Open source

Reference Software

• AV1 Reference Codebase
• AVIF Reference Codebase
• IAMF Reference Codebase

Software Decoders

• dav1d is an open-source AV1 decoder developed by the VideoLAN and FFmpeg communities and sponsored by the Alliance for Open Media.
• libgav1 is an open-source AV1 decoder that is Main profile (0) & High profile (1) compliant.
• SVT-AV1 is an open-source AV1 codec implementation which includes an encoder and decoder.

Software Encoders

• rav1e is an open-source AV1 encoder written in Rust and sponsored by Xiph.
• SVT-AV1 is an open-source AV1 codec implementation which includes an encoder and decoder.

AV1 Test Bitstreams (Argon Streams)

A comprehensive set of AV1 test bitstreams and the resources to create further such bitstreams.