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HandBrakeVidCom
Free

Free and open source; there is no paid edition.

 Free

Free and open source under the GPL-3.0 licence.

Windows, macOS, Linux, Command line Linux, Command line
  • 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
  • Two simple modes: lossless-quality archive or target file size
  • Drag-and-drop queue for batch encoding
  • It cannot read discs that carry copy protection
  • Every conversion re-encodes, so it costs time and some quality
  • Linux only
  • Far fewer encoding options than HandBrake or raw ffmpeg
Downloadable app Downloadable app
Open source Open source
License: GPL-2.0 License: GPL-3.0-only
No account needed No account needed
Works offline Works offline

Checked September 20, 2026

Checked October 1, 2026

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