YKYH Picks
☰ Menu
Home›Video & Audio›kvazaar
CLI Open source 5 installs/mo

kvazaar for Mac

Ultravideo HEVC encoder

Quick answer: kvazaar is a media app for macOS. Install it with brew install kvazaar. It is distributed under the BSD-3-Clause licence. It has 5 Homebrew installs in the last 30 days.

What kvazaar is

kvazaar is a media app for macOS: ultravideo HEVC encoder.

It is distributed as a Homebrew formula, which builds or pours a binary and puts it on your PATH. The project is open source and lives at https://github.com/ultravideo/kvazaar.

How to install kvazaar

  1. Open Terminal (press ⌘ + Space and type “Terminal”).
  2. If Homebrew is not installed yet, run the installer below once.
  3. Run brew install kvazaar.

Homebrew installer, if you need it:

Prefer a graphical installer? Download it from the official site. MacPicks never hosts or mirrors binaries — the Homebrew command always pulls from the vendor's own release.

Similar apps in Video & Audio

Closest apps in the same category, ordered by description similarity and install base. These are related tools, not confirmed substitutes; the comparison pages cover hand-picked head-to-head matchups.

flakeFLAC audio encoderCLIOpen source4/motwo-lameOptimized MPEG Audio Layer 2 (MP2) encoderCLIOpen source4/movvencFraunhofer Versatile Video EncoderCLIOpen source12/molibbcg729Encoder and decoder of the ITU G.729 Annex A/B speech codecCLIOpen source2/moFlaconOpen source audio file encoderAppOpen source14/moxeveVery fast Essential Video Encoder, MPEG-5 EVC (Essential Video Coding)CLIOpen source15/mo

Frequently asked questions

How do I install kvazaar on Mac?

Run brew install kvazaar in Terminal. This requires Homebrew; if you do not have it, install it first with the command below.

Is kvazaar open source?

Yes — Homebrew distributes it under the BSD-3-Clause licence.

Does kvazaar run on Apple silicon?

Homebrew publishes this formula for macOS. If upstream does not ship an Apple silicon build, Rosetta 2 handles the Intel binary.

How popular is kvazaar?

It was installed 5 times in the last 30 days according to Homebrew analytics, ranking #9433 in this catalogue.

What version of kvazaar is current?

The latest packaged version is 2.3.2.