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

MediaTools