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HandBrake

1.7.3
5 reviews
663.5 k downloads

Modify formatting and features for any DVD

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HandBrake is one of the best tools out there in terms of modifying videos that are locally stored on your hard drive. There's a nearly endless array of adjustments for you to tweak, from format to coding or audio tracks. If you need to convert any video you have stored into a specific format that's compatible with your PC, smartphone, iOS device, console or TV -- this is the right choice. Plus you can opt to extract and convert physical formats like DVDs or Blu-Ray discs.

With loads of pre-set formats available for almost any standard: Android, Apple, Playstation, Vimeo, YouTube, Windows, and Matroska, among others, this app is capable of reworking videos at up to 4K resolution and almost any aspect ratio you need. The only drawback is that outside of presets, you have to adjust everything manually in order to set up dimensions, codecs, apply cuts, modify subtitling, bitrate, etc.

Once you've made these changes you'll get a full preview of your video, and can watch as the final version of your file is fully rendered and saved at within the route you preselected. Handbrake is no doubt one of the best free tools in this field. Its main appeal is that it offers you a minimalist interface with a whole arsenal of possibilities without overcomplicating things like other editing suites do.

Reviewed by Álvaro Toledo Translated by Uptodown Localization Team
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Frequent questions

How do I add subtitles in HandBrake?

To add subtitles in HandBrake, you will first need to open the video you want to play. Once opened, click on settings > subtitles > import. Select the subtitle document you want to sync and finally click on 'start decoding'.

What output codecs are supported in HandBrake?

HandBrake supports the most popular audio and video codecs, including those belonging to MP4 (mpeg4, H264, x264), MOV (DivX, WMV, Mpeg2), AVI (Divx, Xvid), MKV (DivX, Xvid, H264, x264, H265, HEVC) or FLV (VP6 and H264 variants) formats.

How much space does HandBrake take up?

HandBrake is a very lightweight tool that takes up less than 20 MB. It has no special requirements and does not download extra data, but you will need to have space to save the videos you edit.

More information

License OpenSource
Op. System Windows
Category Converters
Language English
5 more
Author Hawkman
Downloads 663,470
Date Feb 12, 2024
Why is this app published on Uptodown? (More information)

Older versions

exe 1.7.1 Nov 29, 2023
exe 1.7.0 Nov 17, 2023
exe 1.6.1 Aug 21, 2023
exe 1.6.0 Dec 30, 2022
exe 1.5.1 Jan 11, 2022
zip 1.4.2 Oct 4, 2021
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tantebuggabugga icon
tantebuggabugga
in 2021

Nobody who has problems with the language here is on Windows and MacOSX 1.4.0 and the version before that is in German. And didn't have to adjust anything.

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hotgreycat37578
in 2020

it says Italian language, but where? in the settings it gives me only English and German ... too bad.

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rycodepsyco
in 2017

The website suggests that the program is in German, no HandBrake is not in German and I have not found an attitude. You can read clearly about Google, HandBrake in German also below German, but there ...

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arcanon
in 2012

This program is great, it is the most powerful dvd ripper, video converter I have ever tried, it can only convert to MP4 AND MKV, it is better to convert to mkv, since this format works with the H.264...

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