Libraries

The following table shows the types of the libraries created by FFmpegKit build scripts and published in the FFmpegKit releases.

Note that on Apple platforms the primary bundle format is xcframeworks/frameworks. Library types listed below are used to create them. Additionally, Supplementary Libraries are libraries that are required to build External Libraries.

	FFmpegKit		FFmpeg		External Libraries	Supplementary Libraries
Android	shared (.so)		shared (.so)		static (.a)	static (.a)
Apple (iOS, macOS, tvOS)	>= v4.5.1	shared (.dylib)	>= v4.5.1	shared (.dylib)	static (.a)	static (.a)
	< v4.5.1	static (.a)	< v4.5.1	static (.a)
Linux	shared (.so)		shared (.so)		static (.a)	static (.a)

And, below you can see how they are linked.

	FFmpegKit		FFmpeg		External Libraries	Supplementary Libraries
Android	Dynamically linked to FFmpeg		Statically linked to External Libraries		Statically linked to Supplementary Libraries	-
Apple (iOS, macOS, tvOS)	>= v4.5.1	Dynamically linked to FFmpeg	>= v4.5.1	Dynamically linked to External Libraries	Statically linked to Supplementary Libraries	-
	< v4.5.1	Statically linked to FFmpeg	< v4.5.1	Statically linked to External Libraries
Linux	Dynamically linked to FFmpeg		Statically linked to External Libraries		Statically linked to Supplementary Libraries	-