HandBrake is an open-source, GPL-licensed, multiplatform, multithreaded video transcoder, available for MacOS X, Linux and Windows. Handbrake can process most common multimedia files and any DVD or BluRay sources that do not contain any kind of copy protection.
Here is a detailed breakdown of HandBrake’s features:
- Built-in Device Presets—Get started with HandBrake in seconds by choosing a profile optimized 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 Blu-ray sources that do not contain any kind of copy protection.
Outputs:
- File Containers: .MP4(.M4V) and .MKV
- Video Encoders: H.265 (x265 and QuickSync), H.264(x264 and QuickSync), H.265 MPEG-4 and MPEG-2, VP8 and Theora
- Audio Encoders: AAC / HE-AAC, MP3, Flac, AC3, or Vorbis
- Audio Pass-thru: AC-3, E-AC3, DTS, DTS-HD, TrueHD, AAC and MP3 tracks
Additional features:
- Title/ Chapter Selection
- Queue up Multiple Encodes
- Chapter Markers
- Subtitles (VobSub, Closed Captions CEA-608, SSA, SRT)
- Constant Quality or Average BitRate Video Encoding
- Support for VFR, CFR and VFR
- Video Filters—Deinterlacing, Decomb, Detelecine, Deblock, Grayscale, Cropping and Scaling
- Live Video Preview
HandBrake 1.7.2 changelog:
Video
- Improved automatic selection of Dolby Vision Level
- Fixed an issue in AMD VCN, MPEG-2, MPEG-4, NVIDIA NVENC, and VP9 encoders that could cause the creation of an excessive number of keyframes (#5530)
- Fixed unintentional automatic pass through of closed caption side data when using NVIDIA NVENC encoder
- Miscellaneous bug fixes and improvements
Linux
- Improved performance by removing duplicate graphic assets and reducing file size
- Fixed Flatpak file chooser opening home directory instead of the previously selected directory
- Fixed last item in the queue sometimes having the wrong destination path
- Fixed some memory leaks in the graphical interface
Mac
- Added a workaround to prevent a system crash when using VideoToolbox encoders with macOS 14 Sonoma on Apple Silicon Ultra
- Added a workaround to prevent issues decoding H.264 video by disabling VideoToolbox hardware decoding for Level 6.1 and 6.2
- Fixed a crash opening an empty folder
Windows
- Added Automation Properties to some controls on the audio tab to assist screen readers
- Fixed NVIDIA NVDEC option being ignored (#5569)
- Fixed startup crash related to theme loading (#5567)
- Fixed subtitle language order not being honoured (#5590)
Download: HandBrake 1.7.2 (64-bit) | Portable 64-bit (Open Source)
Download: HandBrake 1.7.2 (ARM64) | 16.5 MB
Links: HandBrake Website | Other Operating Systems | Screenshot
