We at LinuxAndUbuntu understand that CLI version is more efficient for pro users, but for newbies, it’s nothing but an iron ball to chew.īelow is the guide was written by us on how to use GUI in FFmpeg using “WinFF”, an awesome GUI tool for FFmpeg.

There are a lot of GUI applications available for FFmpeg which you can use easily and effectively. I chose to keep this point in first because many newbies don’t use FFmpeg just because it comes in CLI version in default. tar.gz Install FFmpeg on Ubuntu sudo apt install ffmpeg You can download FFmpeg from its official site easily from the link given below.ĭownload. However there are many Linux newbies that find it difficult to use FFmpeg, this article aims to help them with a few basics that will be sure to be helpful to them. I myself use it every day to convert various files. Most persons use it (regardless of OS) and still are amazed by its working. Who doesn’t love converting media files for various purposes? On Linux distros, one of the best media converter available is FFmpeg.

Run ffmpeg command line