x264 Alternatives

x264 is described as 'Free software library and application for encoding video streams into the H.264/MPEG-4 AVC compression format, and is released under the terms of the GNU GPL' and is an app in the video & movies category. There are more than 10 alternatives to x264 for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Mac, Linux, Android and iPhone apps. The best x264 alternative is FFmpeg, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like x264 are QuickTime Player, Video Transcoder, Cyberlink Power2Go and Voukoder Pro.

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  1. FFmpeg icon
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    Comprehensive multimedia framework for decoding, encoding, transcoding, muxing, demuxing, streaming, filtering, and playback of nearly any audio or video format, with command-line tools, integrated libraries, portable code, and regular security updates for users and developers.

    129 FFmpeg alternatives

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Linux Mobile
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  2. QuickTime Player icon
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    Watch Internet video, HD movie trailers, and personal media clips. Whether it’s on the web or on your desktop, QuickTime Player brings your digital media brilliantly to life.

    192 QuickTime Player alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
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  3. Video Transcoder is an application which uses the open source program FFmpeg to transcode video files from one format to another.

    47 Video Transcoder alternatives

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    Alerts

    • Discontinued

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    • Android
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  4. Power2Go is a simple all-in-one solution for all your disc burning, movie disc authoring, media conversion and backup needs. With unparalleled support for a wide-range of disc & mobile formats, you can drag-n-drop files to instantly burn data or movies.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    • Windows
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  5. Subler icon
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    Subler is a Mac OS X application that opens media containers, allows you to add or remove media tracks inside them, and then saves them out again. In the specialized language of the video world, Subler is a “transcoder” or “demuxer” depending on how you use it.

    39 Subler alternatives

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    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
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  6. Xvid icon
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    Xvid is an open-source research project focusing on video compression and is a collaborative development effort. All code is released under the terms of the GNU GPL license.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
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  7. The MainConcept AVC/H.264 Codec Packages offer fast encoding and decoding speeds in excellent quality for your products in all profiles and levels supported by the standard.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Chrome OS
    • Android Tablet
    • Windows Phone
    • iPad
    • Blackberry 10
    • Apple Watch
    • Android Wear
    • Kindle Fire
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  8. Nero Video icon
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    Video editing has never been easier! Cut, edit & enhance videos - with full Nero power for your Windows PC

    23 Nero Video alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  9. optimizeVideo is just a simple wrapper around ffmpeg, but that saves a lot of guessing. It analyzes the contents of a target video file, and sets the conversion parameters according to Google standards.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Linux
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  10. AfterCodecs plugins for Adobe CC, giving you the best and missing codecs for faster exports!.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Adobe After Effects
    • Adobe Premiere Pro
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  11. MFormats SDK is an easy way to access FFmpeg's rich set of video codecs, file containers and network streams from your C#, VB.NET, Delphi and C++ application. Using FFmpeg may be tricky. Integrating MFormats with your application will take just a few lines of code.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
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