Format Factory AlternativesOnly apps categorised as Video Converters

The best Video Converter alternative to Format Factory is HandBrake, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 100 alternatives to Format Factory and loads of them are Video Converters so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Video Converter alternatives to Format Factory are FFmpeg, File Converter, Video Compression and Shutter Encoder.

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Efficiently convert media files with video, audio, and image options. Rips DVDs and CDs, supports diverse formats, and includes a screen recorder.

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Format Factory alternatives page was last updated Jun 18, 2025
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  1. HandBrake icon

    HandBrake

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    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.

    190 HandBrake alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • International

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Snapcraft
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
    HandBrake screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Video Converter
    2.  Ad-free
    3.  Batch processing
    4.  Audio Conversion
    5.  Batch conversion
    6.  Graphical User Interface
    7.  GPU Support
    8.  No registration required
    9.  Support for subtitles
    10.  Dark Mode
    11.  Convert video to audio (mp3)
    12.  Works Offline

    HandBrake VS Format Factory

     
    Comments about HandBrake as an Alternative to Format Factory
    Top Positive Comment
    LucaFinizio
    Feb 21, 2020
    1

    You can do the same things, works on Linux,Windows and Mac, it's open source and it's continuously improving!

    Top Negative Comment
    Guest
    Oct 29, 2016
    17

    it only converts to and from mp4 and mkv, is not useful for other formats.

    Most Recent Comment
    Guest
    Negative Jan 1, 2021
    2

    Doesn't support enough formats.

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    • Most users think HandBrake is a great Format Factory alternative.

    • HandBrake is the most popular Windows, Mac & Linux alternative to Format Factory.

    • HandBrake is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to Format Factory.

    • HandBrake is Free and Open SourceFormat Factory is Free and Proprietary
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    FFmpeg

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    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.

    80 FFmpeg alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • International

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    FFmpeg screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Customizable
    2.  Lightweight
    3.  Privacy focused

    Features

    1.  Audio Conversion
    2.  Video Converter
    3.  Command line interface
    4.  Integrated Codecs
    5.  Video filters
    6.  Works Offline
    7.  Console-based
    8.  Ad-free
    9.  Portable
    10.  No Tracking
    11.  No registration required
    12.  Support for 4K

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    File Converter

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    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.

    260 File Converter alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • FR flagFrance
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • File Explorer
    File Converter screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Video Converter
    2. File Explorer icon  Windows Explorer Extension
    3.  Built-in Media converter
    4.  Audio Conversion
    5.  File Compression
    6.  Image Conversion
    7.  Presets
    8.  Shell integration
    9.  Portable
    10.  Image Optimizer
    11.  Works Offline
    12.  Ad-free

    File Converter VS Format Factory

     
    Comments about File Converter as an Alternative to Format Factory
    Most Recent Comment
    Guest
    Positive Jan 3, 2017
    4

    Simple, fast and various popular formats of audio, video, images and documents.

    Guest
    Positive Jun 26, 2018
    3

    Simple to use. Integrated to the explorer context.

    WayneBon
    Positive Sep 1, 2022
    0

    The best alternative with all Format Factory functions(All format factory functions can be done here. Which is unable to do by other software here). Also, it is lightweight and open source. I really like the features which only required a right-click to do convert

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    • Almost everyone thinks File Converter is a great Format Factory alternative.

    • File Converter is Free and Open SourceFormat Factory is Free and Proprietary
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    Nero Recode

    Nero Recode is an easy to use application, which supports transcoding various media source file formats to a variety of target video formats, so that you can playback your trans-coded media files on compatible devices.

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    Video Compression

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    Compress Videos for Free. Forever. Say goodbye to bulky files! Crush video sizes by 90% with no quality loss, even offline. And the best part? It's free!.

    48 Video Compression alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • International

    Platforms

    • Online
    UI for How the tool looks like

    Properties

    1.  Privacy focused

    Features

    1.  Video Converter
    2.  No registration required
    3.  Works Offline
    4.  Portable
    5.  Ad-free
    6.  No Tracking

    Video Compression VS Format Factory

     

    • Video Compression is the most popular Web-based alternative to Format Factory.

    • Video Compression is Free and Open SourceFormat Factory is Free and Proprietary
    • Video Compression is Privacy focusedFormat Factory is not according to our users
  7. Shutter Encoder icon

    Shutter Encoder

     60 likes
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    Open source software without any restriction - converter all formats video|audio|image professionnals codecs and standards - swiss knife tool Windows and OSX.

    183 Shutter Encoder alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • FR flagFrance
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • AppImageHub
    • Homebrew
    Shutter Encoder screenshot 1

    Top Shutter Encoder Features

    1.  Video Converter
    2.  Audio Conversion
    3.  Crop video
    4.  Works Offline
    5.  No registration required
    6.  Dark Mode
    7.  Portable
    8.  Hardware Accelerated
    9.  No Tracking
    10.  Batch Editing
    11.  Lossless Audio
    12.  Support for 4K

    Shutter Encoder VS Format Factory

     
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    MakeMKV

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    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.

    67 MakeMKV alternatives

    License model

    • Freemium • Proprietary

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Kodi
    MakeMKV screenshot 1

    MakeMKV Features

    1.  Video Converter
    2.  Audio Conversion
    3.  Blu-Ray ripping

    MakeMKV VS Format Factory

     
  10. XMedia Recode icon

    XMedia Recode

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    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...

    112 XMedia Recode alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • DE flagGermany
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Format

    Top XMedia Recode Features

    1.  Audio Conversion
    2.  Video Converter
    3.  Built-in editor
    4.  Batch processing
    5.  Batch conversion
    6.  Support for NVIDIA CUDA acceleration
    7.  Portable
    8.  Support for Intel Quick Sync acceleration
    9.  Color correction
    10.  Cut video
    11.  Built-In ID3 Tag Editor

    XMedia Recode VS Format Factory

     
    Comments about XMedia Recode as an Alternative to Format Factory
    zahrun
    Positive Feb 3, 2017
    1

    XMedia Recode is really free. It is a bit too complete/complex but does a really good job for video and audio format converting once the interface is understood.

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    • Most users think XMedia Recode is a great Format Factory alternative.

    • XMedia Recode is Free and ProprietaryFormat Factory is also Free and Proprietary
  11. Freemake Video Converter icon

    Freemake Video Converter

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    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.

    323 Freemake Video Converter alternatives

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    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Online
    Main Window
    Discontinued

    The latest version (4.1.12) is from December 2022.

    Top Freemake Video Converter Features

    1.  Graphical User Interface
    2.  Support for 4K
    3.  MP3 Downloader
    4.  Works Offline
    5.  No registration required
    6.  SoundCloud Downloader
    7.  Ad-free
    8.  Automatic subtitles download
    9.  DVD Burner
    10.  Convert YouTube videos to Mp4
    11.  Convert YouTube videos to Mp3
    12.  Convert video to audio (mp3)

    Freemake Video Converter VS Format Factory

     

    • Some users think Freemake Video Converter is a great Format Factory alternative, some don't.

    • Freemake Video Converter is the most popular commercial alternative to Format Factory.

    • Freemake Video Converter is Paid and ProprietaryFormat Factory is Free and Proprietary
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    VERT.sh

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    VERT.sh is an online file converter that processes files on your device instead of the cloud. It's blazingly fast, ad-free, and open source.

    49 VERT.sh alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
    Landing page (light mode)

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight
    2.  Privacy focused

    Features

    1.  No registration required
    2.  No Tracking
    3.  Ad-free
    4.  Dark Mode
    5.  Batch Editing
    6.  Hardware Accelerated
    7.  Lossless Audio
    8.  File conversion

    VERT.sh VS Format Factory

     

    • VERT.sh is the most popular SaaS & Self-Hosted alternative to Format Factory.

    • VERT.sh is Free and Open SourceFormat Factory is Free and Proprietary
    • VERT.sh is Lightweight and Privacy focusedFormat Factory is not according to our users
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    VidCoder

     81 likes
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    VidCoder is a DVD/Blu-ray ripping and video transcoding application for Windows. It uses HandBrake as its encoding engine.

    116 VidCoder alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Windows
    VidCoder screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Portable
    2.  Dark Mode
    3.  Ad-free
    4.  Works Offline
    5.  Batch conversion
    6.  Convert DVD to AVI

    VidCoder VS Format Factory

     
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