# HandBrake/HandBrake

HandBrake's development repository

Repository: https://github.com/HandBrake/HandBrake
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/handbrake
Homepage: https://handbrake.fr
Language: C
License: NOASSERTION
License Family: other
Topics: video-transcoding, multi-platform, gplv2
Last push: 2026-08-26T17:16:39+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 91/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 99, release rhythm 75, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 4029, "days_push": 7, "days_rel": 87, "gap_med": 43.0, "n_releases_24m": 9}
- flags: no_license
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 24181, forks 1684 (observed 2026-08-28T04:11:35.758858+00:00)

## What it is
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
- artifact type: application
- maturity: stable
- function: video-processing, gui, cli
- domain: media, cross-platform
- platform: windows, cross-platform, cli
- tags: video-transcoder, encoding, h264, h265, av1, dvd-ripping, gplv2, video, linux, macos

## Member repositories
- HandBrake/HandBrake (main) score 91

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:11:35.758858+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-29T16:56:16.941519+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/HandBrake/HandBrake (fetched 2026-08-28T04:11:35.758858+00:00, sha 6aaff320c311)
  - homepage: https://handbrake.fr (fetched 2026-08-29T07:53:46.344313+00:00, sha 54f97ff5fbf6)
  - site_page: https://handbrake.fr/features.php (fetched 2026-08-29T07:53:46.353545+00:00, sha f14cda90e6e1)
  - site_page: https://handbrake.fr/docs (fetched 2026-08-29T07:53:46.355751+00:00, sha e47238d73fe2)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.