XMedia Recode Alternatives for Linux

XMedia Recode is not available for Linux but there are plenty of alternatives that runs on Linux with similar functionality. The best Linux alternative is HandBrake, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 100 alternatives to XMedia Recode and many of them are available for Linux so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Linux alternatives to XMedia Recode are FFmpeg, Avidemux, fre:ac and Shutter Encoder.

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  1. HandBrake icon

    HandBrake

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    Open-source HandBrake offers video transcoding, supporting MP4, MKV formats, 4K rendering, and lossless audio. It allows picture cropping, subtitle handling, encrypts DVD ripping, and operates efficiently offline.

    196 HandBrake alternatives

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    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Snapcraft
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
    • Haiku
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    • Almost everyone thinks HandBrake is a great XMedia Recode alternative.

    • HandBrake is the most popular Windows, Mac & Linux alternative to XMedia Recode.

    • HandBrake is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to XMedia Recode.

    • HandBrake is Free and Open SourceXMedia Recode is Free and Proprietary
    • HandBrake is LightweightXMedia Recode is not according to our users
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    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.

    94 FFmpeg alternatives

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  4. Avidemux icon

    Avidemux

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    Linear video editor supporting basic cutting, filtering, encoding, batch scripting, and many formats; ideal for single-file edits, trimming, re-encoding, and simple cleanup but not for multi-track or montage projects requiring nonlinear editing capabilities.

    153 Avidemux alternatives

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    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
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    • Linux
    • BSD
    • PortableApps.com
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    Comments about Avidemux as an Alternative to XMedia Recode
    altersoft
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    it's a demuxer & editor, not converter

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    • Most users think Avidemux is a great XMedia Recode alternative.

    • Avidemux is Free and Open SourceXMedia Recode is Free and Proprietary
    • Avidemux is LightweightXMedia Recode is not according to our users
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    fre:ac

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    fre:ac is a free audio converter and CD ripper with support for various formats and codecs. It will convert between MP3, MP4/M4A, FLAC, Vorbis, Opus, AAC, WAV, WMA and other formats.

    115 fre:ac alternatives

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    • BSD
    • PortableApps.com
    • Wine
    • Haiku
    Main window converting FLAC files to MP3
     
  7. FFMPEG UI icon

    FFMPEG UI

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    A user interface to quickly and easily convert media files using FFMPEG behind the scenes.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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  9. WinFF icon

    WinFF

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    WinFF is a GUI frontend and batch parser for the command-line multimedia tool FFmpeg. WinFF works by making a batch file that runs in the command-line, designed to launch the command-line tool with given settings from a preset.

    121 WinFF alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Discontinued

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    • Windows
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    • FFmpeg
    • Lazarus
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    Guest
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    lots of formats, has QT and GTK UI

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    • WinFF is Free and Open SourceXMedia Recode is Free and Proprietary
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    FormatLab

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    FormatLab is a Powerful Tool for Converting Video and Audio files and supports almost All Formats with modern and widely supported codecs.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary (MIT)

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    • Linux
    • Snapcraft
    • Flathub
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  11. dmMediaConverter icon

    dmMediaConverter

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    dmMediaConverter is a crossplatform FFmpeg frontend (GUI) exposing some of its features. It is intended to be simple and easy to use but also to be able to achieve complex tasks. I have inspired myself from a lot of media converters like Handbrake, WinFF and MkvMergeGui.

    Cost / License

    • Free Personal
    • Proprietary

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    • Discontinued

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    • Wine
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    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

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    • BSD
    • Haiku
    • MPlayer
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  13. FFmpegYAG icon

    FFmpegYAG

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    FFmpegYAG is an advanced GUI for the popular FFmpeg audio/video encoding tool.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
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  14. Xvid4PSP icon

    Xvid4PSP

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    Xvid4PSP is an easy use and high quality program for converting video and audio.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Pay once)
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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