Install FFmpeg Manually

Clipset includes FFmpeg out of the box. If something went wrong and the app asks you to install FFmpeg, follow one of the methods below.

Recommended

Method 1 — Homebrew

Homebrew is the easiest way to install FFmpeg on a Mac. If you already have Homebrew, this takes one command.

Open Terminal (search "Terminal" in Spotlight or find it in Applications → Utilities).

Check if Homebrew is installed. Paste this and press Enter:

brew --version

If you see a version number, skip to step 4. If you see "command not found", continue to step 3.

Install Homebrew. Paste this entire line and press Enter:

/bin/bash -c "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Homebrew/install/HEAD/install.sh)"

It will ask for your Mac password. You won't see characters as you type — that's normal. Press Enter when done.

Install FFmpeg:

brew install ffmpeg

This may take a few minutes. Wait until you see the terminal prompt again.

Restart Clipset. It will find FFmpeg automatically.

Alternative

If you don't want to use Homebrew, you can download FFmpeg directly and place it where Clipset can find it.

Download the latest FFmpeg build for macOS from evermeet.cx/ffmpeg.

Download the file named ffmpeg-X.X.X.zip (not ffprobe or ffplay).

Unzip the downloaded file. You'll get a single file called ffmpeg.

Move it to /usr/local/bin. Open Terminal and run:

sudo mv ~/Downloads/ffmpeg /usr/local/bin/ffmpeg

Make it executable:

chmod +x /usr/local/bin/ffmpeg

If macOS blocks it with a security warning, go to System Settings → Privacy & Security and click "Allow Anyway" next to the FFmpeg message.

Restart Clipset.

Open Terminal and run this command. If you see a version number, FFmpeg is installed correctly.

ffmpeg -version

Still not working?