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MP4toolsFFmpeg
Paid

The developer describes registered copies and features limited to registered copies; no…

 Free

Free and open source. The codebase is mainly LGPL 2.1 with some components under the GPL…

macOS Windows, macOS, Linux, Command line
  • Can join, split, convert, and extract tracks from video files
  • Supports subtitle selection, muxing, and burning
  • Handles practically every container and codec there is
  • Remuxes without re-encoding, so a container change is instant and lossless
  • Requires a 64-bit Intel Mac
  • Some queue and batch features require a registered copy
  • Command line only, with syntax that punishes guessing
  • Argument order matters in ways that are not obvious
Downloadable app Downloadable app
Closed source Open source
License not stated License: LGPL-2.1
Not stated if an account is needed No account needed
Not stated if it works offline Works offline

Checked October 8, 2026

Checked September 21, 2026

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