libvmaf
brew install libvmafPerceptual video quality assessment based on multi-method fusion
https://github.com/Netflix/vmaf
License: BSD-2-Clause-Patent
Development: Pull requests
Formula JSON API: /api/formula/libvmaf.json
Formula code: libvmaf.rb on GitHub
Bottle (binary package) installation support provided for:
| macOS on Apple Silicon |
golden gate | ✅ |
|---|---|---|
| tahoe | ✅ | |
| sequoia | ✅ | |
| Linux | ARM64 | ✅ |
| x86_64 | ✅ |
Current versions:
| stable | ✅ | 3.2.1 |
Depends on when building from source:
| meson | 1.12.1 | Fast and user friendly build system |
| ninja | 1.13.2 | Small build system for use with gyp or CMake |
Uses from macOS: vim (build)
Binaries:
vmaf
GitHub Packages downloads:
| Last 30 days | 1,886,336 |
|---|---|
| Downloads | 38,861,423 |
| Analytics install events (30 days) | 82,752 |
| Downloads / install events (30 days) | 22.8× |
Source: GitHub Packages, fetched 2026-11-11T00:49:57Z. Analytics dates: 2026-10-12 to 2026-11-11. Totals exclude downloads from Bintray before the migration to GitHub Packages. Downloads and install attempts measure different things; the difference does not count analytics opt-outs. Definitions and limitations.
Analytics:
| 30 days | 90 days | 365 days | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Installs | 82,748 | 214,531 | 862,865 |
Installs (--HEAD) | 4 | 6 | 24 |
| Installs on Request | 420 | 1,432 | 4,499 |
Installs on Request (--HEAD) | 0 | 1 | 7 |
| Build Errors | 877 |