HandBrake
HandBrake: Convert video, Compress video. Documented platforms: macOS, Windows. See platform, paid-feature and source notes.
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Documented capabilities and conditions
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- macOS
Supported according to the source
Applies to: macOS
[e1]- Windows
Supported according to the source
Applies to: Windows
[e2]- Account required
Not required
Applies to: macOS · Windows
[e3]- Local processing
Supported according to the source
Applies to: macOS · Windows
[e4]- Works offline
Supported according to the source
Applies to: macOS · Windows
[e4]- Convert video
Supported according to the source
Applies to: macOS · Windows
[e6]- Compress video
Supported according to the source
Applies to: macOS · Windows
[e7]- Batch processing
Supported according to the source
Applies to: macOS · Windows
[e8]- Automation
Supported according to the source
Applies to: macOS · Windows
Through HandBrakeCLI, the separate command-line version.
[e9]- MKV
Supported according to the source
Applies to: macOS · Windows
[e10]- WebM
Supported according to the source
Applies to: macOS · Windows
[e10]
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[e1] Official site
macOS For 10.13 and later Download (Universal)
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https://handbrake.fr/downloads.php[e2] Official site
Windows For 10 and later
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https://handbrake.fr/downloads.php[e3] Official site
HandBrake is free software and does not require an account to use!
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https://handbrake.fr/downloads.php[e4] Official site
It runs entirely locally on your computer.
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https://handbrake.fr/downloads.php[e5] Official site
Most of HandBrake's source code is covered by the GNU General Public License, version 2.
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https://handbrake.fr/features.php[e6] Official docs
Convert nearly any video to MP4, MKV, or WebM
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https://handbrake.fr/docs/en/latest/introduction/about.html[e7] Official docs
HandBrake can also make videos that are smaller—taking up less storage space on your device—than the originals.
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https://handbrake.fr/docs/en/latest/introduction/about.html[e8] Official site
Batch Scan and Queueing of encodes
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https://handbrake.fr/features.php[e9] Official docs
HandBrakeCLI -i /path/to/source -o ../Desktop/my_output.mp4
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https://handbrake.fr/docs/en/latest/cli/cli-options.html[e10] Official site
File Containers: .MP4, .MKV and WebM
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https://handbrake.fr/features.php[e11] Official docs
Common video file types are MP4 or M4V, MOV, MPG or MPEG, and AVI.
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https://handbrake.fr/docs/en/latest/technical/source-formats.html
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