diff --git a/include/recorder.hpp b/include/recorder.hpp
index b80ba9a..abf3806 100644
--- a/include/recorder.hpp
+++ b/include/recorder.hpp
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 #include <vector>
 #include <string>
 #include <memory>
+#include <unordered_map>
 
 class AVFormatContext;
 class AVCodec;
@@ -61,9 +62,9 @@ class FFMPEG_API_DLL Recorder {
      * This function iterates through all available codecs in FFmpeg and 
      * returns a sorted vector of codec names.
      * 
-     * @return A vector of pairs representing the ids and names of available codecs.
+     * @return A map of representing the names and ids of available codecs.
      */
-    std::vector<std::pair<int, std::string>> getAvailableCodecs();
+    std::unordered_map<std::string, int> getAvailableCodecs();
 
 private:
     AVFormatContext* m_formatContext = nullptr;
diff --git a/src/recorder.cpp b/src/recorder.cpp
index 0827714..5808ecc 100644
--- a/src/recorder.cpp
+++ b/src/recorder.cpp
@@ -12,20 +12,18 @@ extern "C" {
 
 namespace ffmpeg {
 
-std::vector<std::pair<int, std::string>> Recorder::getAvailableCodecs() {
-    std::vector<std::pair<int, std::string>> vet;
+std::unordered_map<std::string, int> Recorder::getAvailableCodecs() {
+    std::unordered_map<std::string, int> map;
 
     void* iter = nullptr;
     const AVCodec * codec;
 
     while ((codec = av_codec_iterate(&iter))) {
         if(codec->type == AVMEDIA_TYPE_VIDEO)
-            vet.push_back({(int)codec->id, codec->name});
+            map.insert({codec->name, (int)codec->id});
     }
-
-    std::sort(vet.begin(), vet.end(), [](std::pair<int, std::string>& a, std::pair<int, std::string>& b) { return a.second < b.second; });
     
-    return vet;
+    return map;
 }
 
 bool Recorder::init(const RenderSettings& settings) {