diff --git a/.config/dotnet-tools.json b/.config/dotnet-tools.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..bc5241c596e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.config/dotnet-tools.json
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+{
+  "version": 1,
+  "isRoot": true,
+  "tools": {
+    "mgcb-ffmpeg": {
+      "version": "7.0.0.5",
+      "commands": [
+        "mgcb-ffmpeg"
+      ],
+      "rollForward": false
+    },
+    "mgcb-ffprobe": {
+      "version": "7.0.0.5",
+      "commands": [
+        "mgcb-ffprobe"
+      ],
+      "rollForward": false
+    }
+  }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/.vscode/launch.json b/.vscode/launch.json
index 85e8eb0d09a..1c94ec9fd8d 100644
--- a/.vscode/launch.json
+++ b/.vscode/launch.json
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
             "args": [
                 "/@:/Users/harry/Projects/ContentTest/Untitled.mgcb", "/rebuild"
             ],
+            "cwd": "/Users/harry/Projects/ContentTest/",
             "console": "internalConsole",
             "stopAtEntry": false
         }
diff --git a/MonoGame.Framework.Content.Pipeline/Audio/DefaultAudioProfile.cs b/MonoGame.Framework.Content.Pipeline/Audio/DefaultAudioProfile.cs
index cc50af54f42..2d8c0199dd4 100644
--- a/MonoGame.Framework.Content.Pipeline/Audio/DefaultAudioProfile.cs
+++ b/MonoGame.Framework.Content.Pipeline/Audio/DefaultAudioProfile.cs
@@ -69,8 +69,8 @@ public static void ProbeFormat(string sourceFile, out AudioFileType audioFileTyp
         {
             string ffprobeStdout, ffprobeStderr;
             var ffprobeExitCode = ExternalTool.Run(
-                "ffprobe",
-                string.Format("-i \"{0}\" -show_format -show_entries streams -v quiet -of flat", sourceFile),
+                "dotnet",
+                string.Format("mgcb-ffprobe -i \"{0}\" -show_format -show_entries streams -v quiet -of flat", sourceFile),
                 out ffprobeStdout,
                 out ffprobeStderr);
             if (ffprobeExitCode != 0)
@@ -282,9 +282,9 @@ public static void WritePcmFile(AudioContent content, string saveToFile, int bit
         {
             string ffmpegStdout, ffmpegStderr;
             var ffmpegExitCode = ExternalTool.Run(
-                "ffmpeg",
+                "dotnet",
                 string.Format(
-                    "-y -i \"{0}\" -vn -c:a pcm_s16le -b:a {2} {3} -f:a wav -strict experimental \"{1}\"",
+                    "mgcb-ffmpeg -y -i \"{0}\" -vn -c:a pcm_s16le -b:a {2} {3} -f:a wav -strict experimental \"{1}\"",
                     content.FileName,
                     saveToFile,
                     bitRate,
@@ -293,7 +293,7 @@ public static void WritePcmFile(AudioContent content, string saveToFile, int bit
                 out ffmpegStdout,
                 out ffmpegStderr);
             if (ffmpegExitCode != 0)
-                throw new InvalidOperationException("ffmpeg exited with non-zero exit code: \n" + ffmpegStdout + "\n" + ffmpegStderr);          
+                throw new InvalidOperationException("mgcb-ffmpeg exited with non-zero exit code: \n" + ffmpegStdout + "\n" + ffmpegStderr);          
         }
 
         public static ConversionQuality ConvertToFormat(AudioContent content, ConversionFormat formatType, ConversionQuality quality, string saveToFile)
@@ -367,9 +367,9 @@ public static ConversionQuality ConvertToFormat(AudioContent content, Conversion
                 do
                 {
                     ffmpegExitCode = ExternalTool.Run(
-                        "ffmpeg",
+                        "dotnet",
                         string.Format(
-                            "-y -i \"{0}\" -vn -c:a {1} -b:a {2} -ar {3} -f:a {4} -strict experimental \"{5}\"",
+                            "mgcb-ffmpeg -y -i \"{0}\" -vn -c:a {1} -b:a {2} -ar {3} -f:a {4} -strict experimental \"{5}\"",
                             content.FileName,
                             ffmpegCodecName,
                             QualityToBitRate(quality),
@@ -384,7 +384,7 @@ public static ConversionQuality ConvertToFormat(AudioContent content, Conversion
 
                 if (ffmpegExitCode != 0)
                 {
-                    throw new InvalidOperationException("ffmpeg exited with non-zero exit code: \n" + ffmpegStdout + "\n" + ffmpegStderr);
+                    throw new InvalidOperationException("mgcb-ffmpeg exited with non-zero exit code: \n" + ffmpegStdout + "\n" + ffmpegStderr);
                 }
 
                 byte[] rawData;
diff --git a/MonoGame.Framework.Content.Pipeline/ExternalTool.cs b/MonoGame.Framework.Content.Pipeline/ExternalTool.cs
index 83690860157..fd123c9bbd9 100644
--- a/MonoGame.Framework.Content.Pipeline/ExternalTool.cs
+++ b/MonoGame.Framework.Content.Pipeline/ExternalTool.cs
@@ -29,6 +29,8 @@ public static int Run(string command, string arguments)
 
         public static int Run(string command, string arguments, out string stdout, out string stderr, string stdin = null)
         {
+            Console.WriteLine($"Starting process: {command} {arguments}");
+
             // This particular case is likely to be the most common and thus
             // warrants its own specific error message rather than falling
             // back to a general exception from Process.Start()
diff --git a/MonoGame.Framework.Content.Pipeline/MonoGame.Framework.Content.Pipeline.csproj b/MonoGame.Framework.Content.Pipeline/MonoGame.Framework.Content.Pipeline.csproj
index efaebd872f9..70530f31646 100644
--- a/MonoGame.Framework.Content.Pipeline/MonoGame.Framework.Content.Pipeline.csproj
+++ b/MonoGame.Framework.Content.Pipeline/MonoGame.Framework.Content.Pipeline.csproj
@@ -113,16 +113,6 @@
       <PackagePath>runtimes\linux-x64\native</PackagePath>
       <CopyToOutputDirectory>PreserveNewest</CopyToOutputDirectory>
     </Content>
-    <Content Include="..\ThirdParty\Dependencies\ffmpeg\Linux\x64\ffmpeg" Visible="false">
-      <Link>linux\ffmpeg</Link>
-      <PackagePath>runtimes\linux-x64\native\linux</PackagePath>
-      <CopyToOutputDirectory>PreserveNewest</CopyToOutputDirectory>
-    </Content>
-    <Content Include="..\ThirdParty\Dependencies\ffmpeg\Linux\x64\ffprobe" Visible="false">
-      <Link>linux\ffprobe</Link>
-      <PackagePath>runtimes\linux-x64\native\linux</PackagePath>
-      <CopyToOutputDirectory>PreserveNewest</CopyToOutputDirectory>
-    </Content>
 
     <Content Include="..\ThirdParty\Dependencies\NVTT\MacOS\libnvcore.dylib" Visible="false">
       <PackagePath>runtimes\osx\native</PackagePath>
@@ -144,29 +134,7 @@
       <PackagePath>runtimes\osx\native</PackagePath>
       <CopyToOutputDirectory>PreserveNewest</CopyToOutputDirectory>
     </Content>
-    <Content Include="..\ThirdParty\Dependencies\SharpFont\x64\libpng16.16.dylib" Visible="false">
-      <PackagePath>runtimes\osx\native</PackagePath>
-      <CopyToOutputDirectory>PreserveNewest</CopyToOutputDirectory>
-    </Content>
-    <Content Include="..\ThirdParty\Dependencies\ffmpeg\MacOS\ffmpeg" Visible="false">
-      <Link>osx\ffmpeg</Link>
-      <PackagePath>runtimes\osx\native\osx</PackagePath>
-      <CopyToOutputDirectory>PreserveNewest</CopyToOutputDirectory>
-    </Content>
-    <Content Include="..\ThirdParty\Dependencies\ffmpeg\MacOS\ffprobe" Visible="false">
-      <Link>osx\ffprobe</Link>
-      <PackagePath>runtimes\osx\native\osx</PackagePath>
-      <CopyToOutputDirectory>PreserveNewest</CopyToOutputDirectory>
-    </Content>
 
-    <Content Include="..\ThirdParty\Dependencies\ffmpeg\Windows\x64\ffmpeg.exe" Visible="false">
-      <PackagePath>runtimes\win-x64\native</PackagePath>
-      <CopyToOutputDirectory>PreserveNewest</CopyToOutputDirectory>
-    </Content>
-    <Content Include="..\ThirdParty\Dependencies\ffmpeg\Windows\x64\ffprobe.exe" Visible="false">
-      <PackagePath>runtimes\win-x64\native</PackagePath>
-      <CopyToOutputDirectory>PreserveNewest</CopyToOutputDirectory>
-    </Content>
     <Content Include="..\ThirdParty\Dependencies\MojoShader\Windows\libmojoshader_64.dll" Visible="false">
       <PackagePath>runtimes\win-x64\native</PackagePath>
       <CopyToOutputDirectory>PreserveNewest</CopyToOutputDirectory>