MediaTools

Media Tools

Media Tools is a supporting library mod for MediaRadio. It bundles and manages the native binaries required for media playback and extraction, allowing MediaRadio to function without relying on system-installed tools.

This mod is not meant to be used on its own.

What This Mod Does

Media Tools embeds and manages the following native utilities:

• yt-dlp – for resolving and downloading media streams
• ffmpeg – for audio processing and transcoding

Key features:

• Ships platform-specific binaries directly inside the mod JAR
• Automatically detects the user’s OS and CPU architecture
• Extracts the correct binaries to a runtime cache directory
• Exposes a small Java API so MediaRadio can invoke these tools safely
• Does not rely on PATH or external system installations

Supported Platforms

Media Tools currently supports:

Windows

• x86_64
• ARM64

macOS

• x86_64 (Intel)
• ARM64 (Apple Silicon)

Linux

• x86_64
• ARM64

If your platform is unsupported, MediaRadio will not be able to play media.

How It’s Used

• Media Tools runs automatically in the background
• Required binaries are extracted from the mod JAR
• MediaRadio calls these tools internally when resolving or playing media
• No configuration is required by the user

Mod Dependencies

• Required by: MediaRadio
• Does nothing on its own

Technical Notes (For Developers)

• Binaries are stored under:

  tools/<os>/<arch>/

• Extraction occurs at runtime based on detected platform
• Includes a minimal plugin entrypoint to verify readiness

Legal & Attribution

• yt-dlp is distributed under its respective license

• ffmpeg binaries are sourced from:

  • Windows: BtbN builds
  • macOS/Linux: Martin Riedl builds

• All tools remain the property of their respective authors