Freemake Video Converter Alternatives for Linux

Freemake Video Converter is not available for Linux but there are plenty of alternatives that runs on Linux with similar functionality. The best Linux alternative is HandBrake, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 100 alternatives to Freemake Video Converter and many of them are available for Linux so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Linux alternatives to Freemake Video Converter are FFmpeg, fre:ac, Youtube-DLG and Shutter Encoder.

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Freemake Video Converter alternatives are mainly Video Converters, but if you're looking for Audio Converters or YouTube Downloaders you can filter on that. Other popular filters include Mac, Linux and Google Chrome. You can also filter by region, for example EU-based alternatives if you prefer software developed in the European Union. These are just examples - use the filter bar below to find more specific alternatives to Freemake Video Converter.
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    HandBrake

     2026 likes
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    Open-source HandBrake offers video transcoding, supporting MP4, MKV formats, 4K rendering, and lossless audio. It allows picture cropping, subtitle handling, encrypts DVD ripping, and operates efficiently offline.

    195 HandBrake alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
    • Windows
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    • BSD
    • Snapcraft
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
    • Haiku
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    Top Positive Comment
    menimagallanes
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    compressing the files in the process

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    HandBrake is unable to convert or extract from a video file to an audio file.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    Negative
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    can NOT download video clip and convert from vids to mp3.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    • Most users think HandBrake is a great Freemake Video Converter alternative.

    • HandBrake is the most popular Windows, Mac & Linux alternative to Freemake Video Converter.

    • HandBrake is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to Freemake Video Converter.

    • HandBrake is Free and Open SourceFreemake Video Converter is Paid and Proprietary
    • HandBrake is LightweightFreemake Video Converter is not according to our users
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    FFmpeg

     670 likes
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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.

    93 FFmpeg alternatives

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    It does convert video and audio :)

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    • Most users think FFmpeg is a great Freemake Video Converter alternative.

    • FFmpeg is Free and Open SourceFreemake Video Converter is Paid and Proprietary
    • FFmpeg is Customizable, Lightweight and Privacy focusedFreemake Video Converter is not according to our users
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    fre:ac

     243 likes
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    fre:ac is a free audio converter and CD ripper with support for various formats and codecs. It will convert between MP3, MP4/M4A, FLAC, Vorbis, Opus, AAC, WAV, WMA and other formats.

    115 fre:ac alternatives

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    • BSD
    • PortableApps.com
    • Wine
    • Haiku
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    4k Video Downloader

    A versatile tool for downloading high-quality videos from a range of leading platforms, supporting playlists, channels, subtitles, and various resolutions. Compatible with major operating systems and allows simultaneous downloadi...

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    Youtube-DLG

     200 likes
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    A cross-platform GUI using wxPython for the popular tool youtube-dl, Youtube-DLG supports video downloads from YouTube and over 1000 sites, offers video cutting via ffmpeg, and authentication for YouTube. It features a multi-language UI, supports both youtube-dl and yt-dlp, and is open source in the public domain.

    218 Youtube-DLG alternatives

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    4k Video Downloader

     231 likes
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    A versatile tool for downloading high-quality videos from a range of leading platforms, supporting playlists, channels, subtitles, and various resolutions. Compatible with major operating systems and allows simultaneous downloading and option for increasing download limits.

    276 4k Video Downloader alternatives

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    • Freemium (Pay once)
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
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    • 4k Video Downloader is the most popular Android alternative to Freemake Video Converter.

    • 4k Video Downloader is Freemium and ProprietaryFreemake Video Converter is Paid and Proprietary
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    YTD

    Download and convert videos with ease using YTD Downloader—fast, simple, and compatible with all your favorite platforms.

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    WinFF

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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.

    121 WinFF alternatives

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    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Discontinued

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    • FFmpeg
    • Lazarus
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    FFMPEG UI

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    A user interface to quickly and easily convert media files using FFMPEG behind the scenes.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    • Discontinued

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    • Windows
    • Linux
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    dmMediaConverter

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    dmMediaConverter is a crossplatform FFmpeg frontend (GUI) exposing some of its features. It is intended to be simple and easy to use but also to be able to achieve complex tasks. I have inspired myself from a lot of media converters like Handbrake, WinFF and MkvMergeGui.

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    • Free Personal
    • Proprietary

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    • Discontinued

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    FormatLab

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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

    • Free
    • Proprietary (MIT)

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    • Linux
    • Snapcraft
    • Flathub
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    VidCutter

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    A modern, simple to use, constantly evolving and hella fast MEDIA CUTTER + JOINER w/ frame-accurate SmartCut technology + Qt5, libmpv, FFmpeg and MediaInfo powering the backend.

    53 VidCutter alternatives

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    It's most precisely for cutting videos parts. :)

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    • VidCutter is Free and Open SourceFreemake Video Converter is Paid and Proprietary
    • VidCutter is LightweightFreemake Video Converter is not according to our users
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    MEncoder

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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...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • BSD
    • Haiku
    • MPlayer
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