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Dev tools · April 24, 2023

FFmpeg Playground - In this tweet

Video format conversions without a server

FFmpeg Playground - In this tweet launched on April 24, 2023 with 6 votes, #2,033 of 4,853 launches that month and more than 50% of that year's launches. The site was still online in September 2026, 3 years on.

What it does

A tool for converting between different media formats (without uploading to a server). It supports m3u8 to mp4, mp4 to webm, mp4 to gif, avi to mp4, and more...

Using ffmpeg to convert between media types, e.g. convert a video from m3u8 to mp4, mp4 to avi, avi to gif, etc... Use it in conjunction with inthisweet.app for even better combinations

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