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About XMedia Recode
XMedia Recode converts between most common audio and video formats, including H.264, HEVC, SVT-AV1, MKV, MP4, WebM, AAC, FLAC and WMA. It can also convert unprotected DVDs and Blu-rays into digital files.
GPU acceleration from AMD, Nvidia and Intel speeds up large conversions. It is offered as 64-bit and 32-bit installers, a portable version and a build for Windows XP, and is updated regularly, with version 3.6.4.0 released in August 2026.
Strengths
- Supports a wide range of audio and video formats
- GPU-accelerated encoding
- Portable and Windows XP builds available
- Regular updates of bundled codecs
Limitations
- Windows only
- Cannot convert copy-protected discs
- Closed source
Details
- Pricing
- FreeFree to download and use.
- License
- Proprietary
- Developer
- Sebastian Dörfler
- Platforms
- Windows
- How it runs
- Downloadable app
- Account
- Not required
- Works offline
- Yes
- Best suited for
- Windows users converting video and audio files between formats
- Categories
- Video editing, Audio tools
- Last verified
- Added
- Provenance
- Facts checked against the developer's own pages and store listings, 1 sources on file.
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XMedia Recode as an alternative
Listings that name XMedia Recode as an alternative.
Adobe Media Encoder
Adobe's desktop application for ingesting, transcoding and batch rendering video into many output formats.
XMedia Recode is a free, closed-source Windows converter with GPU-accelerated encoding and portable builds, but it has no macOS version or Adobe integration.
Avidemux
A simple video editor for cutting, filtering and encoding, aimed at trimming and converting rather than full editing.
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FFmpeg
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fre:ac
A free audio converter and CD ripper that converts between MP3, AAC, FLAC, Opus and more.
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MakeMKV
Turns a DVD or Blu-ray you own into an MKV file, keeping every track and chapter exactly as it was.
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MediaHuman Audio Converter
A free batch audio converter for macOS, Windows and Linux that also splits CUE-indexed files.
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