HandBrake AlternativesOnly apps categorised as DVD Rippers for Linux

There are many alternatives to HandBrake for Linux if you are looking for a replacement. The best Linux DVD Ripper alternative is Shutter Encoder, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 100 alternatives to HandBrake and three of them are DVD Rippers available for Linux so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Linux DVD Ripper alternatives to HandBrake are MakeMKV and Mobile Media Converter.

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An open-source multithreaded video transcoder, HandBrake compresses and converts digital media, supporting MP4, MKV formats, and offers hardware-accelerated conversion.

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HandBrake alternatives page was last updated Feb 13, 2025
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  1. Shutter Encoder icon
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    Shutter Encoder

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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.

    186 Shutter Encoder alternatives
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    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • AppImageHub
    • Homebrew
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    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
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    Shutter Encoder VS HandBrake

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    Paul

    Really good alternative with a nice and easy-to-use interface. Great free and open source alternative to Handbrake.

    Top positive comment •Nov 4, 2022
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    bigbigboy

    has great support for hardware acceleration

    Positive comment •Jan 7, 2024
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    Oktay Mercan

    because supporting GPU AV1 Encode. Plus Batch job.

    Positive comment •Jun 2, 2023
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    • Most users think Shutter Encoder is a great HandBrake alternative.

    • Shutter Encoder is Free and Open SourceHandBrake is also Free and Open Source
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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.

    68 MakeMKV alternatives
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    License model

    • Freemium • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Kodi

    MakeMKV Features

    1.  Blu-Ray ripping
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    MakeMKV VS HandBrake

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    LinuxDoge

    Good base. The resulting MKVs arent great, but it works for ripping DVDs. Handbrake then can focus on reducing the filesize and removing letterboxing (black bars at the edges). It sucks that Handbrake can't really rip DVDs, but these two Programs work together well.

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    Guest

    MakeMKV is more for ripping commercial discs

    Negative comment •Feb 12, 2018
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    It's just not as functional

    Negative comment •Mar 22, 2021
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    • Some users think MakeMKV is a great HandBrake alternative, some don't.

    • MakeMKV is Freemium and ProprietaryHandBrake is Free and Open Source
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    Mobile Media Converter

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    The Mobile Media Converter is a free video and audio converter for converting between popular desktop media formats like MP3, Windows Media Audio (wma), Ogg Vorbis Audio (ogg), Wave Audio (wav), MPEG video, AVI, Windows Media Video (wmv), Flash Video (flv), QuickTime Video (mov)...

    137 Mobile Media Converter alternatives
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    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    Mobile Media Converter Features

    1.  Convert DVD to AVI
    2.  Ringtone Maker
    3.  Support for subtitles
    4.  Trim video
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