Modules

GStreamer is a large project, so it's split up into several modules. Most people need at least gstreamer, gst-plugins-base and gst-plugins-good to do anything useful.

Here's a quick overview of all of our modules :

module	description	stable version	devel version	status
gstreamer	core library and elements	1.24.2	git main	active
gst-plugins-base	an essential exemplary set of elements	1.24.2	git main	active
gst-plugins-good	a set of good-quality plug-ins under our preferred license, LGPL	1.24.2	git main	active
gst-plugins-ugly	a set of good-quality plug-ins that might pose distribution problems	1.24.2	git main	active
gst-plugins-bad	a set of plug-ins that need more quality, testing or documentation	1.24.2	git main	active
gst-libav	Libav-based plug-in containing many decoders and encoders	1.24.2	git main	active
gst-python	python bindings	1.24.2	git main	active
gst-editing-services	Editing Services	1.24.2	git main	active
gst-rtsp-server	RTSP server	1.24.2	git main	active
gstreamer-sharp	C#/.NET bindings	1.24.2	git main	active
gstreamer-vaapi	VA-API integration	1.24.2	git main	active
cerbero	Cerbero build system for Windows, OS/X, Android and iOS	1.24.2	git main	active
orc	Orc runtime compiler	0.4.38	git main	active
qt-gstreamer	QtGStreamer	N/A	N/A	abandoned
gnonlin	Non-linear editing elements	obsolete	obsolete	deprecated (replaced by gnl in gst-editing-services)
gst-omx	OpenMax plugins	obsolete	obsolete	obsolete (no longer used or useful, use Video4Linux2-based decoders and encoders instead)