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Libvpx

libvpx is a free software video codec library from Google and the Alliance for Open Media (AOMedia). It serves as the reference software implementation for the VP8 and VP9 video coding formats, and for AV1 a special fork named libaom that was stripped of backwards compatibility.

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Developer
Alliance for Open Media
License
New BSD license
Operating system
Unix-like (including Linux, FreeBSD and Mac OS X), Windows
Original author
On2 Technologies / Google
Release
May 19, 2010; 16 years ago (2010-05-19)
Repository
chromium.googlesource.com/webm/libvpx/

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Libvpx

Nodes47
Edges46
Triples38
Avg. degree1.96
Density0.042553
Components1

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Libvpx

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related to Usage · 12
Libvpx → Amazon, Brightcove, For, JW Player, Netflix, OTT, Telestream, There, United States, VP8, VP9, YouTube
related to Performance · 9
Libvpx → At, Compared, Decoding, FFmpeg, HEVC, In, UHD, VOD, VP9
related to history · 4
Libvpx → Google, May, On2 Technologies, US
related to Technology · 2
Libvpx → It, SIMD
Developer · 1
Libvpx → Alliance for Open Media
License · 1
Libvpx → New BSD license
Operating system · 1
Libvpx → Unix-like (including Linux, FreeBSD and Mac OS X), Windows
Original author · 1
Libvpx → On2 Technologies / Google
Release · 1
Libvpx → May 19, 2010; 16 years ago (2010-05-19)
Repository · 1
Libvpx → chromium.googlesource.com/webm/libvpx/

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software vp9 video google encoding decoding release open vp8 codec free performance bsd license source code on2 technologies including alliance

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LibvpxDeveloperAlliance for Open Media1.00infobox
LibvpxLicenseNew BSD license1.00infobox
LibvpxOperating systemUnix-like (including Linux, FreeBSD and Mac OS X), Windows1.00infobox
LibvpxOriginal authorOn2 Technologies / Google1.00infobox
LibvpxReleaseMay 19, 2010; 16 years ago (2010-05-19)1.00infobox
LibvpxRepositorychromium.googlesource.com/webm/libvpx/1.00infobox
LibvpxStable release1.16.0 / 21 January 2026; 7 months ago (21 January 2026)1.00infobox
LibvpxTypeVideo encoder and decoder1.00infobox
LibvpxWebsitewww.webmproject.org/tools/1.00infobox
LibvpxWritten inC, assembly1.00infobox
Libvpxis afree software video codec library from Google and the Alliance for Open Media0.90text
Libvpxrelated to historyOn2 Technologies0.60section

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