Simple x264 Launcher Alternatives

    Simple x264 Launcher is described as 'Simple x264/x265 Launcher is a Video Converter & lightweight GUI front-end for the x264 H.264/AVC as well as the x265 H.265/HEVC encoder, based on the Qt toolkit. Some key features of the Simple x264/x265 Launcher software include:'. There are more than 25 alternatives to Simple x264 Launcher for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Mac, Linux, BSD and Windows Explorer. The best alternative is HandBrake, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Simple x264 Launcher are File Converter (Free, Open Source), Format Factory (Free), MakeMKV (Freemium) and VidCoder (Free, Open Source).

    This page was last updated Sep 7, 2021
    1. HandBrake is an open-source, multithreaded video transcoder – it compresses and converts digital media from one format to another. HandBrake can rip encrypted DVDs with libdvdcss (libdvdcss is installed with VLC media player on macOS, or AnyDVD/DVD 43 on Windows).
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    2. File Converter is a very simple tool which allows you to convert and compress one or several file(s) using the context menu in Windows Explorer.

      Discontinued

      This software was last updated in 2017

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    4. Format Factory is a multifunctional media converter and DVD ripper.

      Bundleware

      Be careful during the installation: Forum

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    5. MakeMKV

      • Freemium • Proprietary
      • Mac
      • Windows
      • Linux
      • Kodi
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      MakeMKV is a program designed for ripping DVD and Blu-Ray disc video. It works by decrypting proprietary discs to transfer codecs from the formats VOB and M2TS into MKV, preserving the necessary data without doing any lossy codec conversion.
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    6. VidCoder is a DVD/Blu-ray ripping and video transcoding application for Windows. It uses HandBrake as its encoding engine.
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    8. Open source software without any restriction - converter all formats video|audio|image professionnals codecs and standards - swiss knife tool Windows and OSX.
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    9. StaxRip is a video encoding app for Windows with a unrivaled feature set and usability.
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    10. MeGUI

      • Free • Open Source
      • Windows
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      MeGUI is a video conversion application, which was primarily designed to be a DVD ripper, but is capable of many transcoding tasks. It is essentially a frontend for many free tools, but also includes a number of utilities to enhance the conversion process.
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    11. MEncoder

      • Free • Open Source
      • Mac
      • Windows
      • Linux
      • BSD
      • Haiku
      • MPlayer
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      MEncoder is a free command line video decoding, encoding and filtering tool released under the GNU General Public License. It is a sibling of .
    12. 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.

      Discontinued

      The project is still developed as of 2018, but latest version, 0.2.1, dates back August 2015. It can be still downloaded from the official website.

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