Dav1d

It’s faster, it’s smaller, it’s free. dav1d is the open-source AV1 decoder you’ve been waiting for.

Now that dav1d is available at no charge, you can finally get the decoder you need to jumpstart AV1 platform support. dav1d is a new, open-source AV1 decoder built in collaboration by Two Orioles, VideoLabs and MultiCoreWare. It has the speed, efficiency and visual quality you’ve wanted. That’s why dav1d is now included in Chrome M74, Firefox 67, VLC 3.0.5, FFmpeg 4.2, Android 12, iOS 17, and more.


 


MORE THAN TWICE AS FAST AS other AV1 decoders

It’s time to ramp up your AV1 decoding speed with dav1d.

When you consider reduced runtime and CPU usage, dav1d brings a whole new level of speed to AV1 decoding. Single-threaded, dav1d is 50% faster on PCs and mobile devices. Multi-threaded, the speed difference is even greater: dav1d is more than twice as fast on PCs and mobile devices.



3 TIMES SMALLER

When it comes to AV1 decoding, good things now come in small packages.

Not only is dav1d faster, it’s way more efficient in such crucial areas as code size, binary size and memory usage. For example, dav1d’s code size is 3 times smaller than other AV1 decoders, and its binary size is also dramatically reduced (from 2.9MB on another AV1 decoder to 0.9MB for dav1d on a typical desktop build). That makes it more practical to include dav1d in mobile or desktop apps.


Fabulously free

As an open-source product with a 2-clause BSD license, dav1d is available at absolutely no charge for use in any way. So you can explore its possibilities and see how dav1d can jumpstart the AV1 platform for you.

MAKE dav1d MAKE EVEN MORE A DIFFERENCE FOR YOUR COMPANY

Want to maximize the speed, versatility and capability of dav1d by tailoring it to your operation? Count on the consulting expertise of the company that helped build dav1d: Two Orioles. 

Combining today’s most popular AV1 decoder with our unmatched consulting skills brings you a world of productive possibilities, including:

  • Seamless integration of dav1d into your internal products that need AV1 decoding

  • Custom dav1d-like software decoders for other codecs

  • Optimization of dav1d for your tailored devices and chips

  • A full range of additional extensions and customizations to help your operation  get even more productivity, versatility and speed from dav1d.

With Two Orioles, you can count on platform-specific optimizations and consulting solutions to meet all your AV1 needs.