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 1.9.0 changelog:
All platforms
General
- Added Intel QSV VVC (hardware) video decoder
- Added an option to enable AV1 screen content coding(SCC) on Intel Lunar Lake QSV AV1 encoder
- Added support for lossless VP9 encoding
- Added a preference to keep duplicated Blu-ray titles
- Added support for Max Duration of Scan titles for disc based sources (#6304)
- Audio
- Added ALAC encoder
- Added Vorbis passthru
- Improved scan of DTS audio profiles
Subtitles
- Improved quality of subtitles burn-in
- Fixed a rare video corruption issue that could happen when burning-in subtitles
Third-party libraries / Updated libraries
- AMF 1.4.35 (AMD VCN video encoding)
- FFmpeg 7.1 (decoding and filters)
- FreeType 2.13.3 (subtitles)
- Fribidi 1.0.16 (subtitles)
- HarfBuzz 10.1.0 (subtitles)
- libdav1d 1.5.0 (AV1 video decoding)
- libdovi 3.3.1 (Dolby Vision dynamic metadata)
- libjpeg-turbo 3.0.4 (preview image compression)
- libvpx 1.15.0 (VP8/VP9 video encoding)
- nv-codec-headers 12.2.72.0 (Nvidia NVENC encoding)
- oneVPL 2.13.0 (Intel QSV video encoding/decoding)
- SVT-AV1 2.3.0 (AV1 video encoding)
- x265 4.1 (H.265/HEVC video encoding)
Linux
- Fixed the Power Save option to pause the encodes only when enabled
- Fixed the queue being stopped when removing completed items
- Fixed chapters names not being saved properly
- Fixed various issues related to presets
- Updated existing translations
Mac
- Add Range Limit controls to the "Add to Queue" selection window (#4146)
- Fixed an issue that could cause corrupted video when using VideoToolbox HEVC multi-pass
- Miscellaneous bug fixes and improvements
- Updated existing translations
- Added new translations
- Swedish (Svenska)
Windows
- Added Range Limit controls to the "Add to Queue" "Add Selection" window (#4146)
- Added support for DirectX based video decoding when using the Media Foundation encoder on ARM devices
- Added support for the AV1 Media Foundation encoder on ARM devices
- Added a "Start Later" option to the Queue Window.
- Performance Improvements in the filter pipeline for ARM devices.
Miscellaneous bug fixes and improvements
- Updated existing translations
- Added new translations
Download: HandBrake 1.9.0 (64-bit) | Portable 64-bit (Open Source)
Download: HandBrake 1.9.0 (ARM64) | 16.5 MB
Links: HandBrake Website | Other Operating Systems | Screenshot
