diff --git a/crates/oakcodec/src/proxymanager.rs b/crates/oakcodec/src/proxymanager.rs
index 226d351b7..a919938e1 100644
--- a/crates/oakcodec/src/proxymanager.rs
+++ b/crates/oakcodec/src/proxymanager.rs
@@ -320,13 +320,11 @@ impl ProxyManager {
 			}
 		}
 
-		// Fall back to searching the system PATH.
+		// Fall back to searching the system PATH (split per platform:
+		// `;` on Windows, `:` elsewhere — see [`split_path_env`]).
 		if let Ok(path_env) = std::env::var("PATH") {
-			for dir in path_env.split(':') {
-				if dir.is_empty() {
-					continue;
-				}
-				let candidate = Path::new(dir).join("ffmpeg");
+			for dir in split_path_env(&path_env) {
+				let candidate = Path::new(&dir).join(ffmpeg_exe_name());
 				if is_executable_file(&candidate) {
 					return absolute(&candidate.to_string_lossy());
 				}
@@ -338,13 +336,32 @@ impl ProxyManager {
 		let mut candidates: Vec<String> = Vec::new();
 		let app_path = application_path();
 		if !app_path.is_empty() {
-			candidates.push(format!("{}/ffmpeg", app_path));
+			candidates.push(format!("{}/{}", app_path, ffmpeg_exe_name()));
 		}
 		candidates.push("/opt/homebrew/bin/ffmpeg".to_string());
 		candidates.push("/usr/local/bin/ffmpeg".to_string());
 		candidates.push("/usr/bin/ffmpeg".to_string());
 		candidates.push("/usr/local/bin/ffmpeg".to_string());
 
+		// Windows-specific install locations (GUI-launched apps can also
+		// start with a minimal PATH there).
+		#[cfg(target_os = "windows")]
+		{
+			// The official Windows installer defaults to
+			// %LOCALAPPDATA%\Programs\ffmpeg\bin.
+			if let Ok(local_app_data) = std::env::var("LOCALAPPDATA") {
+				candidates.push(format!(
+					"{}/Programs/ffmpeg/bin/{}",
+					local_app_data,
+					ffmpeg_exe_name()
+				));
+			}
+			// Oak's user configuration directory.
+			if let Ok(config_dir) = FileFunctions::new().get_configuration_location() {
+				candidates.push(format!("{}/{}", config_dir, ffmpeg_exe_name()));
+			}
+		}
+
 		for c in candidates {
 			if is_executable_file(Path::new(&c)) {
 				return absolute(&c);
@@ -403,12 +420,41 @@ fn application_path() -> String {
 		.unwrap_or_default()
 }
 
-/// True when `p` is a regular file with at least one execute bit set.
+/// Split a PATH-style variable into its non-empty directory entries. The
+/// separator is platform-specific (`;` on Windows, `:` elsewhere);
+/// `std::env::split_paths` already applies that rule natively.
+fn split_path_env(raw: &str) -> Vec<String> {
+	std::env::split_paths(raw)
+		.map(|p| p.to_string_lossy().into_owned())
+		.filter(|p| !p.is_empty())
+		.collect()
+}
+
+/// The executable file name to look for: `ffmpeg.exe` on Windows,
+/// `ffmpeg` everywhere else.
+fn ffmpeg_exe_name() -> &'static str {
+	if cfg!(windows) {
+		"ffmpeg.exe"
+	} else {
+		"ffmpeg"
+	}
+}
+
+/// True when `p` is a regular file that can be run as a program. Unix
+/// checks for at least one execute bit; Windows has no permission bits, so
+/// any regular file counts.
 fn is_executable_file(p: &Path) -> bool {
-	use std::os::unix::fs::PermissionsExt;
-	match std::fs::metadata(p) {
-		Ok(md) if md.is_file() => md.permissions().mode() & 0o111 != 0,
-		_ => false,
+	#[cfg(unix)]
+	{
+		use std::os::unix::fs::PermissionsExt;
+		match std::fs::metadata(p) {
+			Ok(md) if md.is_file() => md.permissions().mode() & 0o111 != 0,
+			_ => false,
+		}
+	}
+	#[cfg(windows)]
+	{
+		matches!(std::fs::metadata(p), Ok(md) if md.is_file())
 	}
 }
 
@@ -669,6 +715,33 @@ mod tests_extra {
 		assert!(std::path::Path::new(&found).exists(), "found: {found}");
 	}
 
+	#[test]
+	fn split_path_env_uses_platform_separator() {
+		// The separator is platform-dependent, so the expected input is
+		// gated: `:` on Unix, `;` on Windows.
+		#[cfg(unix)]
+		{
+			assert_eq!(split_path_env("a:b:c"), ["a", "b", "c"]);
+			// Empty entries are skipped.
+			assert_eq!(split_path_env("a::b:"), ["a", "b"]);
+			assert_eq!(split_path_env("solo"), ["solo"]);
+		}
+		#[cfg(windows)]
+		{
+			assert_eq!(split_path_env("a;b;c"), ["a", "b", "c"]);
+			assert_eq!(split_path_env("a;;b;"), ["a", "b"]);
+			assert_eq!(split_path_env("solo"), ["solo"]);
+		}
+	}
+
+	#[test]
+	fn ffmpeg_exe_name_is_platform_specific() {
+		#[cfg(unix)]
+		assert_eq!(ffmpeg_exe_name(), "ffmpeg");
+		#[cfg(windows)]
+		assert_eq!(ffmpeg_exe_name(), "ffmpeg.exe");
+	}
+
 	#[test]
 	fn get_proxy_state_empty_and_working() {
 		// Empty filename -> Missing.
diff --git a/crates/oakplugin/src/host.rs b/crates/oakplugin/src/host.rs
index 4439779aa..3254d53de 100644
--- a/crates/oakplugin/src/host.rs
+++ b/crates/oakplugin/src/host.rs
@@ -71,12 +71,17 @@ const RTLD_LOCAL: c_int = 0x4;
 #[cfg(target_os = "linux")]
 const RTLD_LOCAL: c_int = 0x0;
 
+// Windows has no dlopen/dlsym/dlclose: the POSIX FFI below is compiled
+// out and replaced by LoadLibraryExW/GetProcAddress/FreeLibrary (see the
+// `win32` module further down), keeping the same function signatures.
+#[cfg(not(target_os = "windows"))]
 extern "C" {
 	fn dlopen(filename: *const c_char, flag: c_int) -> *mut c_void;
 	fn dlsym(handle: *mut c_void, symbol: *const c_char) -> *mut c_void;
 	fn dlclose(handle: *mut c_void) -> c_int;
 }
 
+#[cfg(not(target_os = "windows"))]
 /// 动态加载共享库；失败返回 None。
 fn dl_open(path: &Path) -> Option<*mut c_void> {
 	let c = CString::new(path.to_str()?).ok()?;
@@ -88,6 +93,7 @@ fn dl_open(path: &Path) -> Option<*mut c_void> {
 	}
 }
 
+#[cfg(not(target_os = "windows"))]
 /// 查符号；失败返回 None。
 fn dl_sym(handle: *mut c_void, name: &str) -> Option<*mut c_void> {
 	let c = CString::new(name).ok()?;
@@ -99,6 +105,7 @@ fn dl_sym(handle: *mut c_void, name: &str) -> Option<*mut c_void> {
 	}
 }
 
+#[cfg(not(target_os = "windows"))]
 /// 从 `dlsym` 结果取函数指针（libloading 同款转换；调用方保证符号
 /// 类型正确）。
 ///
@@ -109,6 +116,85 @@ unsafe fn dlsym_fn<T>(handle: *mut c_void, name: &str) -> Option<T> {
 	Some(unsafe { std::mem::transmute_copy(&p) })
 }
 
+// ---- Windows dynamic loading (kernel32) ----
+//
+// LoadLibraryExW / GetProcAddress / FreeLibrary in place of the POSIX
+// dlopen family. The Windows handle is an HMODULE, which is pointer-sized
+// and stored in the same `*mut c_void` slot, so the public signatures
+// (`dl_open` / `dl_sym` / `dlsym_fn` / `dlclose`) are unchanged.
+
+/// Windows dynamic loading (`LoadLibraryExW` / `GetProcAddress` /
+/// `FreeLibrary`, kernel32). The handle is an `HMODULE` kept as
+/// `*mut c_void` for signature parity with the POSIX path.
+#[cfg(target_os = "windows")]
+mod win32 {
+	use super::*;
+	use std::os::windows::ffi::OsStrExt;
+
+	/// `LOAD_WITH_ALTERED_SEARCH_PATH` (winbase.h): resolve the loaded
+	/// module's dependent DLLs from the module's own directory first, so a
+	/// plugin bundle's sibling DLLs are found next to the binary.
+	const LOAD_WITH_ALTERED_SEARCH_PATH: u32 = 0x0000_0008;
+
+	#[link(name = "kernel32")]
+	unsafe extern "C" {
+		fn LoadLibraryExW(
+			lp_file_name: *const u16,
+			h_file: *mut c_void,
+			dw_flags: u32,
+		) -> *mut c_void;
+		fn GetProcAddress(h_module: *mut c_void, lp_proc_name: *const c_char) -> *mut c_void;
+		fn FreeLibrary(h_module: *mut c_void) -> c_int;
+	}
+
+	/// Dynamically load a shared library from an arbitrary (possibly
+	/// non-UTF-8) path; `None` on failure. The path is converted to a
+	/// NUL-terminated UTF-16 string for `LoadLibraryExW`.
+	pub(super) fn dl_open(path: &Path) -> Option<*mut c_void> {
+		let wide: Vec<u16> = path.as_os_str().encode_wide().chain(Some(0)).collect();
+		let h = unsafe {
+			LoadLibraryExW(wide.as_ptr(), std::ptr::null_mut(), LOAD_WITH_ALTERED_SEARCH_PATH)
+		};
+		if h.is_null() {
+			None
+		} else {
+			Some(h)
+		}
+	}
+
+	/// Look up an exported symbol by name; `None` on failure. The symbol
+	/// name is a narrow (ANSI) string — `OfxGetNumberOfPlugins` /
+	/// `OfxGetPlugin`, both plain ASCII.
+	pub(super) fn dl_sym(handle: *mut c_void, name: &str) -> Option<*mut c_void> {
+		let c = CString::new(name).ok()?;
+		let p = unsafe { GetProcAddress(handle, c.as_ptr()) };
+		if p.is_null() {
+			None
+		} else {
+			Some(p)
+		}
+	}
+
+	/// Function pointer from a `GetProcAddress` result (same transmute as
+	/// the POSIX `dlsym_fn`; the caller guarantees the symbol type).
+	///
+	/// # Safety
+	/// The symbol must actually be that function type.
+	pub(super) unsafe fn dlsym_fn<T>(handle: *mut c_void, name: &str) -> Option<T> {
+		let p = dl_sym(handle, name)?;
+		Some(unsafe { std::mem::transmute_copy(&p) })
+	}
+
+	/// Unload a library (`FreeLibrary`; reference-counted like POSIX
+	/// `dlclose`).
+	pub(super) unsafe fn dlclose(handle: *mut c_void) -> c_int {
+		unsafe { FreeLibrary(handle) }
+	}
+}
+
+#[cfg(target_os = "windows")]
+use win32::{dl_open, dl_sym, dlsym_fn, dlclose};
+
 // ---- OFX 宿主侧结构（ofxCore.h，字段序与 SDK 逐字一致）----
 
 /// `OfxHost`（ofxCore.h:44）。