Mac app · HandBrake Team
HandBrake
Best for: Converting and compressing video files.
- Best for
- Converting and compressing video files
- Developer
- HandBrake Team
- Price
- Free (open source)
- Our testing
- Not yet hands-on tested
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HandBrake
Free
Open source
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Features
- Convert video between formats
- Presets for devices and web
- Batch queue
- Filters and subtitles
- Hardware encoding support
Benefits and disadvantages
Benefits
- Free and open source
- Reliable and predictable
- Good presets for quick results
- No ads or watermarks
Disadvantages (cons)
- Interface looks technical
- No editing capability
- Some formats not supported
- DVD ripping of protected discs needs extra tools
Who should use HandBrake
- Anyone converting or compressing video
- Plex and media-library users
- People who want a free transcoder
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