x265

A free software library and application for encoding video streams into the H.265/MPEG-H HEVC compression format.

Latest version: 4.1

Add to xmake.lua

add_requires("x265 4.1")

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Information

License
GPL-2.0
Recipe updated
2026-09-09T21:35:13.000Z

Platforms

  • android: armeabi, armeabi-v7a, arm64-v8a, riscv64, x86, x86_64, mips, mip64
  • msys: i386, x86_64
  • mingw: i386, x86_64, arm, arm64
  • windows: x86, x64, arm, arm64, arm64ec
  • linux: i386, x86_64, armv7, armv7s, arm64, mips, mips64, mipsel, mips64el, loong64, riscv64, s390x, ppc, ppc64, ppc64el, sparc64
  • bsd: i386, x86_64, arm, arm64, ppc, ppc64, ppc64el, riscv64, sparc64
  • harmony: armeabi-v7a, arm64-v8a, x86, x86_64
  • cross: i386, x86_64, arm, armv7, arm64, mips, mips64, mips64el, riscv, riscv64, loong64, s390x, ppc, ppc64, ppc64el, sh4, sparc64
  • wasm: wasm32, wasm64
  • iphoneos: arm64, x86_64
  • macosx: x86_64, arm64

Options

hdr10_plus
Enable dynamic HDR10 compilation · Type: boolean · Default: false
high_bit_depth
Store pixel samples as 16bit values (Main10/Main12) · Type: boolean · Default: false
main12
Support Main12 instead of Main10 · Type: boolean · Default: false
numa
Enable libnuma · Type: boolean · Default: false
svt_hevc
Enable SVT HEVC Encoder · Type: boolean · Default: false
tools
Build tools · Type: boolean · Default: false
vmaf
Enable vmaf · Type: boolean · Default: false

Versions

  • 3.2
  • 3.2.1
  • 3.3
  • 3.4
  • 4.0
  • 4.1

Dependencies

Install with xrepo

Install the package independently of a project and inspect its available configuration.

install

xrepo install "x265 4.1"

show info

xrepo info "x265"

Link a library to your target

Declare the requirement, then attach the library to the target that uses it.

xmake.lua

add_requires("x265 4.1")

target("demo")
    set_kind("binary")
    add_files("src/*.cpp")
    add_packages("x265")

Open a package environment

Open a shell with the environment exported by this package. Use the executable names documented by the package.

enter shell

xrepo env -b "x265 4.1" shell