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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 4.0.
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OS:Windows Mac Linux
Version:1.1.0 / Nightly 20180501
Released:Apr 8,2018
File size:11.2MB
OS:Windows Mac Linux
Version:1.1.0 / Nightly 20180501
Released:Apr 8,2018
File size:11.2MB
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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 nightly beta builds here
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.
Download nightly beta builds here
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
HandBrake 1.1.0 Released
Sunday, April 8, 2018
"To go faster, slow down. Everybody who knows about orbital mechanics understands that." —Scott Cherf
The HandBrake Team is pleased to present HandBrake 1.1.0. This major release includes new features, as well as bug fixes and improvements for issues affecting previous HandBrake releases.
Upgrade Notice
Before updating, please make sure there are no pending encodes in the Queue. If you are currently using HandBrake older than version 1.0.0, please also make note of any custom presets you have created, as they may not be compatible with newer versions.
Release Notes
All platforms
General
- Improved user interface
- Redesigned main window for consistency and usability; overall flow is top to bottom, left to right
- Added new preset controls directly in main workflow
- Added new summary tab for overview of settings at a glance
- Updated interface icons to support high resolution displays
- New and improved official presets
- Added new presets for Vimeo and YouTube
- Added new 2160p/4K device presets for Apple TV, Chromecast, Fire TV, and Roku
- Added new Production presets for post-production video editing workflows
- Added additional 2160p/4K Matroska presets
- Improved AppleTV 4K support
- Improved Intel QuickSync Video support
- Added Linux support (experimental)
- Added 10-bit H.265/HEVC encoding support for Kaby Lake and newer CPUs
- Added support for multiple GPUs via D3D11 encode path
- Many bug fixes and improvements
Video
- Added new Unsharp and kernel-based Laplacian LapSharp sharpening filters
- Added CSM prefilter option to NLMeans filter
- Added support for mobile device orientation via auto-rotation container flag
- x265 10- and 12-bit encoders are now included by default; additional dll files are no longer required
Command line interface
- Added support for adaptive streaming (SPS and PPS before IDR frames) via the --inline-parameter-sets parameter
- Added --json parameter to output scan/status information in JSON format, useful for scripting
- Audio sample rate parameter --arate now accepts "auto" as a valid value
Build system
- Added support for FreeBSD 11.1 (must compile from source)
- Added support for compiling on Windows under MSYS (experimental, slow)
- Updated to mingw-w64-build 3.1.1 with support for mingw-w64 5.0.3 and gcc 7.2.0
- Update mac-toolchain-build to add NASM 2.13.2 (now required for x264)
- Miscellaneous bug fixes and improvements
Third-party libraries
- Updated libraries
- FDK AAC 0.1.5 (AAC audio encoding, must compile from source)
- FreeType 2.8.1 (subtitles)
- HarfBuzz 1.7.2 (subtitles)
- Jansson 2.10 (JSON architecture)
- LAME 3.100 (MP3 audio encoding)
- Libav 12.3 (decoding and filters)
- libass 0.14.0 (subtitles)
- libbluray 1.0.2 (Blu-ray decoding)
- libdvdnav 5.0.3 (DVD decoding)
- libdvdread 5.0.3 (DVD decoding)
- libiconv 1.15 (character encoding support)
- libmfx (upstream API 1.23)
- libogg 1.3.2 (Xiph codecs support)
- libopus 1.2.1 (Opus audio encoding)
- libsamplerate 0.1.9-35-g02ebb9f (audio resampling)
- libtheora 1.1.1 (Theora video encoding)
- libvorbis 1.3.5 (Vorbis audio encoding)
- libvpx 1.6.1 (VP8/VP9 video encoding)
- libxml2 2.9.4 (general)
- x264 155 r2893 (H.264/AVC video encoding)
- x265 2.6 (H.265/HEVC video encoding)
- zlib 1.2.11 (general)
Linux
- Added option to configure low disk space warning level
- Added Intel QuickSync Video encoder (experimental, requires specific Intel driver)
- Added support for Ubuntu 18.04 and 17.10; Ubuntu 15.04 support is removed
- Many other bug fixes and improvements
Mac
- Added option to configure low disk space warning level
- Improved support for VoiceOver navigation
- Many other bug fixes and improvements
Windows
- Added option to configure low disk space warning level
- Added option to play a sound (MP3/WAV) when encode or queue is finished
- Added option to show progress, pass, passcount in the application title or task tray icon tooltip
- Added more granular progress reporting during search for start of file and muxing
- Added support for per-display resolution awareness
- Added support for running HandBrake in a portable mode (see included portable.ini.template)
- Added custom anamorphic to dimensions tab, it's back!
- Improved static preview window still previews rendering
- Improved audio selection behavior controls; dropdowns are now context aware and range limited with better defaults
- Improved UI constency throughout
- Many other bug fixes and improvements
Sunday, April 8, 2018
"To go faster, slow down. Everybody who knows about orbital mechanics understands that." —Scott Cherf
The HandBrake Team is pleased to present HandBrake 1.1.0. This major release includes new features, as well as bug fixes and improvements for issues affecting previous HandBrake releases.
Upgrade Notice
Before updating, please make sure there are no pending encodes in the Queue. If you are currently using HandBrake older than version 1.0.0, please also make note of any custom presets you have created, as they may not be compatible with newer versions.
Release Notes
All platforms
General
- Improved user interface
- Redesigned main window for consistency and usability; overall flow is top to bottom, left to right
- Added new preset controls directly in main workflow
- Added new summary tab for overview of settings at a glance
- Updated interface icons to support high resolution displays
- New and improved official presets
- Added new presets for Vimeo and YouTube
- Added new 2160p/4K device presets for Apple TV, Chromecast, Fire TV, and Roku
- Added new Production presets for post-production video editing workflows
- Added additional 2160p/4K Matroska presets
- Improved AppleTV 4K support
- Improved Intel QuickSync Video support
- Added Linux support (experimental)
- Added 10-bit H.265/HEVC encoding support for Kaby Lake and newer CPUs
- Added support for multiple GPUs via D3D11 encode path
- Many bug fixes and improvements
Video
- Added new Unsharp and kernel-based Laplacian LapSharp sharpening filters
- Added CSM prefilter option to NLMeans filter
- Added support for mobile device orientation via auto-rotation container flag
- x265 10- and 12-bit encoders are now included by default; additional dll files are no longer required
Command line interface
- Added support for adaptive streaming (SPS and PPS before IDR frames) via the --inline-parameter-sets parameter
- Added --json parameter to output scan/status information in JSON format, useful for scripting
- Audio sample rate parameter --arate now accepts "auto" as a valid value
Build system
- Added support for FreeBSD 11.1 (must compile from source)
- Added support for compiling on Windows under MSYS (experimental, slow)
- Updated to mingw-w64-build 3.1.1 with support for mingw-w64 5.0.3 and gcc 7.2.0
- Update mac-toolchain-build to add NASM 2.13.2 (now required for x264)
- Miscellaneous bug fixes and improvements
Third-party libraries
- Updated libraries
- FDK AAC 0.1.5 (AAC audio encoding, must compile from source)
- FreeType 2.8.1 (subtitles)
- HarfBuzz 1.7.2 (subtitles)
- Jansson 2.10 (JSON architecture)
- LAME 3.100 (MP3 audio encoding)
- Libav 12.3 (decoding and filters)
- libass 0.14.0 (subtitles)
- libbluray 1.0.2 (Blu-ray decoding)
- libdvdnav 5.0.3 (DVD decoding)
- libdvdread 5.0.3 (DVD decoding)
- libiconv 1.15 (character encoding support)
- libmfx (upstream API 1.23)
- libogg 1.3.2 (Xiph codecs support)
- libopus 1.2.1 (Opus audio encoding)
- libsamplerate 0.1.9-35-g02ebb9f (audio resampling)
- libtheora 1.1.1 (Theora video encoding)
- libvorbis 1.3.5 (Vorbis audio encoding)
- libvpx 1.6.1 (VP8/VP9 video encoding)
- libxml2 2.9.4 (general)
- x264 155 r2893 (H.264/AVC video encoding)
- x265 2.6 (H.265/HEVC video encoding)
- zlib 1.2.11 (general)
Linux
- Added option to configure low disk space warning level
- Added Intel QuickSync Video encoder (experimental, requires specific Intel driver)
- Added support for Ubuntu 18.04 and 17.10; Ubuntu 15.04 support is removed
- Many other bug fixes and improvements
Mac
- Added option to configure low disk space warning level
- Improved support for VoiceOver navigation
- Many other bug fixes and improvements
Windows
- Added option to configure low disk space warning level
- Added option to play a sound (MP3/WAV) when encode or queue is finished
- Added option to show progress, pass, passcount in the application title or task tray icon tooltip
- Added more granular progress reporting during search for start of file and muxing
- Added support for per-display resolution awareness
- Added support for running HandBrake in a portable mode (see included portable.ini.template)
- Added custom anamorphic to dimensions tab, it's back!
- Improved static preview window still previews rendering
- Improved audio selection behavior controls; dropdowns are now context aware and range limited with better defaults
- Improved UI constency throughout
- Many other bug fixes and improvements
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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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- ReadFrom Blu-ray Disc (3D) to MKV, M4V for iOS/Apple TV and 3D SBS
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- ReadUsing Handbrake to Burn in Subtitles from MKV to MP4
- ReadHandBrake video tutorials
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Tool features - Convert
AVI to AVC, AVI to AVI, AVI to H264, AVI to MKV, AVI to MP4, DVD to AVC, DVD to AVI, DVD to H264, DVD to MKV, DVD to MP4, DVD to OGM, HDTV to AVC, HDTV to AVI, HDTV to H264, HDTV to MKV, HDTV to MP4, HDTV to OGM, MKV to AVC, MKV to AVI, MKV to H264, MKV to MKV, MKV to MP4, MKV to OGM, MP4 to AVC, MP4 to AVI, MP4 to H264, MP4 to MKV, MP4 to MP4, MPG to AVC, MPG to AVI, MPG to H264, MPG to MKV, MPG to MP4, MPG to OGM, VOB to AVC, VOB to AVI, VOB to H264, VOB to MKV, VOB to MP4, VOB to OGM, TS to AVC, TS to AVI, TS to H264, TS to MKV, TS to MP4, TS to OGM
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Amazing! I love open source projects. This worked for converting 4K .mkv files into .mp4 and .m4v files while keeping the audio intact. MYypartner on my film project was using iMovie and was unable to use .mkv. The converted .mp4 and .m4v files worked!
I'm so thankful for this, it took a lot of searching to find a free program that could do this for me.
Feb 24, 2018 Version: 1.0.7
OS: Windows 10 64-bit Ease of use: 9/10
Functionality: 10/10
Value for money: 10/10
Overall: 10/10
Worked perfectly, compressed my video files to mp4.
Thank you!!!!
Nov 7, 2017 Version: 1.0.7
OS: Windows 10 64-bit Ease of use: 10/10
Functionality: 10/10
Value for money: 10/10
Overall: 10/10
I still use the older stable version in XP. I had a go with the newer 10 branch in Win7/10 and hated it, plus it was a bit buggy and the denoise settings bonkers. My only real moan is I wish any version of Handbrake would have solved that licensing issue(they did briefly but ffmeg encoder was removed!!) and put a better aac encoder in e.g Nero 1.5.4, than Faac 1.28? which at medium high bitrates 112/128kbps is acceptable, but at lower bitrates gives truly awful audio quality.
Oct 19, 2017 Version: 9.9.574
OS: WinXP Ease of use: 10/10
Functionality: 9/10
Value for money: 10/10
Overall: 10/10
Iam using different software for editing and encoding to mkv. I actually hate default presets in Handbrake like peak framerate etc. But it become invaluable when encoding MKV files, that are created by merging two files together in mkvtoolnix. Only GUI that is able to convert them propertly is Handbrake. Nor Vidcoder, which is based on handbrake nor avidemux and others that I tested didnt work properly. It is invaluable, when you capture TV something, GOP starts in commercial and finished when film already started. In avidemux I reencoding start of movie (x264) interlaced tff as rest of TV something is. Then I merge it in mkvtoolnix. Everything is fine. But problem begins when you try to reencode it to different format, like h265 or just recommpress it with different settings in h264) but Handbrake handles it perfectly (dont know about ffmpeg iam not familiar with command line but I believe ffmpeg will do it as well properly). So it is for me invaluable software for this one special reason.
*Other software has problem with 1st part of video that was merged in mkvtoolnix to one video track and one audio track (But audio seems not to be affected).
Sorry my english is bad, and I know it.
Bernix
Oct 12, 2017 Version: 1.0.7
OS: Windows 10 64-bit Ease of use: 8/10
Functionality: 8/10
Value for money: 10/10
Overall: 9/10
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