HandBrake

handbrake.fr

The open source video transcoder

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/ About /

HandBrake is a free, open-source video transcoding tool that converts video from nearly any format into modern, widely supported codecs. It runs on Windows, Mac, and Linux and is built and maintained by volunteers. It supports multithreaded processing for efficient conversion across a wide range of source formats.

/ How it works /

Users select a source video file and choose an output format or preset, and HandBrake encodes the video using multithreaded processing.

/ Who it's for /

anyone who needs to convert or compress video files

/ More info /

Background.

Status
launched
Business model
open-source
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