HandBrake/HandBrake
HandBrake's development repository observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
91/100
- Activity 99
- Release rhythm 75
- Longevity 100
Flags: no_license
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-03. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: 43.0
- age_days: 4029
- days_rel: 87
- days_push: 7
- n_releases_24m: 9
Adoption not part of the score
24181 stars · 1684 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-29, confidence not recorded
HandBrake is an open-source video transcoder that converts video from nearly any format into modern, widely supported codecs like H.264, H.265, and AV1. It offers a graphical interface and CLI, with device presets, hardware-accelerated encoding, and support for MP4, MKV, and WebM output.
Use cases
- convert videos to mp4 for my phone
- compress large video files to smaller sizes
- rip a dvd to an mkv file
- batch transcode a folder of videos
- encode video with hardware acceleration
- convert video for apple tv or game console playback
When to choose
- you need to convert or compress video files across common formats
- you want device-optimized presets and batch queueing
- you need a free cross-platform transcoder with GUI and CLI options
When to avoid
- you need to rip copy-protected DVDs or Blu-rays
- you need professional video editing rather than transcoding
- you need lightweight real-time streaming conversion
Facets
application · maturity stable
video-processing gui cli media cross-platform windows cross-platform cli video-transcoder encoding h264 h265 av1 dvd-ripping gplv2 video linux macos
4 sources
- readme: https://github.com/HandBrake/HandBrake · fetched 2026-08-28 · 6aaff320c311
- homepage: https://handbrake.fr · fetched 2026-08-29 · 54f97ff5fbf6
- site_page: https://handbrake.fr/features.php · fetched 2026-08-29 · f14cda90e6e1
- site_page: https://handbrake.fr/docs · fetched 2026-08-29 · e47238d73fe2
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| HandBrake/HandBrake | main | 91 |
For agents
markdown · JSON · MCP: product_card(name="HandBrake/HandBrake")
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