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Home-video archivists, media-library owners and anyone shrinking large recordings use HandBrake to convert video from nearly any source format into widely supported codecs. The open-source transcoder is built by volunteers and offers device presets, a batch queue, subtitle handling and chapter markers for Windows, Mac and Linux.

Facts at a glance

FactValueSource
Free planFree: a free plan existshandbrake.fr/downloads.php, checked 5 Nov 2026
PlatformsmacOS, Windows, Linuxhandbrake.fr/downloads.php, checked 5 Nov 2026

Pricing & plans

Model

Free

Free plan available

Price tiers

PlanPer monthUsage, as the vendor states it
HandBrakeFreeFree, open-source video transcoder for Windows, Mac and Linux

Prices are the vendor's list prices in USD.

  • Free to download and use

  • No account required

  • Open source tool built by volunteers

Source: handbrake.fr/downloads.php, checked 5 Nov 2026

Features & platforms

  • Built-in device presets

  • Batch scan and queueing of encodes

  • Constant quality or average bitrate encoding

  • Subtitle support including SRT and closed captions

  • Chapter markers and title selection

  • Video filters such as deinterlacing and denoise

  • HDR pass-through

  • macOS
  • Windows
  • Linux

Sources: handbrake.fr/features.php, handbrake.fr/downloads.php, handbrake.fr, checked 5 Nov 2026

Alternatives

  • FFmpeg

    Command-line tool for converting audio and video, driven by typed commands rather than a graphical interface.

    ffmpeg.org

  • Shutter Encoder

    Converter for Windows and macOS that includes a built-in subtitle editor and an FTP upload option after conversion.

    shutterencoder.com

  • Avidemux

    Simple editor for cutting, filtering and encoding, with a job queue and scripting, available on Linux, BSD, Mac and Windows.

    avidemux.sourceforge.net

Sources: ffmpeg.org, shutterencoder.com, avidemux.sourceforge.net

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