Compressor Alternatives

Apps similar to Compressor include HandBrake, which is free and open source. Other options are FFmpeg, fre:ac, Freemake Video Converter and Adobe Media Encoder. Video Converters like Compressor are a crowded field, with more than 25 alternatives for Windows, Mac, Linux, the web and self-hosting.

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  1. HandBrake icon
     2108 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.

    229 HandBrake alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2009

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Snapcraft
    • Flathub
    • Haiku
    • Flatpak
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  2. FFmpeg icon
     741 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.

    136 FFmpeg alternatives

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2010

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Linux Mobile
    • Haiku
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  3. fre:ac icon
     256 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.

    117 fre:ac alternatives

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2009

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • PortableApps.com
    • Wine
    • Haiku
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  4. 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.

    354 Freemake Video Converter alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2010

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Online
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  5. Standalone media encoding application with robust format support, seamless Adobe app integration, efficient workflow for conversion tasks, and a structured, easy-to-navigate interface.

    206 Adobe Media Encoder alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2011

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
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  6. CineCinch icon
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    Find and compress space-hogging videos with a simple Windows tool that analyzes folders, ranks inefficient files, and batch-compresses them using H.265 — no complicated presets or command lines.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2026

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  7. dBpoweramp icon
     65 likes

    dBpoweramp contains a multitude of audio tools in one: CD Ripper, Music Converter, ID Tag Editor and Windows audio shell enhancements. Preloaded with mp3 & Wave codecs, practically every audio codec can be installed from Codec Central, as well as Utility Codecs (perform...

    82 dBpoweramp alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2009

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Mac
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  8. LameXP icon
     30 likes

    LameXP is an Audio Encoder Front-End, a graphical user-interface for a number of audio encoders. It was developed to support a huge number of input formats. File formats are detected reliably using MediaInfo.

    58 LameXP alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2009

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  9. ffWorks icon
     39 likes

    ffWorks (formerly iFFmpeg) is a graphical front-end for FFmpeg , a command-line tool used to convert multimedia files between formats. The command line instructions can be very hard to master/understand, so ffWorks does all the hard work for...

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2014

    Platforms

    • Mac
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  10. Convert to it! is an open source, self-hosted file conversion program that works online and provides a choice between any two file formats. You can convert mp4 to png.

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2026

    Platforms

    • Online
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  11. 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.

    96 Cyberlink Power2Go alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2020

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  12. VidShrink icon
     3 likes

    Play, convert, and shrink videos to an exact target size. Offline, adaptive calibration, VMAF-measured. .NET 8 + Avalonia + ffmpeg, Windows.

    200 VidShrink alternatives

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Since

    • New

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Mac
    • Linux
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