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StaxRip vs FFmpeg: catalog facts
StaxRip	FFmpeg
Free Free and open source.	Free Free and open source. The codebase is mainly LGPL 2.1 with some components under the GPL…
Windows	Windows, macOS, Linux, Command line
Controls x265, ffmpeg, mkvmerge and other encoders AviSynth+ and VapourSynth filtering	Handles practically every container and codec there is Remuxes without re-encoding, so a container change is instant and lossless
Windows only Not a one-click encoder; expects encoding knowledge	Command line only, with syntax that punishes guessing Argument order matters in ways that are not obvious
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License not stated	License: LGPL-2.1
No account needed	No account needed
Works offline	Works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 23, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 21, 2026

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