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FFmpeg vs XMedia Recode: catalog facts
FFmpeg	XMedia Recode
Free Free and open source. The codebase is mainly LGPL 2.1 with some components under the GPL…	Free Free to download and use.
Windows, macOS, Linux, Command line	Windows
Handles practically every container and codec there is Remuxes without re-encoding, so a container change is instant and lossless	Supports a wide range of audio and video formats GPU-accelerated encoding
Command line only, with syntax that punishes guessing Argument order matters in ways that are not obvious	Windows only Cannot convert copy-protected discs
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Closed source
License: LGPL-2.1	License not stated
No account needed	No account needed
Works offline	Works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 21, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 23, 2026

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