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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  1. HandBrake icon
     2043 likes

    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.

    204 HandBrake alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Snapcraft
    • Flathub
    • Haiku
    • Flatpak
     
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    HandBrake vs Freemake Video Converter Comments
    Top Positive Comment
    menimagallanes
    2

    compressing the files in the process

    Top Negative Comment
    Guest
    -2

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

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    Guest
    Negative
    -2

    can NOT download video clip and convert from vids to mp3.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    3 of 6 comments
    • HandBrake is Free and Open SourceFreemake Video Converter is Paid and Proprietary
    • HandBrake is LightweightFreemake Video Converter is not according to our users
  2. FFmpeg icon
     679 likes

    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.

    98 FFmpeg alternatives

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    • Mac
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    • BSD
     
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    FFmpeg vs Freemake Video Converter Comments
    Guest
    Positive
    0

    It does convert video and audio :)

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    • 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
  3. fre:ac icon
     246 likes

    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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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • PortableApps.com
    • Wine
    • Haiku
     
  4. Youtube-DLG icon
     199 likes

    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.

    220 Youtube-DLG alternatives

    Cost / License

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • wxPython
     
  5. 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.

    277 4k Video Downloader alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
     
  6. WinFF icon
     71 likes

    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.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • FFmpeg
     
  7. 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.

    Cost / License

    • Free Personal
    • Proprietary

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Wine
     
  8. Frame is a high-performance media conversion utility built on the Tauri v2 framework. It provides a native interface for FFmpeg operations, allowing for granular control over video and audio transcoding parameters.

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    • Mac
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  9. FormatLab icon
     6 likes

    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)

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Snapcraft
    • Flathub
     
  10. MEncoder icon
     24 likes

    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

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Haiku
    • MPlayer
     
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