Video Converters
Apps like FRAPS can sometimes record video in a lossless quality that takes up a huge amount of space on your hard drive when it doesn’t even need to be half as big. In this case, software like HandBrake saves the day with the ability to transcode the video into a lossy but still high quality format that features a much smaller file size with minimal to no loss in video or audio quality.
HandBrake is an open-source, multithreaded video transcoder – it compresses and converts digital media from one format to another. HandBrake can rip encrypted DVDs with libdvdcss (libdvdcss is installed with VLC media player on macOS, or AnyDVD/DVD 43 on Windows).
HandBrake Features
FFmpeg is the leading multimedia framework, able to decode, encode, transcode, mux, demux, stream, filter and play pretty much anything that humans and machines have created. It supports the most obscure ancient formats up to the cutting edge.
FFmpeg Features
- Free • Open Source
- Video Editor
113 Shotcut alternatives- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- AppImageHub
- Snapcraft
- Flathub
- PortableApps.com
Shotcut is a free, open source, cross-platform, non-linear video editor.
Shotcut Features
- Free • Open Source
- Video Editor
- Video Converter
132 Avidemux alternatives- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- BSD
- PortableApps.com
Free and simple video editor that supports a variety of file types and automated tasks. SIMPLE video editor, dedicated for ONE video at a time. NOT for multi video editing/montage.
Avidemux Features
- Free • Open Source
- Video Converter
- Audio Converter
- Image Converter
252 File Converter alternatives- Windows
- Windows Explorer
File Converter is a very simple tool which allows you to convert and compress one or several file(s) using the context menu in Windows Explorer.
File Converter Features
DiscontinuedThe last version (1.2.3) was released in 2017.
- Freemium • Proprietary
- DVD Ripper
- Video Converter
- Audio Converter
72 MakeMKV alternatives- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- Kodi
MakeMKV is a program designed for ripping DVD and Blu-Ray disc video. It works by decrypting proprietary discs to transfer codecs from the formats VOB and M2TS into MKV, preserving the necessary data without doing any lossy codec conversion.
MakeMKV Features
- Free • Open Source
- Video Converter
- Audio Converter
- DVD Ripper
173 Shutter Encoder alternatives- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- AppImageHub
- Homebrew
Open source software without any restriction - converter all formats video|audio|image professionnals codecs and standards - swiss knife tool Windows and OSX.
Shutter Encoder Features
Format Factory is a multifunctional media converter and DVD ripper. Its features include:
Format Factory Features
BundlewareBe careful during the installation: https://alternativeto.net/discussions/applications/11718/be-careful-in-the-installation/
Freemake Video Converter is video converter that lets convert videos to avi, wmv, mp4 (iPhone, iPod, iPad, PSP, xBox), 3gp, rip dvd, extract mp3, burn DVD and Bluray, create photo slideshow and audio visualization, cut, join, rotate and upload videos, photos and music to YouTube.
Freemake Video Converter Features
BundlewareThe installer contains OpenCandy. Be careful during the installation: https://alternativeto.net/discussions/applications/11718/be-careful-in-the-installation/
XMedia Recode can convert nearly all popular audio and video formats including 3GP, 3GPP, 3GPP2, AAC, AC3, AMR, ASF, AVI, AVISynth, DVD, FLAC, FLV, H.261, H.263, H.264, M4A , M1V, M2V, M4V, Matroska (MKV), MMF, MPEG-1, MPEG-2, MPEG-4, TS, TRP, MP2, MP3, MP4, MP4V, MOV, OGG, PSP...
XMedia Recode Features
VidCoder is a DVD/Blu-ray ripping and video transcoding application for Windows. It uses HandBrake as its encoding engine.
VidCoder Features
- Free • Open Source
- YouTube Downloader
- Video Downloader
190 ClipGrab alternatives- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- youtube-dl
- Qt
ClipGrab is a free downloader and converter for YouTube, Vimeo, Metacafe, Dailymotion and many other online video sites.
ClipGrab Features
BundlewareThe default Windows installer contains Opencandy. A version with no third-party offers is available in Download options.
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.
WinFF Features
DiscontinuedThe last version (1.5.5) is from June 2017, and it says on the website that it's no longer developed.
- Freemium • Proprietary
- Audio Converter
- Video Converter
- Image Converter
61 CloudConvert alternatives- Online
CloudConvert is a online file conversion tool. more than 200 different audio, video, document, ebook, archive, image, spreadsheet and presentation formats supported.
CloudConvert Features
Vividl is a Windows app that lets you download videos from various websites, including YouTube.
Vividl Features