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. Kompact is a privacy-first, fully offline utility for managing and processing digital images. Easily compress photos (JPEG, PNG, WebP), resize dimensions, and apply text watermarks, all without relying on cloud services.

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2026

    Platforms

    • Android
    • F-Droid
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  2. MPEG Streamclip icon
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    MPEG Streamclip is a powerful free video converter, player, editor for Mac and Windows. It can play many movie files, not only MPEGs; it can convert MPEG files between muxed/demuxed formats for authoring; it can encode movies to many formats, including iPod; it can cut, trim and...

    95 MPEG Streamclip alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2009

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
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  3. FFMPEG Audio Encoder is a very power audio encoder. It executes ffmpeg.exe, qaac64.exe, and fdk-aac.exe to process audio files.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2025

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  4. StreamPot icon
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    StreamPot is a project that provides scaffolding for transforming media in your app (e.g. trimming a video, stripping the audio from a video, transcoding a video from mp4 to webp).

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2024

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    • Online
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
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  5. All-in-one Importer for Adobe CC !.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Since

    • Since 2021

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
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  6. Compress batches of videos of any file size without limits. Reduce bandwidth costs, save storage space, stay within social media limits, and make your website faster to load.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2024

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
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  7. Kingshiper File Compressor is a file compression software that includes Video Compressor, GIF Compressor, Audio Compressor, Image Compressor, PDF Compressor, Word Compressor, PPT Compressor, and Excel Compressor.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Since

    • Since 2024

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  8. A local desktop utility that makes video files smaller by analyzing and re-encoding them in AV1 or HEVC. Choose a visual-quality level for automatic compression, or enter an exact file-size limit for email, messaging, and upload requirements; originals remain untouched.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Since

    • New

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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  9. Affordable transcoding for workgroups.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Since

    • Since 2015

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
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  10. Scenarist icon
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    Scenarist UHD features available Dolby Vision support. Featuring a highly refined and true-to-spec compatibility, then rigorously tested by Dolby Laboratories, Scenarist UHD with Dolby Vision is the most capable and robust authoring system available for DoVi titles.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Since

    • Since 2021

    Platforms

    • Windows
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