Windows Media Encoder Alternatives

Windows Media Encoder is described as '9 Series is a powerful tool for content producers who want to take advantage of the many innovations' and is an app in the video & movies category. There are more than 25 alternatives to Windows Media Encoder for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Mac, Linux, Android and BSD apps. The best Windows Media Encoder alternative is FFmpeg, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Windows Media Encoder are XMedia Recode, Freemake Video Converter, VidCoder and Any Video Converter.

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  1. FFmpeg icon

    FFmpeg

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    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.

    92 FFmpeg alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
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    • FFmpeg is the most popular Windows, Mac & Linux alternative to Windows Media Encoder.

    • FFmpeg is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to Windows Media Encoder.

    • FFmpeg is Free and Open SourceWindows Media Encoder is Free and Proprietary
    • FFmpeg is Customizable, Lightweight and Privacy focusedWindows Media Encoder is not according to our users
  2. XMedia Recode icon

    XMedia Recode

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    XMedia Recode can convert nearly all popular audio and video formats including 3GP, 3GPP, 3GPP2, AAC, AC3, AMR, ASF, AVI, AVISynth, DVD, FLAC, FLV, H.261, H.263, H.264, M4A , M1V, M2V, M4V, Matroska (MKV), MMF, MPEG-1, MPEG-2, MPEG-4, TS, TRP, MP2, MP3, MP4, MP4V, MOV, OGG, PSP...

    111 XMedia Recode alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Windows
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  3. Freemake Video Converter icon

    Freemake Video Converter

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    Freemake Video Converter is video converter that lets convert videos to avi, wmv, mp4 (iPhone, iPod, iPad, PSP, xBox), 3gp, rip dvd, extract mp3, burn DVD and Bluray, create photo slideshow and audio visualization, cut, join, rotate and upload videos, photos and music to YouTube.

    323 Freemake Video Converter alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Pay once or Subscription
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Online
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    • Freemake Video Converter is the most popular Web-based alternative to Windows Media Encoder.

    • Freemake Video Converter is the most popular commercial alternative to Windows Media Encoder.

    • Freemake Video Converter is Paid and ProprietaryWindows Media Encoder is Free and Proprietary
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  5. VidCoder icon

    VidCoder

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    VidCoder is a DVD/Blu-ray ripping and video transcoding application for Windows. It uses HandBrake as its encoding engine.

    116 VidCoder alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Windows
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  6. Any Video Converter icon

    Any Video Converter

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    AnvSoft Any Video Converter is the most renowned video converter for converting video files between various formats, with fast converting speed and excellent video quality.

    209 Any Video Converter alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
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  7. MediaCoder icon

    MediaCoder

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    MediaCoder is a free universal batch media transcoder, which nicely integrates most popular audio/video codecs and tools into an all-in-one solution. With a flexible and extendable architecture, new codecs and tools are added in constantly as well as supports for new devices.

    162 MediaCoder alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  9. Adobe Media Encoder icon

    Adobe Media Encoder

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

    189 Adobe Media Encoder alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Subscription
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
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  10. Wondershare UniConverter icon

    Wondershare UniConverter

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    Wondershare UniConverter is a multimedia tool featuring a DVD and video converter, DVD burner, and video downloader. It supports multiple formats such as AVI, WMV, MP4, MKV, FLV, 3GP, and MPG, and can convert videos to 3D.

    184 Wondershare UniConverter alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Pay once)
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
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    ffWorks

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    ffWorks (formerly iFFmpeg) is a graphical front-end for FFmpeg , a command-line tool used to convert multimedia files between formats. The command line instructions can be very hard to master/understand, so ffWorks does all the hard work for...

    148 ffWorks alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
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  12. Cyberlink PowerDirector icon

    Cyberlink PowerDirector

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    Video editor featuring AI-driven tools like video enhancement, speech to text, and motion tracking. Includes custom avatars, professional titles, templates, and stock content for creative projects.

    110 Cyberlink PowerDirector alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Pay once or Subscription)
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
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    • Cyberlink PowerDirector is the most popular Android, iPhone, iPad & Android Tablet alternative to Windows Media Encoder.

    • Cyberlink PowerDirector is Freemium and ProprietaryWindows Media Encoder is Free and Proprietary
  13. MEncoder icon

    MEncoder

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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 MPlayer , and can convert all the formats that MPlayer understands into a variety of compressed and...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Haiku
    • MPlayer
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  14. Mobile Media Converter icon

    Mobile Media Converter

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    The Mobile Media Converter is a free video and audio converter for converting between popular desktop media formats like MP3, Windows Media Audio (wma), Ogg Vorbis Audio (ogg), Wave Audio (wav), MPEG video, AVI, Windows Media Video (wmv), Flash Video (flv), QuickTime Video (mov)...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    Mobile Media Converter screenshot 1
     
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