System Requirements

All SDKs depends on FFmpeg 4.0+, which is included in SDK package except for linux desktop.

Android

sdk package: mdk-sdk-android.7z

API level >= 19, i.e. android 4.4+

NDK >= 23: there is an abi break in 23. we use the latest ndk.

Optional:

• libass.so: to support text subtitles. Already bundled in sdk package. You can delete libass.so from mdk-sdk to disable text subtitles.
• libdav1d.so: to support av1. You can download from https://sourceforge.net/projects/mdk-sdk/files/deps/dep.7z/download and it's in dep/lib/android dir

iOS

sdk package: mdk-sdk-iOS.tar.xz or mdk-sdk-apple.tar.xz (contains all apple platforms)

iOS >= 8.0, arm64

Optional:

• ass.framework to support text subtitles. You can download from https://sourceforge.net/projects/mdk-sdk/files/deps/dep.7z/download and it's in dep/lib/iOS dir
• dav1d.framework to support av1. You can download from https://sourceforge.net/projects/mdk-sdk/files/deps/dep.7z/download and it's in dep/lib/iOS dir

tvOS

sdk package: mdk-sdk-tvOS.tar.xz or mdk-sdk-apple.tar.xz (contains all apple platforms)

tvOS >= 11.0, arm64

Optional:

• ass.framework to support text subtitles. You can download from https://sourceforge.net/projects/mdk-sdk/files/deps/dep.7z/download and it's in dep/lib/tvOS dir
• dav1d.framework to support av1. You can download from https://sourceforge.net/projects/mdk-sdk/files/deps/dep.7z/download and it's in dep/lib/tvOS dir

macOS

sdk package: mdk-sdk-macOS.tar.xz or mdk-sdk-apple.tar.xz (contains all apple platforms)

x86_64 macOS 10.9+, arm64 macOS 11.0+

Optional:

• MoltenVK or Vulkan SDK
• libass.9.dylib or libass.dylib: to support text subtitles. already bundled in sdk package.
• libdav1d.dylib, libdav1d.[5-7].dylib: to support av1. You can download from https://sourceforge.net/projects/mdk-sdk/files/deps/dep.7z/download and it's in dep/lib/macOS dir
• X11(xquartz), pulseaudio: test only, x86_64 only

Windows Desktop

sdk package: windows-desktop-vs2022.7z

Vista~Win10.

• vcrt 14.0+, ucrt, vcruntime140_1.dll(x64 only): required by default build, not LTL build. If not exists, download and install They can also be installed via install.bat in mdk-sdk
• xaudio2 driver (windows <= 7 only) if no sound and wrong playback speed

Optional:

• cuda
• vulkan
• ANGLE libEGL.dll, libGLESv2.dll to enable OpenGLES2/3
• libass.dll to support text subtitles. Already bundled in sdk package
• libdav1d.dll to support av1. You can download from https://sourceforge.net/projects/mdk-sdk/files/deps/dep.7z/download and it's in dep/bin/windows dir

UWP

sdk package: uwp-vs2022.7z

Optional:

• ANGLE libEGL.dll, libGLESv2.dll to enable OpenGLES2/3
• libass.dll to support text subtitles
• libdav1d.dll to support av1. You can download from https://sourceforge.net/projects/mdk-sdk/files/deps/dep.7z/download and it's in dep/bin/WinRT dir

Linux Desktop, Raspberry Pi OS

sdk package: mdk-sdk-linux.tar.xz

ubuntu>=14.04(or glibc >= 2.14). may run on ubuntu12.04(glibc 2.15)

• libc++1, libc++abi1: not using gnu stl because libc++ has better compatibility, tested with libc++ 3~17
• libva version 2: libva2, libva-x11-2, libva-drm2. Running apt install vainfo will install these
• libasound2, libpulse0: audio
• libdrm2
• libgbm1: gbm surface for egl context
• libwayland-client0
• libgl1-mesa-glx, libegl1-mesa: glx, egl context
• libxcb-dri3, libx11-xcb1
• ffmpeg>=4.0: system ffmpeg(recommended for raspberry pi) or the one in sdk. you may need to build yourself to run on old OSes because of linux dso and symbol versioning

Optional:

• libmfx1, libvpl2: QSV decoder
• libvdpau1: vdpau rendering. (and required by ffmpeg decoder)
• libwayland-egl1: wayland surface and egl context support
• libopenal1
• cuda
• libass9: to support text subtitles. compatible with libass5 and above
• libdav1d: to support av1. compatible with libdav1d.so, libdav1d.so.[5-7]

Legacy Raspberry Pi

**NOT RECOMMNEDED, NOT MAINTAINTED. Only for legacy brcm firmware environment(fully support hardware decode + 0-copy rendering) or VC4 environment**

sdk package: mdk-sdk-raspberry-pi.tar.xz

all devices (or glibc >= 2.4)

• libc++: included in sdk
• libasound2: audio
• libdrm2
• libgbm1: gbm surface for egl context (VC4)
• libwayland-client0
• ffmpeg>=4.0: you may need to build yourself to run on old OSes because of F*** linux dso and symbol versioning

Optional:

• libwayland-egl1: wayland surface and egl context support (VC4)
• x11 egl, glx (VC4)
• libass9: to support text subtitles. compatible with libass5 and above

SUNXI

**NOT MAINTAINED**

sdk package: mdk-sdk-sunxi.tar.xz

Same as Linux Desktop, plus

• https://linux-sunxi.org/CedarX
• https://linux-sunxi.org/Cedrus/libvdpau-sunxi