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.
The LEADTOOLS H.264 Codec is a state-of-the-art DirectShow filter and Media Foundation Transform for compressing and decompressing video data using H.264/AVC standard.
