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+# FFMPEG audio thumbnailer
+
+FFMPEG audio thumbnailer (`ffmpeg-audio-thumbnailer`) is a simple audio file thumbnailer for file managers, such as nautilus, dolphin, thunar, and nemo.
+
+## Installing on various Linux distributions
+
+### Arch Linux, Manjaro Linux and derivatives
+
+[ffmpeg-audio-thumbnailer](https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/ffmpeg-audio-thumbnailer/) is available in the AUR. The VCS version is [also available](https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/ffmpeg-audio-thumbnailer-git/).
+
+Install using your favorite [AUR helper](https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/AUR_helpers), e.g.,
+
+```
+$ yay -S ffmpeg-audio-thumbnailer
+```
+
+You may also install manually using [makepkg](https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Makepkg) to build from the AUR directly (not recommended).
+
+```
+# pacman -S --needed git base-devel
+$ git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/ffmpeg-audio-thumbnailer.git --depth 1
+$ cd ffmpeg-audio-thumbnailer
+$ makepkg -s --asdeps
+# pacman -U ffmpeg-audio-thumbnailer-*-any.pkg.tar.zst
+```
+
+Manjaro users: You can install using [pamac (aka Add/Remove Software)](https://wiki.manjaro.org/index.php?title=Pamac).
+
+```
+$ pamac build ffmpeg-audio-thumbnailer
+```
+
+### Other Linux distributions
+
+This package should theoretically work on any Linux distribution with ffmpeg installed. If you'd like support added for your distribution, please open a [new issue](https://github.com/saltedcoffii/ffmpeg-audio-thumbnailer/issues/), after ensuring that nobody else has already requested that distro. If you are a maintainer for a distribution, please don't hesitate to add this package! Alternatively, build and install from the source directly (see below).
+
+## Usage
+
+After installation, open up the GNOME settings application (aka `gnome-control-center`) and navigate to the Appearance tab. The backgrounds should appear, along with the default GNOME backgrounds, assuming they are installed.
+
+## Building from source
+
+Dependencies:
+
+  - `make` (at buildtime)
+  - `ffmpeg` (at runtime)
+
+To install the thumbnailer, run:
+```
+# make PREFIX=/usr install
+```
+
+Remember that files installed with `make install` cannot be removed by a package manager. As far as I know, installing thumbnailers in the user's home directory is not supported.
+
+To uninstall, run
+```
+# make PREFIX=/usr uninstall
+```
+
+## License and Legal
+
+See [COPYING.md](https://github.com/saltedcoffii/ffmpeg-audio-thumbnailer/blob/master/COPYING) for details.
+
+<a rel="license-software" href="https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-3.0.en.html"><img alt="GNU General Public License" style="border-width:0" src="https://www.gnu.org/graphics/gplv3-127x51.png" height="31" />