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HandBrake is a multiplatform, multithreaded video transcoder. Supported sources: Any DVD-like source: VIDEO_TS folder, DVD image or real DVD, and some .VOB and .TS files, Blu-ray source, Most any multimedia file it can get libavformat to read and libavcodec to decode. Outputs: File format: MP4, MKV, Video: MPEG-4, H.264/AVC, H.265/HEVC, VP8, VP9 or Theora, Audio: AAC, MP3, Vorbis or AC-3 pass-through (several audio tracks), Switchable or burned in subtitles and much more! Requires Microsoft .NET framework.

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Latest version

1.7.3 (February 11, 2024)



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Download HandBrake 1.7.3 Windows 64-bit  23MB  Win64

Download HandBrake 1.7.3 Mac 64-bit  40MB  Mac64

Download HandBrake 1.7.3 Linux 64-bit  24MB  Linux64




Download Portable and other versions

Download HandBrake 1.7.3 Portable Windows 64-bit  31MB  Win64  Portable

Download Handbrake 1.7.3 for Windows ARM here Win64 Portable

Download Handbrake Nightly beta builds here




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Software License

Free software / FOSS (Free download and also Free and Open Source Software)



Supported operating systems

WinWindows MacMac OS LinuxLinux



More information and other downloads

NOTE! Handbrake can NOT rip/decrypt most commercial DVDs and Blu-rays! Use a DVD ripper / Blu-ray ripper or try the libdvdcss from VLC Media Player, see Handbrake with libdvdcss DVD ripping.


Download libdvdcss 1.4.3 here, rip/decrypt DVDs directly with Handbrake.

Download Alert and Convert here, it watches a folder and automatically converts the file using HandBrake.

Download Handbrake 0.9.3 here, the last version with AVI output support.

Download Handbrake 0.9.9 here, the last version with Windows XP support.

Download Handbrake 1.0.7 here, the last version with Windows 32-bit support.



Version history / Release notes / Changelog / What's New


HandBrake 1.7.3

All platforms
General
Fixed formatting leading zeros for timestamps in logs
Miscellaneous bug fixes and improvements
Video
Fixed an issue that could potentially cause incorrect detection of source FPS value (#5677)
Subtitles
Fixed tx3g to SSA subtitles conversion
Linux
Fixed the "All Files" open file dialog filter to really show all files
Fixed an issue where adding a new default audio track automatically set the gain to -20 dB
macOS
Fixed a regression introduced in HandBrake 1.7.2 by the workaround for VideoToolbox crashes on Sonoma
Miscellaneous bug fixes and improvements
Windows
Improved security hardening of loading of DLL files within libhb by limiting search scope (#5724)
Improved keyboard navigation on Chapters tab (#5679)
Fixed an issue that could cause encodes to appear stalled when process isolation is turned on
Fixed an issue that could prevent QSV decode from being used when a system also has a non-Intel GPU
Fixed an issue where the drive label was not always correctly detected (#5711)
Miscellaneous bug fixes and improvements

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All features


Features
Just a few of the reasons you'll love HandBrake
Built-in Device Presets
Get started with HandBrake in seconds by choosing a profile optimised 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 BluRay sources that do not contain any kind of copy protection.


Outputs:
File Containers: .MP4, .MKV and WebM
Video Encoders: AV1, H.265 and H.264, MPEG-4 and MPEG-2, VP8 and VP9
Optional Hardware accelerated video encoding
Audio Encoders: AAC / HE-AAC, MP3, FLAC, AC3, E-AC3, Opus and Vorbis
Audio Pass-thru: AC-3, E-AC3, FLAC, DTS, DTS-HD, TrueHD, AAC, Opus, MP3 and MP2 tracks


Even more features
Title / chapter and range selection
Batch Scan and Queueing of encodes
Chapter Markers
Subtitles (VobSub, Closed Captions CEA-608, SSA, SRT)
Constant Quality or Average Bitrate Video Encoding
Support for VFR and CFR
Video Filters: Deinterlacing, Decomb, Denoise, Detelecine, Deblock, Grayscale, Colourspace, Cropping and scaling
Live Static and Video Preview




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Guides and How to's


How to rip Blu-ray to MP4 with H264 video using Handbrake

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From Blu-ray Disc (3D) to MKV, M4V for iOS/Apple TV and 3D SBS

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How to convert a DVD to H264 using Handbrake

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How to convert to high quality MP4 and display in Flash on your site

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How to easily convert DVD to high quality MP4/MKV H264 using free tools

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How to make a single MKV from a Blu-ray (and also how to shrink it)

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How to rip DVDs with Handbrake and VLC Media Player libdvdcss

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HandBrake video tutorials



View all guides with guide description here



Tool features - Convert





Acronyms / Also Known As

Mediafork, HandBreak, HandbrakeCli



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170 reviews, Showing 1 to 5 reviews


I batch converted 388 .mp4 files by dropping the container folder into the "Source Selection" window of Handbrake. It converted 49.3 GB of .mp4 files down to 9.00 GB. I cannot tell any difference in either the video or audio quality when comparing with VLC player. Wow! Excellent program!
Here's how I did it:
Using HandBrake to shrink file size.
1.Launch HandBrake and drop the folder that stores all the video files you want to convert into the "Source Selection" window. Optionally click "Folder (batch scan)" to choose the folder to batch scan and convert.
2.Click "Tools-> Preferences", navigate to "Output Files" and click "Browse" to choose a folder for saving output files. I left all the (checked/unchecked) boxes as is. One of them, "Automatically name output files" was already checked by the Handbrake program default settings. Then, click "< Back" to go back to main window.
3.Choose any output presets you'd like. I chose "Very Fast 720p30 (Default)".
4.Click the down arrow beside "Add to Queue". I chose "Add All" for batch converting all my 388 .mp4 files. Once added, you will see a number beside "Queue".
5.I clicked "Add to Queue", and selected "Add All". Beside "Queue" the number 388 in white numerals was displayed in a blue oval.
6.Then I clicked the "Start Queue" button to begin processing HandBrake batch video.
7.You'll see a green status bar in the bottom left-hand corner that indicates the progress. When done, in that same bottom corner Handbrake displayed "Queue Finished".


Review by namitutonka on Dec 15, 2023 Version: 1.7.1 (2023112200) OS: Windows 11 64-bit Ease of use: 10/10 Functionality: 10/10 Value for money: 10/10 Overall: 10/10




Fantastic freeware which imho never gets enough credit. Many companies out there use free FFmeg via their inferior gui's and charge you quite a lot for doing what Handbrake, Staxrip and Hybrid do for free and vastly much better without any charge!

Review by L.C Bell on Nov 21, 2023 Version: 1.7.0 OS: Windows 10 64-bit Ease of use: 9/10 Functionality: 10/10 Value for money: 10/10 Overall: 10/10




Rating by spitfire777 on Mar 2, 2023 Version: Ubuntu 20.04.5 LTS OS: Linux Ease of use: 9/10 Functionality: 9/10 Value for money: 10/10 Overall: 9/10




Did a quick check of latest version 1.6.1 and it may no longer support ripping using libdvdcss.dll Tested on Win10 64bit 22H2 and Win 11 22H2. 1.6.0 was last version to support libdvdcdd.dll. 1.6.1 needs more testing.

Review by SlimJim on Jan 23, 2023 Version: 1.6.1 OS: Windows 10 64-bit Ease of use: 10/10 Functionality: 1/10 Value for money: 1/10 Overall: 1/10




Pretty good software, I used it in an entire series without problems so far.

Review by Devin on Dec 22, 2022 Version: 1.5.1 OS: Windows 10 64-bit Ease of use: 10/10 Functionality: 8/10 Value for money: 10/10 Overall: 10/10


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