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CLUSTER VIDEO-OPEN-SOURCE · 16 ENTRIES · EARLIEST ENTRY 2015-11-28

Video codec encoding and decoding tools

This cluster consists of open-source libraries, encoders, decoders, and utilities that implement or wrap various video compression standards, including H.264, H.265, H.266, Theora, AVS, and MPEG-5 EVC, along with hardware-accelerated encoding and simpler transcoding front-ends. The dated history shows 10 entries from 2015 through mid-2026, with a sporadic, low-frequency pattern of single or double additions each year and no clear trend. The highest traction leader is 'handbrake-alternative-simple' with 25 stars, while other dated members show 0 stars.

Entry timeline

ENTRY TIMELINE

NOV 2015: 1AUG 2017: 1JUL 2018: 1MAR 2020: 1MAY 2021: 1FEB 2023: 1NOV 2023: 2JUL 2026: 2AUG 2026: 2SEP 2026: 4
NOV 2015SEP 2026

Each bar is the month a member carries, which is a creation date where the source published one and a crawl date otherwise. Nothing in the index was found before 11 August 2026, and coverage broadened sharply on 14–15 August, so a bar from then on reports how much we found that month, not how much was built; an earlier bar reports how far back a member's own source dated it — not how long we have been watching.

Members by activity

Activity signals, not revenue.

Build origin · 4 hand-coded · 12 unlabelled

Operator · 2 hobby · 13 open source · 1 unlabelled

Two labels per entry, never collapsed into one: how it was built, and who stands behind it. Counted over the 16 listed below. Unlabelled means nothing has decided yet — not that the answer is small.

  1. 01obs-macos-videotoolbox-encoders3★1 moliveOBS Studio plugin that adds customizable Apple hardware encoders for H.264 and HEVC video with adjustable latency and quality settings.
  2. 02lib32-x2650★1 moliveopen sourceLibrary that encodes video into H.265/HEVC format for 32-bit systems.
  3. 03ros2-jazzy-theora_image_transport0★1 moliveopen sourceImage transport plugin that enables compressed video streaming for robotics systems.
  4. 04lib32-libtheora0★1 moliveopen sourceLibrary for encoding and decoding video in the Theora compression format.
  5. 05hornero-greeter-media-base0★29 daysliveopen sourceVideo asset pack providing offline H.264 footage for a Linux login screen's animated background.
  6. 06recode0★22 days—hobbySelf-hosted web app that converts H.264 video libraries to AV1 with GPU encoding, verifies each output, and requires visual comparison before replacing originals.
  7. 07video-archive-converter0★2 moliveopen sourceUtility that converts video archives to H.264 720p while preserving audio and subtitles.
  8. 08xevd0★2 molivehand-codedopen sourceOpen-source decoder for MPEG-5 EVC video streams, used by developers to integrate playback.
  9. 09xeve0★2 molivehand-codedopen sourceOpen-source encoder for MPEG-5 EVC video, providing compression for video processing pipelines.
  10. 10vvdec0★2 moliveopen sourceOpen-source decoder library that converts H.266/VVC compressed video into raw frames for playback or processing.
  11. 11xavs-llvm0★1 moliveopen sourceImplements high-quality encoding and decoding of the AVS video standard.
  12. 12EncodeLab0★1 mo—hand-codedhobbyA video encoding tool that compares HandBrake presets by analyzing frame quality to guide compression choices.
  13. 13vvenc0★8 mostaleliveopen sourceOpen-source encoder that converts raw video into H.266/VVC compressed streams for storage or transmission.
  14. 14xavs20★2 yrabandonedliveopen sourceOpen-source encoder for the AVS2-P2/IEEE1857.4 video coding standard.
  15. 15x264_1520★2 yrabandonedliveopen sourceA library and tool for encoding H.264/AVC video with audio support.
  16. 16xavs0★10 yrabandonedlivehand-codedopen sourceAn encoder and decoder implementation for the AVS video standard.

Ranked by traction, highest first, and paged 20 at a time — this is a window on the cluster, never the whole of it. Ties are broken by a stable id so a product cannot appear on two pages or fall between them. Browse every cluster.