg and ffprobe to do actual conversion, but you don’t have to install them first. On every run, Medix checks whether both binaries are on PATH. If not, it:

1. Detects your operating system and architecture
2. Probes for a supported package manager
3. Offers to run the right install command for you

You can always say no and install manually.

Supported managers

Platform	Detected managers
macOS	Homebrew, MacPorts
Debian / Ubuntu	APT
Fedora / RHEL / CentOS	DNF, YUM
Arch Linux / Manjaro	Pacman
Windows	winget, Chocolatey, Scoop

Manual install reference

If you’d rather install FFmpeg yourself:

macOS

brew install ffmpeg

Ubuntu / Debian

sudo apt update
sudo apt install ffmpeg

Fedora

sudo dnf install ffmpeg

RHEL / CentOS

Enable RPM Fusion first, then:

sudo dnf install ffmpeg

Arch Linux

sudo pacman -S ffmpeg

Windows — winget

winget install Gyan.FFmpeg

Windows — Chocolatey

choco install ffmpeg

Windows — Scoop

scoop install ffmpeg

Verifying the install

ffmpeg -version
ffprobe -version

Both should print version info. If either says “command not found”, make sure your shell has re-loaded PATH after install (open a new terminal).

Troubleshooting

“FFmpeg is installed but Medix can’t find it” — make sure it’s on PATH. On Windows, check Environment Variables → PATH. On macOS/Linux, run which ffmpeg — it should print a path.

“Package manager not detected” — Medix falls back to printing manual install instructions for your platform. File an issue if you think a manager should be supported.