HandBrake Alternatives

One of the most popular alternatives to HandBrake is FFmpeg, which is free and open source. Other popular alternatives are Avidemux, File Converter, Shutter Encoder and Video Compression. You're spoiled for choice with Video Converters like HandBrake: we list more than 100 alternatives for Windows, Mac, Linux, the web and Android.

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  1. RedpandaCompress is a free online platform designed to compress video files efficiently. It leverages ffmpeg.js and WebAssembly to process videos directly in the browser, eliminating the need for software installation.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
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  2. Free Video Converter is simply the best choice for your video conversion needs because it supports all the major file formats.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  3. iWisoft Free Video Converter can fast convert videos between all popular formats like AVI, MPEG, WMV, DivX, XviD, MP4, H.264/AVC, AVCHD, FLV, MKV, RM, MOV, 3GP, and audio MP3, WMA, WAV, RA, M4A, AAC, AC3, OGG.

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    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  4. Diwadi icon
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    Desktop file workspace with built-in AI. Convert, preview, chat with, and create files — locally or with open-source models.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Mac
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  5. OggConvert icon
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    OggConvert is a small Gnome utility that uses GStreamer to convert media files to the licence-free Theora, Dirac and Vorbis formats.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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  6. Compress video size while retaining quality with Simple Video Compressor, a free application. Reduce video file size with a right mouse click !.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  7. Pazera Free MP4 Video Converter is a free program that converts video files to MP4 format. For encoding the video stream the application can use H.264, H.265 or Xvid encoder. MP4 files created by the program can be played on many portable devices (iPhone, iPad, Samsung Galaxy...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  8. Avanti icon
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    Avanti GUI is a free front-end for FFmpeg with the option to insert Avisynth as pre-processor.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  9. Laurix icon
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    Laurix is a macOS desktop app built for web developers, designers and motion designers who need optimized animated assets fast.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
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  10. FFmate icon
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    Fmate is an open-source automation layer built on top of FFmpeg designed to simplify video and audio transcoding workflows. It provides a modern REST API, a clean Web UI, and powerful features like task queuing, presets, watchfolders, webhooks, and pre/post-processing scripts.

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Mac
    • Linux
    • Docker
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