HandBrake
Published by HandBrake Team
Video transcoder that converts almost any source to MP4, MKV or WebM
Highlights
- Outputs MP4, MKV or WebM with H.264, H.265, AV1 or VP9 video
- Presets for devices and quality targets, with a batch queue
- Deinterlace, denoise, detelecine, crop and scale filters
- Subtitle tracks passed through, burned in or picked by language
- Command line version with the same options for scripted work
About this application
HandBrake converts video from one format to another. It reads most sources that FFmpeg and libdvdread can open, including unprotected DVD and Blu-ray structures, and writes MP4, MKV or WebM with H.264, H.265, AV1, VP9 or MPEG-4 video.
The part that saves the most time is the preset system. Presets exist for devices and for target qualities, so a whole folder of recordings can be queued and left to run with settings that are already sensible. Filters cover deinterlacing, denoising, detelecine, cropping and scaling, and subtitle tracks can be passed through, burned in or selected by language. Hardware encoders from Intel, AMD, Nvidia and Apple are used when the machine has them.
HandBrake has been developed since 2003 and publishes builds for Windows, macOS and Linux, plus a command line version that takes the same options for scripted batch work.
Where to get it
Linux
- Open on FlathubOpens in a new tabPackage repositoryFlathub
From the publisher
Install from a terminal
flatpak install flathub fr.handbrake.ghbRead from the source on 07/27/2026
Not tied to one platform
- Open the publisher’s pageOpens in a new tabPublisher’s own site
From the publisher
Read from the source on 07/27/2026
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