ERROR: Postprocessing: ffprobe and ffmpeg not found. Please install or provide the path using --ffmpeg-location

[aimerix]

I've downloaded the ffmpeg (from here: https://ffmpeg.org/download.html#build-mac) but it still doesn't work. I am a complete newbie at all of this, so any help would be appreciated! (I am using mac)

[quietmansoath]

On ubuntu and having same issue. Came here to post the same.

[ruebyi]

Same here - on fist start it upgraded FFmpeg - so it should find it...

[fawaz006]

Same issue here.

Edit: After delete .youtube-dl-gui and Lunch the App It's Work.

[EuSouManuelReis]

Same thing here, also after the FFmpeg auto-update on app opening. On a macOS.

[marcheimendinger]

Same here with ffmpeg, ffprobe, and mutagen (macOS 12.3.1 M1).

[Joel5371]

Bump, exact same issue (although i downloaded via Homebrew)

[daveparadise]

Hello. I just posted here:

https://github.com/jely2002/youtube-dl-gui/issues/241#issuecomment-1122667670

that what made it work for me (MacOS) was forcing output on audio-only to use MP3. I haven't tried any other outputs, but this works for my purposes. Still not working for me if I keep it on "auto", but MP3s are fine for my sake. Hope this helps!

[th0sbeans]

#241 worked for me as well

[fafrd]

Better solution is to chmod the ffmpeg binary- see https://github.com/jely2002/youtube-dl-gui/issues/338#issuecomment-1119990272