diff --git a/pype/lib.py b/pype/lib.py
index 2235efa2f4..ad3a863854 100644
--- a/pype/lib.py
+++ b/pype/lib.py
@@ -13,6 +13,62 @@ import avalon
 log = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 
+def get_paths_from_environ(env_key, return_first=False):
+    """Return existing paths from specific envirnment variable.
+
+    :param env_key: Environment key where should look for paths.
+    :type env_key: str
+    :param return_first: Return first path on `True`, list of all on `False`.
+    :type return_first: boolean
+
+    Difference when none of paths exists:
+    - when `return_first` is set to `False` then function returns empty list.
+    - when `return_first` is set to `True` then function returns `None`.
+    """
+
+    existing_paths = []
+    paths = os.environ.get(env_key) or ""
+    path_items = paths.split(os.pathsep)
+    for path in path_items:
+        # Skip empty string
+        if not path:
+            continue
+        # Normalize path
+        path = os.path.normpath(path)
+        # Check if path exists
+        if os.path.exists(path):
+            # Return path if `return_first` is set to True
+            if return_first:
+                return path
+            # Store path
+            existing_paths.append(path)
+
+    # Return None if none of paths exists
+    if return_first:
+        return None
+    # Return all existing paths from environment variable
+    return existing_paths
+
+
+def get_ffmpeg_tool_path(tool="ffmpeg"):
+    """Find path to ffmpeg tool in FFMPEG_PATH paths.
+
+    Function looks for tool in paths set in FFMPEG_PATH environment. If tool
+    exists then returns it's full path.
+
+    Returns tool name itself when tool path was not found. (FFmpeg path may be
+    set in PATH environment variable)
+    """
+
+    dir_paths = get_paths_from_environ("FFMPEG_PATH")
+    for dir_path in dir_paths:
+        for file_name in os.listdir(dir_path):
+            base, ext = os.path.splitext(file_name)
+            if base.lower() == tool.lower():
+                return os.path.join(dir_path, tool)
+    return tool
+
+
 # Special naming case for subprocess since its a built-in method.
 def _subprocess(*args, **kwargs):
     """Convenience method for getting output errors for subprocess."""
diff --git a/pype/plugins/global/publish/extract_jpeg.py b/pype/plugins/global/publish/extract_jpeg.py
index abd20bb9ea..bedfe4f7f8 100644
--- a/pype/plugins/global/publish/extract_jpeg.py
+++ b/pype/plugins/global/publish/extract_jpeg.py
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import os
 import pyblish.api
 import clique
 import pype.api
+import pype.lib
 
 
 class ExtractJpegEXR(pyblish.api.InstancePlugin):
@@ -69,9 +70,10 @@ class ExtractJpegEXR(pyblish.api.InstancePlugin):
             proj_name = os.environ.get('AVALON_PROJECT', '__default__')
             profile = config_data.get(proj_name, config_data['__default__'])
 
+            ffmpeg_path = pype.lib.get_ffmpeg_tool_path("ffmpeg")
+
             jpeg_items = []
-            jpeg_items.append(
-                os.path.join(os.environ.get("FFMPEG_PATH"), "ffmpeg"))
+            jpeg_items.append(ffmpeg_path)
             # override file if already exists
             jpeg_items.append("-y")
             # use same input args like with mov
diff --git a/pype/plugins/global/publish/extract_review.py b/pype/plugins/global/publish/extract_review.py
index 4f96491638..f5dba108c5 100644
--- a/pype/plugins/global/publish/extract_review.py
+++ b/pype/plugins/global/publish/extract_review.py
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import os
 import pyblish.api
 import clique
 import pype.api
+import pype.lib
 
 
 class ExtractReview(pyblish.api.InstancePlugin):
@@ -40,6 +41,8 @@ class ExtractReview(pyblish.api.InstancePlugin):
         # get representation and loop them
         representations = inst_data["representations"]
 
+        ffmpeg_path = pype.lib.get_ffmpeg_tool_path("ffmpeg")
+
         # filter out mov and img sequences
         representations_new = representations[:]
         for repre in representations:
@@ -327,10 +330,7 @@ class ExtractReview(pyblish.api.InstancePlugin):
                         os.mkdir(stg_dir)
 
                 mov_args = [
-                    os.path.join(
-                        os.environ.get(
-                            "FFMPEG_PATH",
-                            ""), "ffmpeg"),
+                    ffmpeg_path,
                     " ".join(input_args),
                     " ".join(output_args)
                 ]
diff --git a/pype/plugins/global/publish/extract_review_slate.py b/pype/plugins/global/publish/extract_review_slate.py
index 9a720b77a9..699ed4a5eb 100644
--- a/pype/plugins/global/publish/extract_review_slate.py
+++ b/pype/plugins/global/publish/extract_review_slate.py
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import os
 import pype.api
+import pype.lib
 import pyblish
 
 
@@ -21,7 +22,7 @@ class ExtractReviewSlate(pype.api.Extractor):
 
         suffix = "_slate"
         slate_path = inst_data.get("slateFrame")
-        ffmpeg_path = os.path.join(os.environ.get("FFMPEG_PATH", ""), "ffmpeg")
+        ffmpeg_path = pype.lib.get_ffmpeg_tool_path("ffmpeg")
 
         to_width = 1920
         to_height = 1080
diff --git a/pype/plugins/global/publish/validate_ffmpeg_installed.py b/pype/plugins/global/publish/validate_ffmpeg_installed.py
index df7c330e95..f6738e6de1 100644
--- a/pype/plugins/global/publish/validate_ffmpeg_installed.py
+++ b/pype/plugins/global/publish/validate_ffmpeg_installed.py
@@ -1,13 +1,14 @@
 import pyblish.api
 import os
 import subprocess
+import pype.lib
 try:
     import os.errno as errno
 except ImportError:
     import errno
 
 
-class ValidateFfmpegInstallef(pyblish.api.Validator):
+class ValidateFFmpegInstalled(pyblish.api.Validator):
     """Validate availability of ffmpeg tool in PATH"""
 
     order = pyblish.api.ValidatorOrder
@@ -27,10 +28,8 @@ class ValidateFfmpegInstallef(pyblish.api.Validator):
         return True
 
     def process(self, instance):
-        self.log.info("ffmpeg path: `{}`".format(
-            os.environ.get("FFMPEG_PATH", "")))
-        if self.is_tool(
-                os.path.join(
-                    os.environ.get("FFMPEG_PATH", ""), "ffmpeg")) is False:
+        ffmpeg_path = pype.lib.get_ffmpeg_tool_path("ffmpeg")
+        self.log.info("ffmpeg path: `{}`".format(ffmpeg_path))
+        if self.is_tool(ffmpeg_path) is False:
             self.log.error("ffmpeg not found in PATH")
             raise RuntimeError('ffmpeg not installed.')
diff --git a/pype/plugins/standalonepublisher/publish/extract_review.py b/pype/plugins/standalonepublisher/publish/extract_review.py
index f06d9bcde0..66cdcdf4df 100644
--- a/pype/plugins/standalonepublisher/publish/extract_review.py
+++ b/pype/plugins/standalonepublisher/publish/extract_review.py
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import tempfile
 import pyblish.api
 import clique
 import pype.api
+import pype.lib
 
 
 class ExtractReviewSP(pyblish.api.InstancePlugin):
@@ -148,12 +149,7 @@ class ExtractReviewSP(pyblish.api.InstancePlugin):
                 # output filename
                 output_args.append(full_output_path)
 
-                ffmpeg_path = os.getenv("FFMPEG_PATH", "")
-                if ffmpeg_path:
-                    ffmpeg_path += "/ffmpeg"
-                else:
-                    ffmpeg_path = "ffmpeg"
-
+                ffmpeg_path = pype.lib.get_ffmpeg_tool_path("ffmpeg")
                 mov_args = [
                     ffmpeg_path,
                     " ".join(input_args),
diff --git a/pype/plugins/standalonepublisher/publish/extract_thumbnail.py b/pype/plugins/standalonepublisher/publish/extract_thumbnail.py
index 69a2e0fdad..daa3936359 100644
--- a/pype/plugins/standalonepublisher/publish/extract_thumbnail.py
+++ b/pype/plugins/standalonepublisher/publish/extract_thumbnail.py
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import tempfile
 import subprocess
 import pyblish.api
 import pype.api
+import pype.lib
 
 
 class ExtractThumbnailSP(pyblish.api.InstancePlugin):
@@ -73,11 +74,7 @@ class ExtractThumbnailSP(pyblish.api.InstancePlugin):
                 config_data.get("__default__", {})
             )
 
-            ffmpeg_path = os.getenv("FFMPEG_PATH", "")
-            if ffmpeg_path:
-                ffmpeg_path += "/ffmpeg"
-            else:
-                ffmpeg_path = "ffmpeg"
+            ffmpeg_path = pype.lib.get_ffmpeg_tool_path("ffmpeg")
 
             jpeg_items = []
             jpeg_items.append(ffmpeg_path)
diff --git a/pype/scripts/otio_burnin.py b/pype/scripts/otio_burnin.py
index 46b2d1421c..7a724e22bf 100644
--- a/pype/scripts/otio_burnin.py
+++ b/pype/scripts/otio_burnin.py
@@ -6,25 +6,22 @@ import json
 import opentimelineio_contrib.adapters.ffmpeg_burnins as ffmpeg_burnins
 from pypeapp.lib import config
 from pypeapp import Logger
-
+import pype.lib
 
 log = Logger().get_logger("BurninWrapper", "burninwrap")
 
 
-ffmpeg_path = os.environ.get("FFMPEG_PATH")
-if ffmpeg_path and os.path.exists(ffmpeg_path):
-    # add separator "/" or "\" to be prepared for next part
-    ffmpeg_path += os.path.sep
-else:
-    ffmpeg_path = ""
+ffmpeg_path = pype.lib.get_ffmpeg_tool_path("ffmpeg")
+ffprobe_path = pype.lib.get_ffmpeg_tool_path("ffprobe")
+
 
 FFMPEG = (
     '{} -loglevel panic -i %(input)s %(filters)s %(args)s%(output)s'
-).format(os.path.normpath(ffmpeg_path + "ffmpeg"))
+).format(ffmpeg_path)
 
 FFPROBE = (
     '{} -v quiet -print_format json -show_format -show_streams %(source)s'
-).format(os.path.normpath(ffmpeg_path + "ffprobe"))
+).format(ffprobe_path)
 
 DRAWTEXT = (
     "drawtext=text=\\'%(text)s\\':x=%(x)s:y=%(y)s:fontcolor="
diff --git a/pype/standalonepublish/widgets/widget_drop_frame.py b/pype/standalonepublish/widgets/widget_drop_frame.py
index 73b9f0e179..c85105a333 100644
--- a/pype/standalonepublish/widgets/widget_drop_frame.py
+++ b/pype/standalonepublish/widgets/widget_drop_frame.py
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import json
 import clique
 import subprocess
 from pypeapp import config
+import pype.lib
 from . import QtWidgets, QtCore
 from . import DropEmpty, ComponentsList, ComponentItem
 
@@ -224,12 +225,7 @@ class DropDataFrame(QtWidgets.QFrame):
         self._process_data(data)
 
     def load_data_with_probe(self, filepath):
-        ffprobe_path = os.getenv("FFMPEG_PATH", "")
-        if ffprobe_path:
-            ffprobe_path += '/ffprobe'
-        else:
-            ffprobe_path = 'ffprobe'
-
+        ffprobe_path = pype.lib.get_ffmpeg_tool_path("ffprobe")
         args = [
             ffprobe_path,
             '-v', 'quiet',