MEncoder Alternatives

MEncoder is described as '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' and is a Video Converter in the video & movies category. There are more than 100 alternatives to MEncoder for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Linux, Mac, Web-based and BSD apps. The best MEncoder alternative is HandBrake, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like MEncoder are FFmpeg, Avidemux, File Converter and Shutter Encoder.

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MEncoder alternatives page was last updated Jun 12, 2025
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  1. MCEBuddy icon

    MCEBuddy

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    Convert Videos, Remove Commercials and Ads for your Windows Media Center, TV Recordings and any other Video.

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows

    MCEBuddy Features

    1.  Matroska

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  2. MPEG Streamclip icon

    MPEG Streamclip

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    MPEG Streamclip is a powerful free video converter, player, editor for Mac and Windows. It can play many movie files, not only MPEGs; it can convert MPEG files between muxed/demuxed formats for authoring; it can encode movies to many formats, including iPod; it can cut, trim and...

    100 MPEG Streamclip alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • IT flagItaly
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    Main
    Discontinued

    Last release: 2008-08-10. Does not run on macOS versions newer than Mojave.

    MPEG Streamclip Features

    1.  Lossless Cropping
    2.  Batch conversion

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  4. AutoGK icon

    AutoGK

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    AutoGK is a very simple and powerfull tool for making DVD rips. It comes with almost all you need to create excellent quality backups of your DVDs.

    AutoGK includes everything you need to rip DVD to AVI/DivX/XVid in very easy-to-use interface. It also supports other MPEG2 sources.

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Main UI
    Discontinued

    The site autogk.me.uk is down. Last version, 2.55, is still downloadable from Free-Codecs.com

    AutoGK Features

    1.  Convert DVD to AVI

    AutoGK VS MEncoder

     
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    Adobe Media Encoder

    Standalone media encoding application with robust format support, seamless Adobe app integration, efficient workflow for conversion tasks, and a structured, easy-to-navigate interface.

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  6. OggConvert icon

    OggConvert

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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.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • GB flagUnited Kingdom

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    OggConvert screenshot 1
    Discontinued

    The official website is no longer available. Last version, 0.3.3, released on 24 May 2010, can be still downloaded from Wayback Machine and Launchpad.

    OggConvert Features

    1.  OGG

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  7. FFQueue icon

    FFQueue

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    FFQueue is (yet another) graphical user interface for FFMpeg with comprehensive support for both the basic features but also the more advanced features like filtergraphs.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    FFQueue screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

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  8. FF Multi Converter icon

    FF Multi Converter

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    FF Multi Converter is a simple graphical application which enables you to convert audio, video, image and document files

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • GR flagGreece
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Linux
    FF Multi Converter screenshot 1
    Discontinued

    Last release is from 2016-06-30

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Support for Multiple Users

    FF Multi Converter VS MEncoder

     
  10. iWisoft Free Video Converter icon

    iWisoft Free Video Converter

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    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.

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • CN flagChina

    Platforms

    • Windows
    iWisoft Free Video Converter screenshot 1

    iWisoft Free Video Converter Features

    1.  Convert Videos to Animated GIFs

    iWisoft Free Video Converter VS MEncoder

     
  11. Cisdem Video Converter icon

    Cisdem Video Converter

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    Cisdem Video Converter is the most stable and quickest video converter for Mac and Windows. It allows you to convert videos from and to all popular formats, extract soundtracks, rip DVD/Blu-ray movies, download and compress videos from popular video sites.

    93 Cisdem Video Converter alternatives

    License model

    • Freemium • Proprietary

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • HK flagHong Kong SAR China

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    Cisdem Video Converter screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Privacy focused
    2.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  MP3 Downloader
    2.  Lossless Audio
    3.  No Tracking
    4.  Hardware Accelerated
    5.  SoundCloud Downloader
    6.  Ad-free
    7.  Support for 4K
    8.  No registration required
    9.  Batch Editing
    10.  Blu-Ray ripping
    11.  Convert video to audio (mp3)
    12.  Merge video files

    Cisdem Video Converter VS MEncoder

     
  12. H.264 Encoder icon

    H.264 Encoder

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    This simple software reduce effectively video's size.

    123 H.264 Encoder alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    H.264 Encoder screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Portable
    2.  No registration required
    3.  Works Offline
    4.  Ad-free

    H.264 Encoder VS MEncoder

     
  13. Curlew icon

    Curlew

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    Simple video converter.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    Curlew screenshot 1
    Discontinued

    Discontinued - latest version is from 2018-05-26

    Curlew VS MEncoder

     
  14. avconv icon

    avconv

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    avconv is a very fast video and audio converter that can also grab from a live audio/video source. It can also convert between arbitrary sample rates and resize video on the fly with a high quality polyphase filter.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • FR flagFrance
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Linux
    Discontinued

    Last version is from 2018. The author said the project is dead and users should FFmpeg instead: https://lists.libav.org/pipermail/libav-devel/2020-April/086589.html

    avconv Features

    1.  Support for subtitles
    2.  Built-in editor

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  15. Transmageddon icon

    Transmageddon

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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...

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    Transmageddon 0.20
    Discontinued

    Last release is from 2014-11-04.

    Transmageddon Features

    1.  Built-in Video Converter

    Transmageddon VS MEncoder

     
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