Xvid Alternatives for Linux

There are many alternatives to Xvid for Linux if you are looking for a replacement. The best Linux alternative is Matroska, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked nine alternatives to Xvid and four of them are available for Linux so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Linux alternatives to Xvid are x264, MainConcept H.264/AVC and LEADTOOLS H.264.

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  1. Matroska icon
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    The Matroska Multimedia Container is an open standard free container format, a file format that can hold an unlimited number of video, audio, picture, or subtitle tracks in one file.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
     
    • Matroska is the most popular Android, Mac & Linux alternative to Xvid.

    • Matroska is Free and Open SourceXvid is also Free and Open Source
  2. x264 icon
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    x264 is a 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.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
     
    • x264 is the most popular Web-based, iPhone, iPad & Android Tablet alternative to Xvid.

    • x264 is Free and Open SourceXvid is also Free and Open Source
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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 commercial alternative to Xvid.

    • MainConcept H.264/AVC is Paid and ProprietaryXvid is Free and Open Source
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    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.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
     
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