MakeMKV Alternatives for Linux

There are many alternatives to MakeMKV for Linux and since it's discontinued a lot of people are looking for a replacement. The best Linux alternative is HandBrake, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 50 alternatives to MakeMKV and 12 are available for Linux so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Linux alternatives to MakeMKV are MKVToolnix, Shutter Encoder, FormatLab and FastFlix.

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MakeMKV alternatives are mainly DVD Rippers, but if you're looking for Audio Converters or Video Converters you can filter on that. Other popular filters include Open Source, Linux and Mac. These are just examples - use the filter bar below to find more specific alternatives to MakeMKV.
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  1. HandBrake icon

    HandBrake

     2077 likes

    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.

    216 HandBrake alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Snapcraft
    • Flathub
    • Haiku
    • Flatpak
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    HandBrake vs MakeMKV Comments
    Top Positive Comment
    scontest
    4

    Great Program NOT a alternative to makemkv

    Top Negative Comment
    Guest
    5

    HandBrake does not allow raw extraction of audio and video data: it forces you to re-encode.

    ChicagoScanningMG
    Negative
    1

    Handbrake does not fully support Blu-Ray Ripping. While it can read some of the files, it does not properly decode and convert them.

    3 of 5 comments
    • HandBrake is Free and Open SourceMakeMKV is Freemium and Proprietary
    • HandBrake is LightweightMakeMKV is not according to our users
  2. MKVToolnix icon

    MKVToolnix

     239 likes

    MKVToolnix is a set of tools to create, alter and inspect Matroska files under Linux, other Unices and Windows. They do for Matroska what the OGMtools do for the OGM format and then some. The latest builds now have the ability to create WebM compliant Files.

    32 MKVToolnix alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    MKVToolnix v89.0 in Dark Mode
     
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    MKVToolnix vs MakeMKV Comments
    Guest
    Negative
    0

    MKVToolnix is a Matroska container muxer, it does not rip DVDs or BluRay discs.

    • MKVToolnix is Free and Open SourceMakeMKV is Freemium and Proprietary
    • MKVToolnix is LightweightMakeMKV is not according to our users
  4. Shutter Encoder icon

    Shutter Encoder

     73 likes

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

    196 Shutter Encoder alternatives

    Cost / License

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • AppImageHub
    • Homebrew
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    Shutter Encoder vs MakeMKV Comments
    Guest
    Negative
    0

    it is nothing like MakeMKV

    • Shutter Encoder is Free and Open SourceMakeMKV is Freemium and Proprietary
    • Shutter Encoder is LightweightMakeMKV is not according to our users
  5. FormatLab icon

    FormatLab

     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)

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Snapcraft
    • Flathub
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  7. FastFlix icon

    FastFlix

     1 like

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

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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  8. QWinFF icon

    QWinFF

     17 likes

    QWinFF is a GUI for FFmpeg, a powerful command-line media converter. FFmpeg can read audio and video files in various formats and convert them into other formats. QWinFF provides an intuitive graphical interface and a rich set of presets to help you use ffmpeg easily without...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Haiku
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  9. OGMRip icon

    OGMRip

     10 likes

    OGMRip is an application and a set of libraries for ripping and encoding DVD into AVI, OGM, MP4, or Matroska files using a wide variety of codecs. It relies on mplayer, mencoder, ogmtools, mkvtoolnix, mp4box, oggenc, lame, and faac to perform its tasks.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    OGMRip screenshot 1
     
  10. dvd::rip icon

    dvd::rip

     11 likes

    dvd::rip is a full featured DVD Ripper GUI for Linux, written in Perl. It features an easy to use, yet powerful interface for ripping DVDs to many formats, including AVI, MKV, etc. dvd::rip can also rip subtitles into VobSub format, split the video and subtitles to several...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • BSD
    dvd::rip featuring the clip/zoom feature
     
  11. libdvdcss icon

    libdvdcss

     7 likes

    libdvdcss is a free software library for accessing and unscrambling encrypted DVDs. libdvdcss is used by VLC media player (not included in the Windows version) to view DVDs, and can be used by Handbrake to rip DVDs.

    16 libdvdcss alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  12. Thoggen icon

    Thoggen

     5 likes

    Thoggen is a DVD ripper for Linux within the GNOME project. It is based on GStreamer and Gtk+. The current version can back up DVDs by encoding them using the Ogg Theora video codec.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Xfce
    Cropping Dialog
     
  13. D

    divxenc

     Like

    divxenc is an advanced and powerful interactive menu-driven shell script written for the GNU/Linux operating system which can help you to encode a DVD, a (S)VCD or a regular video file to the MPEG-4 SP/ASP format using the MEncoder encodert.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
    DVD Title Scanning
     
  14. FreeStar Free DVD Ripper icon

    FreeStar Free DVD Ripper

     3 likes

    FreeStar Free DVD Ripper is quickest DVD ripper, DVD ripping software to rip DVDs to VCD, SVCD, MPEG-1, MPEG-2, MPEG-4, AVI, DivX, and XviD formats. Back up your favorite DVD movies to various formats and extract soundtracks from DVDs.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    FreeStar Free DVD Ripper screenshot 1
     
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