HandBrake Alternatives

HandBrake is described as 'An open-source multithreaded video transcoder, HandBrake compresses and converts digital media, supporting MP4, MKV formats, and offers hardware-accelerated conversion' and is a leading Video Converter in the cd/dvd tools category. There are more than 100 alternatives to HandBrake for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Mac, Linux, Web-based and Android apps. The best HandBrake alternative is FFmpeg, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like HandBrake are Avidemux, Shutter Encoder, VidCoder and File Converter.

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HandBrake alternatives are mainly Video Converters, but if you're looking for Audio Converters or Video Editors you can filter on that. Other popular filters include Windows, Android, Mac, Google Chrome, Windows + Open Source, Linux and DVD Ripper. These are just examples - use the filter bar below to find more specific alternatives to HandBrake.
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  1. DivX icon
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    The best version of DivX Software is now available. Get an unparalleled video experience with an advanced video player and video converter. All for free.

    72 DivX alternatives

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  2. MeGUI icon
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    Comprehensive video converter designed for DVD ripping and transcoding tasks, supporting x264, MP3, and various formats. It offers an intuitive interface, batch processing, multi-threading, and extensive codec compatibility for seamless video processing.

    92 MeGUI alternatives

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    • Free
    • Open Source

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  3. MEncoder icon
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    MEncoder is a free command line video decoding, encoding and filtering tool released under the GNU General Public License. It is a sibling of MPlayer , and can convert all the formats that MPlayer understands into a variety of compressed and...

    136 MEncoder alternatives

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    • Free
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    • Discontinued

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    • MPlayer
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  4. Permute icon
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    Permute is the easiest to use media converter with its easy to use, no configuration, drag and drop interface; it will meet the needs to convert all your media files.

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    • Paid
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    • Mac
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  5. WinFF icon
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    WinFF is a GUI frontend and batch parser for the command-line multimedia tool FFmpeg. WinFF works by making a batch file that runs in the command-line, designed to launch the command-line tool with given settings from a preset.

    133 WinFF alternatives

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    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Discontinued

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    • Windows
    • Linux
    • FFmpeg
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  6. Pimosa icon
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    Edit, convert, and enhance video, audio, and images in one web platform with crop, trim, merge, resize, rotation, speed control, format conversion, compression, overlays, filters, batch processing, waveform creation, and metadata editing.

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    • Paid
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    • Mac
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  7. FormatLab icon
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    FormatLab is a Powerful Tool for Converting Video and Audio files and supports almost All Formats with modern and widely supported codecs.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary (MIT)

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    • Linux
    • Snapcraft
    • Flathub
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  8. FastFlix icon
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    FastFlix is a free GUI for HEVC and AV1 encoding, GIF/WebP/AVIF creation, and more!

    70 FastFlix alternatives

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    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

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    • Mac
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  9. Free Video Compressor is a free and lightweight video compression software that can compress almost common video files, it can help you to easily shrink a video clip and reduce video file size. This software can work with many popular video formats.

    60 Free Video Compressor alternatives

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    • Free
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    • Windows
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  10. Compresto icon
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    Experience up to 90% file size reduction for videos and images while working entirely offline to ensure privacy. Supports conversion to GIF and is compatible with formats like MP4 and WebM. Enhances productivity by allowing batch processing and provides multiple quality options.

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    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
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  11. ASXGui icon
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    An open source video encoder GUI. It aims to be the most user friendly and easy to use encoding solution, while also providing advanced features for power users. Current version (2.x) is developed in VB.NET, however, it is being ported to C# for v. 3.

    77 ASXGui alternatives

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    • Free
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    • Windows
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