HandBrake Alternatives for Linux

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

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  1. FFmpeg icon
     695 likes

    Comprehensive multimedia framework for decoding, encoding, transcoding, muxing, demuxing, streaming, filtering, and playback of nearly any audio or video format, with command-line tools, integrated libraries, portable code, and regular security updates for users and developers.

    113 FFmpeg alternatives

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Linux Mobile
     
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  2. Avidemux icon
     662 likes

    Linear video editor supporting basic cutting, filtering, encoding, batch scripting, and many formats; ideal for single-file edits, trimming, re-encoding, and simple cleanup but not for multi-track or montage projects requiring nonlinear editing capabilities.

    161 Avidemux alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • PortableApps.com
     
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  3. Shutter Encoder icon
     73 likes

    Shutter Encoder is a free professional encoding and conversion software for everyone, developed with video editors.

    195 Shutter Encoder alternatives

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • AppImageHub
    • Homebrew
     
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  4. MakeMKV icon
     134 likes

    Rip DVD and Blu-Ray discs to MKV format with lossless preservation of video, audio, chapters, and subtitles. Supports decryption of protected discs, multi-track selection, and streaming output. Retains original quality and meta-data for personal backups.

    73 MakeMKV alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Kodi
     
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  5. WinFF icon
     71 likes

    WinFF is a GUI frontend and batch parser for the command-line multimedia tool FFmpeg. WinFF works by making a batch file that runs in the command-line, designed to launch the command-line tool with given settings from a preset.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • FFmpeg
     
  6. FFMPEG UI icon
     3 likes

    A user interface to quickly and easily convert media files using FFMPEG behind the scenes.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  7. MEncoder icon
     24 likes

    MEncoder is a free command line video decoding, encoding and filtering tool released under the GNU General Public License. It is a sibling of MPlayer , and can convert all the formats that MPlayer understands into a variety of compressed and...

    138 MEncoder alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Haiku
    • MPlayer
     
  8. FormatLab icon
     6 likes

    FormatLab is a Powerful Tool for Converting Video and Audio files and supports almost All Formats with modern and widely supported codecs.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Snapcraft
    • Flathub
     
  9. FastFlix icon
     1 like

    FastFlix is a free GUI for HEVC and AV1 encoding, GIF/WebP/AVIF creation, and more!

    66 FastFlix alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  10. dmMediaConverter is a crossplatform FFmpeg frontend (GUI) exposing some of its features. It is intended to be simple and easy to use but also to be able to achieve complex tasks. I have inspired myself from a lot of media converters like Handbrake, WinFF and MkvMergeGui.

    135 dmMediaConverter alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free Personal
    • Proprietary

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Wine
     
  11. 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!

    156 Internet Friendly Media Encoder alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Windows
    • Linux
     
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