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. Gordian Knot icon
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    Gordian Knot started out as a simple bitrate calculator for DivX encoding but has evolved to become an integrated package or tool for the entire process of DivX/XviD encoding.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  2. Edconv icon
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    A user-friendly interface that simplifies the power of FFmpeg. It's designed for fast and efficient conversion of video and audio files.

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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  3. MP4 Video Converter for Mac is a professional and powerful video converting program running on Mac. MP4 format converter can convert MP4 video files to popular video formats including AVI, MPEG, WMV, FLV, DVD, VCD, SVCD, IPOD MP4, PSP MP4 and 3GP on Mac OS efficiently.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
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  4. A complete set of audio & video tools to convert videos to various formats and devices, smoothly record your computer screen & voice, play movies & music of any format, and quickly edit multimedia on Mac.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
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  5. 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

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    Platforms

    • Android
    • F-Droid
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  6. Free Windows converter for supported video, audio, image, document and PDF files, with compatibility checks, batch jobs, profiles and watch folders.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  7. Video Studio's AI video generator features a user-friendly interface and streamlined functions, ensuring that all users can easily make videos. Regardless of your skill level, this platform provides a quick path to realizing your video ideas.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
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  8. As a versatile video converter, Boilsoft Video Converter is an all-in-one video converter to convert all popular video formats such as AVI, MOV, MP4, FLV, MPEG, VOB, RM, MP4, WMV, etc. to AVI, MPEG, VCD, SVCD, DVD, 3GP, iPod MP4, PSP MP4, MP4, WMV, FLV, etc.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
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  9. Jollycat icon
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    All-in-one file converter for macOS. Convert images, videos, audio, documents, and PDFs across 80+ formats — entirely offline on your Mac. AI-powered upscaling, transcription, OCR, and TTS included. One-time purchase, $9.99.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
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  10. Python GUI for Video Encoder using handbrake or ffmpeg.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Mac
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  11. Transmageddon icon
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    Transmageddon is a video transcoder for Linux and Unix systems built using GStreamer. It supports almost any format as its input and can generate a very large host of output files. The goal of the application was to help people to create the files they need to be able to play on...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Linux
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