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HandBrake vs Footage: catalog facts
HandBrake	Footage
Free Free and open source; there is no paid edition.	Free Free and open source under the GPLv3.
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	Covers trim, crop, flip and convert in one small app Fits in with the GNOME desktop
It cannot read discs that carry copy protection Every conversion re-encodes, so it costs time and some quality	Linux only No multi-clip timeline editing
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: GPL-2.0	License: GPL-3.0
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 September 24, 2026

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