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HandBrake
by HandBrakeC
Open-source multi-platform video transcoder.
Toolstable
Maturity: stable because 11y old, 1.11.2 released 57d ago. Derived from release and commit history, not a rating.
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- 2026-08-03
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In practice
Written by AI from this repository’s README · medium confidenceVideo files from cameras, phones, discs and screen recordings often will not play on the target device.
Use it when
When you need to re-encode existing videos into formats playable on phones, TVs, consoles or browsers.
Not the right pick when
The README points all downloading, building and usage instructions to the external HandBrake documentation site.
Capabilities
- converts videos to play on phones, tablets, TVs, consoles and browsers
- works with most common video files and formats including DVD and Blu-ray
- leverages FFmpeg, x264, x265 and SVT-AV1
- outputs MP4, MKV or WebM files
- available for Linux, Mac and Windows under GPL version 2
Cost: Free and open source
Video walkthroughs
Third-party YouTube uploads matched to this tool by title, channel and repository name on 2026-08-03. Not made, reviewed or endorsed by SkillPilot. View counts and publish months are as of the match date and the month is approximate. Nothing loads from YouTube until you press play.
What the repository ships
Has testsSecurity policyCI configured
Detected from the actual files in the repository root.
Latest release 1.11.2
Published 2026-06-07
Upgrade Notice
Before updating HandBrake, please make sure there are no pending encodes in the queue, and be sure to make a backup of any custom presets and app preferences you have, as they may not be compatible with newer versions.
Windows users, please make sure to install Microsoft .NET Desktop Runtime version 10.0
Download available from Microsoft:
HandBrake 1.11.2
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
- Updated 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
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README
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HandBrake is an open-source video transcoder available for Linux, Mac, and Windows, licensed under the GNU General Public License (GPL) Version 2.
HandBrake takes videos you already have and makes new ones that work on your mobile phone, tablet, TV media player, game console, computer, or web browser—nearly anything that supports modern video formats.
HandBrake works with most common video files and formats, including ones created by consumer and professional video cameras, mobile devices such as phones and tablets, game and computer screen recordings, and DVD and Blu-ray discs. HandBrake leverages tools such as FFmpeg, x264, and x265, SVT-AV1 to create new MP4, MKV or WebM video files from these Sources.
For information on downloading, building/installing, and using HandBrake, see the official HandBrake Documentation.
Community Support
For information on HandBrake's community support channels, please see Community Support.
Please familiarise yourself with our code of conduct.
Contributing
We welcome most contributions. While it is our goal to allow everyone to contribute, contributions not meeting the project's goals or standards may be rejected.
Please read our guide to contributing. This will provide you with all the information you need to start contributing to the project.
Translations
We are now accepting translations via Transifex
Please read our Translations Guide and follow the instructions if you are interested in joining the translation effort.
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