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HandBrake Web vs HandBrake: catalog facts
HandBrake Web	HandBrake
Free Free and open source under the AGPL-3.0 licence.	Free Free and open source; there is no paid edition.
Web, Self-hosted	Windows, macOS, Linux, Command line
Distributes one transcoding queue across several machines Uses standard HandBrake presets	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
Still under heavy development Unofficial, not affiliated with HandBrake	It cannot read discs that carry copy protection Every conversion re-encodes, so it costs time and some quality
Self-hosted	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: AGPL-3.0	License: GPL-2.0
Not stated if an account is needed	No account needed
Not stated if it works offline	Works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 2, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 20, 2026

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