HandBrake is an open-source video transcoder available for Linux, Mac, and Windows, licensed under the GNU General Public License (GPL) Version 2.
HandBrake takes videos you already have and makes new ones that work on your mobile phone, tablet, TV media player, game console, computer, or web browser—nearly anything that supports modern video formats.
HandBrake works with most common video files and formats, including ones created by consumer and professional video cameras, mobile devices such as phones and tablets, game and computer screen recordings, and DVD and Blu-ray discs. HandBrake leverages tools such as FFmpeg, x264, and x265 to create new MP4 or MKV video files from these Sources.
https://handbrake.fr
Version
1.7.2
Release Date
2023-12-24
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Official Download (Windows x64 Installer)
Alternative Download (Windows x64 Installer)
Official Download (Windows x64 64 bit)
.NET Desktop Runtime 6.0.25 – Windows x64 Installer english
Alternative Download (Windows x64 64 bit)
.NET Desktop Runtime 6.0.25 – Windows x64 Installer english
For additional platforms please visit https://handbrake.fr/downloads.php
Upgrade Notice
Before updating HandBrake, please make sure there are no pending encodes in the queue, and be sure to make a backup of any custom presets and app preferences you have, as they may not be compatible with newer versions.
Windows users, please make sure to install Microsoft .NET Desktop Runtime version 6.0.x. Read carefully: you need the DESKTOP runtime. You must install .NET 6 even if you have installed .NET 7.
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