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HandBrake vs Constrict: catalog facts
HandBrake	Constrict
Free Free and open source; there is no paid edition.	Free Free and open source under the GPL-3.0-or-later.
Windows, macOS, Linux, Command line	Linux
Built-in device presets get a usable conversion without learning encoder settings Writes MP4, MKV and WebM with AV1, H.265, H.264, MPEG-4, MPEG-2, VP8 and VP9 encoders	Targets an exact output file size automatically Batch compression of multiple videos
It cannot read discs that carry copy protection Every conversion re-encodes, so it costs time and some quality	Steep size reductions can badly hurt quality or fail Speed limited by local hardware
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: GPL-2.0	License: GPL-3.0-or-later
No account needed	No account needed
Works offline	Works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 20, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 1, 2026

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