HandBrake is an open-source, GPL-licensed, multiplatform, multithreaded video transcoder, available for MacOS X, Linux and Windows. Handbrake can process most common multimedia files and any DVD or BluRay sources that do not contain any kind of copy protection.
Here is a detailed breakdown of HandBrake’s features:
- Built-in Device Presets—Get started with HandBrake in seconds by choosing a profile optimized for your device, or choose a universal profile for standard or high quality conversions. Simple, easy, fast. For those that want more choice, tweak many basic and advanced options to improve your encodes.
- Supported Input Sources—Handbrake can process most common multimedia files and any DVD or Blu-ray sources that do not contain any kind of copy protection.
Outputs:
- File Containers: .MP4(.M4V) and .MKV
- Video Encoders: H.265 (x265 and QuickSync), H.264(x264 and QuickSync), H.265 MPEG-4 and MPEG-2, VP8 and Theora
- Audio Encoders: AAC / HE-AAC, MP3, Flac, AC3, or Vorbis
- Audio Pass-thru: AC-3, E-AC3, DTS, DTS-HD, TrueHD, AAC and MP3 tracks
Additional features:
- Title/ Chapter Selection
- Queue up Multiple Encodes
- Chapter Markers
- Subtitles (VobSub, Closed Captions CEA-608, SSA, SRT)
- Constant Quality or Average BitRate Video Encoding
- Support for VFR, CFR and VFR
- Video Filters—Deinterlacing, Decomb, Detelecine, Deblock, Grayscale, Cropping and Scaling
- Live Video Preview
HandBrake 1.11.2 changelog:
All platforms
Video
- Fixed a crash that happened when doing a 2-pass lossless x265 encode
- Fixed a memory leak that happened when doing a 2-pass MPEG-4/MPEG-2/VP9/FFV1 encode
Audio
- Updated the list of supported dithers and encoders combinations
- Fixed the Core Audio AAC encoder 7.1 channel layout
Subtitles
- Fixed the VobSub palette creation in the MP4 container
Build system
- Improved build system compatibility with older build tools
Third-party libraries
- FFmpeg 8.0.2 (decoding and filters)
- SVT-AV1 4.1.0 (AV1 video encoding)
Linux
- Added WebM MIME type to the list of the supported formats
Mac
- Improved handling of unsupported presets
- Updated Sparkle automatic update library
Windows
- Improved handling of unsupported presets
- Improved queue low space pause behaviour
- Fixed the automatic audio track name generation
- Fixed the summary description of HDR video
Download: HandBrake 64-bit | Portable 64-bit | ~30.0 (Open Source)
Download: HandBrake ARM64 | Portable
Links: HandBrake Website | Other Operating Systems | Screenshot
