Most of this software is potentially patent encumbered and therefore will not be included in the default official Fedora repositories. Please read this wiki page for more information: https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Forbidden_items

You can either purchase the codecs from Fluendo, or install them from RPMFusion. Note that using patented software even from RPMFusion may be illegal in locations where software patents apply. (The order in which these two solutions are given does not imply preference)

Option I - Using RPM Fusion (Free & Non-Free) repositories:

- Set up the repositories (using method A or B described below)

A.) Click on the links below:

• Fedora 27 - RPMFusion Free
• Fedora 27 - RPMFusion Non-free
• Fedora 28 - RPMFusion Free

• Fedora 28 - RPMFusion Non-free

• Fedora rawhide RPMFusion Free

• Fedora rawhide RPMFusion Non-free
• Fedora 25 an above -> see comment note in section 2 - Install the required packages

Or B), use the following terminal commands (valid for any of the above Fedora releases):

free:

1. su
2. dnf install https://download1.rpmfusion.org/free/fedora/rpmfusion-free-release-$(rpm -E %fedora).noarch.rpm

nonfree:

1. su
2. dnf install https://download1.rpmfusion.org/nonfree/fedora/rpmfusion-nonfree-release-$(rpm -E %fedora).noarch.rpm

free and non-free:

1. su -c 'dnf install https://download1.rpmfusion.org/free/fedora/rpmfusion-free-release-$(rpm -E %fedora).noarch.rpm https://download1.rpmfusion.org/nonfree/fedora/rpmfusion-nonfree-release-$(rpm -E %fedora).noarch.rpm'

2. Install the required packages

After you have the repositories set up, gnome-software/packagekit should pop up a dialogue asking you to install the required plugins when you try to run your video/audio for the first time.

Or, you can just use the terminal and install everything at once as given below - not all of these packages will be needed by all applications, but it's good to just install them all at once: If you are using GNOME:

1. su
2. dnf install gstreamer1-{ffmpeg,libav,plugins-{good,ugly,bad{,-free,-nonfree}}} --setopt=strict=0

If you are using KDE, you might prefer xine instead of Gstreamer:

1. su
2. dnf install xine-lib* k3b-extras-freeworld

If you also plan to listen to internet radio streams via rhythmbox for example, you need a few more packages:

1. su 
2. dnf install gstreamer1-{plugin-crystalhd,ffmpeg,plugins-{good,ugly,bad{,-free,-nonfree,-freeworld,-extras}{,-extras}}} libmpg123 lame-libs --setopt=strict=0

Fedora 25 and beyond

NOTE : MP3 SUPPORT NOW COMING TO FEDORA WORKSTATION 25, see more mp3-support-now-coming-to-fedora-workstation-25 and full-mp3-support-coming-soon-to-fedora.

Who wants to put in place the packets of RPMFusion prefer to Fedora's support for MP3, the conversion in a simple way.

First, the package can be uninstalled RPMFusion must gstreamer1-plugins-ugly, if this is installed:

su -c 'dnf remove gstreamer1-plugins-ugly '

Next, you need to install only the packages gstreamer1-plugin-mpg123 and mpg123-libs. Once the packages have ended up in the official Fedora repositories, this is possible with the following command:

su -c 'dnf install gstreamer1-plugin-mpg123 mpg123-libs'

VLC player is the swiss army that plays most formats and is a nice application to have installed:

1. su
2. dnf install vlc ...