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MediaInfo vs FFmpeg: catalog facts
MediaInfo	FFmpeg
Free Free and open source under a BSD 2-clause licence.	Free Free and open source. The codebase is mainly LGPL 2.1 with some components under the GPL…
Windows, macOS, Linux, Command line, iOS	Windows, macOS, Linux, Command line
Reports every codec, bitrate, track and tag in one readable panel Command-line tool as well as graphical versions, across every desktop platform	Handles practically every container and codec there is Remuxes without re-encoding, so a container change is instant and lossless
Reports only; it does not convert or fix anything The Windows installer has historically offered optional bundled software; choose carefully	Command line only, with syntax that punishes guessing Argument order matters in ways that are not obvious
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: BSD-2-Clause	License: LGPL-2.1
No account needed	No account needed
Works offline	Works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 21, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 21, 2026

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