FFmpeg Micro API lets Swift developers process video without installing FFmpeg

Developers building Swift apps that require video processing have traditionally needed to install FFmpeg locally and manage its binary across different environments. This approach creates complications on Linux servers, macOS CI pipelines, and is entirely unavailable on iOS, where Swift's Process class does not exist. FFmpeg Micro offers a REST API alternative that accepts a video URL and processing parameters, then returns the processed output via an HTTP call. The API can be accessed from any Swift environment, including iOS, using URLSession with no local binary or Homebrew dependency required. Developers can specify transcoding settings either through preset options or raw FFmpeg flags, and can wrap the workflow in Codable structs for cleaner production code.