Install FFmpeg Commander on Linux

Published June 21, 2026

FFmpeg Commander is officially available on Linux. Same FFmpeg GUI, same toolbox you already know from Mac and Windows, no command line needed to install or run it.

What's tested, and what to expect on other distros

Install — no terminal required

1. Download the Linux package after purchase (a .tar.gz file).
2. Extract it — right-click the file and choose Extract Here.
3. Open the extracted folder, right-click install.sh, and choose Run as a Program (or Run / Execute, depending on your file manager).
4. A small window walks through the install automatically. It may ask for your password, once or twice, to install a couple of system packages (GTK3, GStreamer) if they aren't already on your system. That's normal and safe.
5. When it finishes, the installer has already added a Desktop icon, pinned the app to your dock/favorites, and added it to your Applications search. Launch it from any of those.

Prefer the terminal anyway? Open a terminal inside the extracted folder and run bash install.sh. To uninstall later, run uninstall.sh the same way — it also removes the Desktop icon and dock pin.

Everything else works the same

This is the same FFmpeg Commander you already know — convert and compress video, batch a whole folder, download with the built-in yt-dlp engine, auto-generate and translate subtitles with Whisper, color grade, add background music, and use hardware acceleration. Nothing about the feature set changes on Linux; it's the same engine in the same app, just running on a third platform.

New to FFmpeg Commander entirely? See how it's a GUI for FFmpeg, yt-dlp, and Whisper, no command line needed.

FFmpeg Commander Video Toolbox — 2026