diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 7026f12..94b7512 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@
   queries and scanning results.
 * *(exsync)* Added generic `Set` utility that wraps a valueless map with a mutex.
 * *(exerrors)* Added `Must` helper to turn `(T, error)` returns into `T` or panic.
+* *(ffmpeg)* Added `Supported` and `SetPath` for checking if ffmpeg is available
+  and overriding the binary path respectively.
 
 # v0.2.1 (2023-11-16)
 
diff --git a/ffmpeg/convert.go b/ffmpeg/convert.go
index e403da9..4152f79 100644
--- a/ffmpeg/convert.go
+++ b/ffmpeg/convert.go
@@ -22,6 +22,25 @@ import (
 
 var ffmpegDefaultParams = []string{"-hide_banner", "-loglevel", "warning"}
 
+var ffmpegPath string
+
+func init() {
+	ffmpegPath, _ = exec.LookPath("ffmpeg")
+}
+
+// Supported returns whether ffmpeg is available on the system.
+//
+// ffmpeg is considered to be available if a binary called ffmpeg is found in $PATH,
+// or if [SetPath] has been called explicitly with a non-empty path.
+func Supported() bool {
+	return ffmpegPath != ""
+}
+
+// SetPath overrides the path to the ffmpeg binary.
+func SetPath(path string) {
+	ffmpegPath = path
+}
+
 // ConvertPath converts a media file on the disk using ffmpeg.
 //
 // Args:
@@ -42,7 +61,7 @@ func ConvertPath(ctx context.Context, inputFile string, outputExtension string,
 	args = append(args, outputArgs...)
 	args = append(args, outputFilename)
 
-	cmd := exec.CommandContext(ctx, "ffmpeg", args...)
+	cmd := exec.CommandContext(ctx, ffmpegPath, args...)
 	ctxLog := zerolog.Ctx(ctx).With().Str("command", "ffmpeg").Logger()
 	logWriter := exzerolog.NewLogWriter(ctxLog).WithLevel(zerolog.WarnLevel)
 	cmd.Stdout = logWriter