ffmpeg-skill
ffmpeg-skill is an Agent Skill that gives coding agents 42 local FFmpeg tools to cut, caption, reframe, and export video for creators.
What it is good for
- Cutting and joining long video footage locally
- Adding captions and karaoke-style text to videos
- Reformatting video to vertical or square aspect ratios
- Normalizing audio loudness for platform delivery
At a glance
- Who it is for
- Setup
- Guided command-line setup
Level 4 of 5. You copy and paste commands into a terminal by following the instructions. Comfortable territory for vibe coders.
- Cost
- Free and open source
- Type
- Skill or plugin
- Tasks
- Works with
- Claude Code, Cursor, Codex, FFmpeg, MCP clients
Momentum
- Rank this week
- #45
- Best rank
- #45 week 44, 2026
- Stars gained last week
- +1,416
- GitHub stars
- 4,321
GitHub numbers as of Nov 2, 2026. Updated weekly.
Ranking history
Official links
Setup steps are on the official pages. We do not repeat them here, since they change.
Questions
- Is ffmpeg-skill free?
- Yes. It is free and open source (MIT license).
- Do I need to know how to code to use ffmpeg-skill?
- You do not need to write code, but setup means copying and pasting commands into a terminal by following its instructions.
- What does ffmpeg-skill work with?
- According to its own documentation, it works with Claude Code, Cursor, Codex, FFmpeg, and MCP clients.
- What is ffmpeg-skill good for?
- Cutting and joining long video footage locally, adding captions and karaoke-style text to videos, reformatting video to vertical or square aspect ratios, and normalizing audio loudness for platform delivery.
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