FFmpeg Alternatives

FFmpeg is described as 'Cross-platform multimedia framework performing decoding, encoding, transcoding, muxing, demuxing, streaming, filtering, and playback for nearly all media formats' and is a leading Audio Converter in the audio & music category. There are more than 50 alternatives to FFmpeg for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Mac, Linux, Web-based and Android apps. The best FFmpeg alternative is HandBrake, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like FFmpeg are Avidemux, MKVToolnix, Video Compression and Shutter Encoder.

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FFmpeg alternatives are mainly Video Converters, but if you're looking for Audio Converters or Video Editors you can filter on that. Other popular filters include Windows, Linux, Mac and Android. These are just examples - use the filter bar below to find more specific alternatives to FFmpeg.
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    Encoding.com is a reliable and scalable video encoding web service. Encoding.com allows pay as you go access to massive encoding resources in a cloud computing architecture. It is available to developers via a XML API and a web based interface.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    • Online
     
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    Librempeg is a fork of FFmpeg made by Paul B. Mahol, a former 10 year plus contributor of FFmpeg.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Windows
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    Improved fork of ilstam/FF-Multi-Converter, additionally supporting markdown formats, 3D-Models and Windows.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Windows
    • Linux
     
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    Convert all your video to the latest and next generation video codec. The H.265 standard, able to produce same quality while reduce bandwidth up to 50%, which mean capable shrink half of original file size!

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Windows
    • Linux
     
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    Converts and compresses a wide range of video formats including avi, mpg, wmv, asf, and mp4, offers batch conversion, DVD importing, customizable output settings, preview features, and compatibility with various devices like mobile phones and media players.

    141 Prism Video Converter alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Pay once)
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
     
  6. Roxio Creator icon
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    Comprehensive multimedia suite with over 20 integrated applications offering disc burning, video capture and editing, photo editing, file conversion, DVD authoring, and encryption, ensuring versatile media management and online sharing capabilities.

    322 Roxio Creator alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
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    Convert videos between all the popular media formats at high speed and quality, share on YouTube and Facebook, and extract audio with ease. Choose the standard version or step up to Pro for added DVD burning and ripping power.

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

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    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
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    There are so many interesting things to be found on YouTube, but you can’t download the videos or save them as audio files. That is why we developed YouTube Downloader. This application will help you to accomplish video downloads quickly and without hangups.

    103 MediaHuman YouTube Downloader alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
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    Transloadit handles file uploads, resize, crop and watermark your images, make GIFs, transcode your videos, extract thumbnails, generate audio waveforms, and so much more. In short, it is a Swiss Army Knife for your files and a one-stop place for developers that are looking to...

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
     
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    MFormats SDK is an easy way to access FFmpeg's rich set of video codecs, file containers and network streams from your C#, VB.NET, Delphi and C++ application. Using FFmpeg may be tricky. Integrating MFormats with your application will take just a few lines of code.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
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    Comments about Medialooks MFormats SDK as an Alternative to FFmpeg
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    MFormats SDK offers an easier API to many features of FFmpeg, plus some of its own.

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    • Medialooks MFormats SDK is Paid and ProprietaryFFmpeg is Free and Open Source
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    FFQueue is (yet another) graphical user interface for FFMpeg with comprehensive support for both the basic features but also the more advanced features like filtergraphs.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
     
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