x264 Alternatives

x264 is described as 'Free software library and application for encoding video streams into the H.264/MPEG-4 AVC compression format, and is released under the terms of the GNU GPL' and is an app in the video & movies category. There are more than 10 alternatives to x264 for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Mac, Linux, Android and iPhone apps. The best x264 alternative is FFmpeg, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like x264 are QuickTime Player, Video Transcoder, Cyberlink Power2Go and Subler.

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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 x264.

    • FFmpeg is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to x264.

    • FFmpeg is Free and Open Sourcex264 is also Free and Open Source
    • FFmpeg is Customizable, Lightweight and Privacy focusedx264 is not according to our users
  4. Video Transcoder icon

    Video Transcoder

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    Video Transcoder is an application which uses the open source program FFmpeg to transcode video files from one format to another.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Android
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    • Video Transcoder is the most popular Android alternative to x264.

    • Video Transcoder is Free and Open Sourcex264 is also Free and Open Source
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    Cyberlink Power2Go

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  6. Cyberlink Power2Go icon

    Cyberlink Power2Go

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    Power2Go is a simple all-in-one solution for all your disc burning, movie disc authoring, media conversion and backup needs. With unparalleled support for a wide-range of disc & mobile formats, you can drag-n-drop files to instantly burn data or movies.

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
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    • Cyberlink Power2Go is the most popular commercial alternative to x264.

    • Cyberlink Power2Go is Paid and Proprietaryx264 is Free and Open Source
    • Cyberlink Power2Go is Lightweightx264 is not according to our users
  7. Subler icon

    Subler

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    Subler is a Mac OS X application that opens media containers, allows you to add or remove media tracks inside them, and then saves them out again. In the specialized language of the video world, Subler is a “transcoder” or “demuxer” depending on how you use it.

    39 Subler alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
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  10. Xvid icon

    Xvid

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    Xvid is an open-source research project focusing on video compression and is a collaborative development effort. All code is released under the terms of the GNU GPL license.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  11. MainConcept H.264/AVC icon

    MainConcept H.264/AVC

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    The MainConcept AVC/H.264 Codec Packages offer fast encoding and decoding speeds in excellent quality for your products in all profiles and levels supported by the standard.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Chrome OS
    • Android Tablet
    • Windows Phone
    • iPad
    • Blackberry 10
    • Apple Watch
    • Android Wear
    • Kindle Fire
     

    • MainConcept H.264/AVC is the most popular iPhone, iPad & Android Tablet alternative to x264.

    • MainConcept H.264/AVC is Paid and Proprietaryx264 is Free and Open Source
  12. Nero Video icon

    Nero Video

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    Nero Video 11 is a video editing software that enables users to enhance videos and photos. It imports content from various sources like digital stills, cameras, smartphones, and camcorders for editing on a personal computer.

    29 Nero Video alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  13. optimizeVideo icon

    optimizeVideo

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    optimizeVideo is just a simple wrapper around ffmpeg, but that saves a lot of guessing. It analyzes the contents of a target video file, and sets the conversion parameters according to Google standards.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
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  14. AfterCodecs icon

    AfterCodecs

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    AfterCodecs plugins for Adobe CC, giving you the best and missing codecs for faster exports!.

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Adobe After Effects
    • Adobe Premiere Pro
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  15. Medialooks MFormats SDK icon

    Medialooks MFormats SDK

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    MFormats SDK is an easy way to access FFmpeg's rich set of video codecs, file containers and network streams from your C#, VB.NET, Delphi and C++ application. Using FFmpeg may be tricky. Integrating MFormats with your application will take just a few lines of code.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
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