Binaries for arm64?

[justvanrossum]

Thank you for making ffmpeg.download!

I was searching for an arm64 build for macOS, but I read this:

intel-binary-runs-on-arm
No native Apple Silicon binaries; Intel binaries run on ARM without a perf hit.

Apparently this is no longer true on macOS 27 Golden Gate, which sadly dropped support for Intel.

Do you happen to have any plans to add native ffmpeg binaries for arm64 processors?

[xop01]

You are right that relying on the old x64-only build is a bad plan on newer macOS releases that no longer run Intel-only apps the way they used to.

ffmpeg.download is meant to ship native builds per platform. If arm64 macOS is missing today, the practical options are:

1. Build ffmpeg for arm64 yourself (static build scripts from the ffmpeg project, or a package manager on Apple Silicon).
2. Use another trusted arm64 macOS build until this site adds one.

For the site maintainers: publishing a real arm64 macOS binary (and updating the note about Rosetta) would fix this for everyone. If you open an issue on the repo that powers the downloads, that is usually the fastest way to track it.

@justvanrossum

[peternaf]

@justvanrossum thanks for the heads-up and the question! We will support native FFmpeg ARM binaries for macOS if enough people flag that they need them. I believe this demand will increase over time as macOS 27 proliferates.

@xop01 - feels like an automated bot response.. If not, let me know.