--- title: Handbrake Reviews meta\_title: 'Handbrake Reviews 2026: Details, Pricing, & Features | G2' meta\_description: Filter 155 reviews by the users' company size, role or industry to find out how Handbrake works for a business like yours. aggregate\_rating: rating\_value: 4.7 review\_count: 155 scale: '5' date\_modified: '2026-08-09' parent\_category: name: Video url: https://www.g2.com/categories/video --- # Handbrake Reviews & Product Details HandBrake is a free, open-source video transcoder that enables users to convert multimedia files and unprotected DVD or Blu-ray sources into modern, widely supported formats. Compatible with Windows, macOS, and Linux, HandBrake simplifies the process of making videos playable on various devices, including mobile phones, tablets, TVs, and gaming consoles. Key Features and Functionality: - Built-in Device Presets: Offers optimized profiles for various devices, facilitating quick and efficient conversions. - Supported Input Sources: Processes most common multimedia files and any unprotected DVD or Blu-ray sources. - Output Formats: - File Containers: MP4, MKV, and WebM. - Video Encoders: AV1, H.265, H.264, MPEG-4, MPEG-2, VP8, and VP9. - Audio Encoders: AAC, HE-AAC, MP3, FLAC, AC3, E-AC3, Opus, and Vorbis. - Audio Pass-through: Supports AC-3, E-AC3, FLAC, DTS, DTS-HD, TrueHD, AAC, Opus, MP3, and MP2 tracks. - Additional Features: - Title, chapter, and range selection. - Batch scanning and queueing of encodes. - Chapter markers. - Subtitle support (VobSub, Closed Captions CEA-608, SSA, SRT). - Constant quality or average bitrate video encoding. - Support for variable and constant frame rates. - Video filters including deinterlacing, decomb, denoise, detelecine, deblock, grayscale, color space adjustments, cropping, and scaling. - Live static and video preview. - HDR pass-through. HandBrake's primary value lies in its ability to convert videos from nearly any format into widely supported codecs, ensuring compatibility across a broad range of devices. By providing a user-friendly interface with powerful features, it addresses the need for efficient, high-quality video conversion without the cost associated with proprietary software. * * * Seller [Handbrake](https://www.g2.com/sellers/handbrake) Discussions [Handbrake Community](https://www.g2.com/products/handbrake/discuss) Solution Type Best-of-Breed Show More ## Value at a Glance Averages based on real user reviews. ### Time to Implement 1 month ### Return on Investment 8 months [ View More Pricing Information ](https://www.g2.com/products/handbrake/pricing) ## Top-Rated Alternatives [ ![VideoLan](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "VideoLan") VideoLan 4.7/5(629) ](https://www.g2.com/products/videolan/reviews) [ ![Compressor](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Compressor") Compressor 4.3/5(48) ](https://www.g2.com/products/compressor/reviews) [ ![Wondershare UniConverter](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Wondershare UniConverter") Wondershare UniConverter 4.3/5(41) ](https://www.g2.com/products/wondershare-uniconverter/reviews) [ View All Alternatives ](https://www.g2.com/products/handbrake/competitors/alternatives) ## User Insights Average based on 155 real user reviews. Implementation Time 1 month Perceived Cost $$$$$ [Log in to unlock pricing and user insights](/login) ## Handbrake Integrations (1) What do users say about integrations? Integration information sourced from real user reviews. [ ![Product Avatar Image](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Product Avatar Image") Adobe Premiere Pro ](https://www.g2.com/products/adobe-premiere-pro/reviews) Show More ![Verified User in Motion Pictures and Film](/assets/icons/anonymous-avatar-purple-4ae1032bdb50ee5682003170c8184aee790d25958bd397abbd384ba52c596a7b.svg "Verified User in Motion Pictures and Film") UM Verified User in Motion Pictures and Film Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) 1/3/2018 "Easy, fast, reliable conversion" 5/5 What do you like best about Handbrake? Handbrake is great - I have been using it for over 10 years already! Its a simple way to convert files. Its saved me on a few projects over the years! Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Handbrake? I really haven't found anything to dislike. This product does its its supposed to, and its simple to use. I have not run into any issues with it at all. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Recommendations to others considering Handbrake: This software is a no-brainer. Its so easy to use, and inexpensive (it may even be free, but I can't remember!) You basically set up the conversion and let it do its thing. If you want a fast, easy, cheap solution for conversion or DVD un-encoding, this is it. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Handbrake solving and how is that benefiting you? It gives me the ability to un-encode DVDs which has been a lifesaver- I have on occasion been given dvds of videos from clients that I need to work with to create a new project, and unfortunately once the DVD is authored you can't just import it into editing software. Handbrake solves this. Like the time I asked a client to give me digital (NOT DVD) copies of her home movies for a family event project I was hired to do and instead she gave me 30 DVDs. It took a while, but with Handbrake I was able to get the files I needed off the DVDs in a format I could work with and complete the project! Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Our network of Icons are G2 members who are recognized for their outstanding contributions and commitment to helping others through their expertise.G2 Icon 7/4/2024 Current UserValidated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ![Agbor Kenneth A.](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Agbor Kenneth A.") AA Agbor Kenneth A. Marketing Account Manager Graphic Design Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) 10/14/2023 "It compresses my videos without affecting its quality" 5/5 What do you like best about Handbrake? I stopped over to review Handbrake because I know it's a great tool. I've used a lot of video conversion tools l in the past and even though they're good at what they do, however, Handbrake stands out from the rest. In my experience, almost all the video converting tools that I've tried out tend to either reduce the pixel quality of my videos or even increase their sizes. Handbrake works contrarily to them all. -A little testimonial\* It's a tool that has really amazed me and when I told my friends that I'm using software that can potentially reduce video sizes (weight) but will not affect the quality (pixels) - they never believed me. Here is what happened... A friend of mine who is a gospel singer and who runs a YouTube channel brought his new clip ( I think it weighed around 1+ GB) in file size and he told me to upload it to his channel. I suggested we should compress the file considering the fact that we regularly experience network issues and uploading it might not be easy, but he kept insisting that I should upload it in its original file size. Well, I agreed but when he left, I uploaded the video to Handbrake, and did all the necessary output configurations for YouTube and after conversion, I uploaded the video. A few days later, he came to my place and I teased him and asked him, "What are the impressions you have regarding the quality of the video we just published on your channel ?" he responded "It's fine, very original" Wow! I said, "Great". When I finally told him I'd converted that video he didn't believe me. So I went to my PC and opened up the two files (Original and converted) and the result was amazing - the file size dropped from 1+GB to 200MB yet, the video qualities were the same (original vs converted). handbrake is the only tool that has ever achieved this result as per my experience. It's easy to use and has a friendly user interface. I highly recommend it. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Handbrake? While converted videos work perfectly on mobile screens, however, there is no mobile version of the app. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Handbrake solving and how is that benefiting you? It's a great tool that helps me to convert videos with large file sizes and the most amazing part of it is that they remain original in terms of image quality. I really recommend it. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Current UserValidated ReviewerSource: Organic ![Brannon C.](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Brannon C.") BC Brannon C. Senior Video Editor & Cinematographer Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) 9/23/2023 "Great for encoding hi-bitrate master files for online use." 5/5 What do you like best about Handbrake? I love the vast array of presets and options. I can create my own templates with ease, and choose various scaling options, as well as deinterlacing as well. It's very easy to use and doesn't leave a big footprint on my computer. I use it a lot in my video work, to create H264 files, so the clients don't have to use ProRes files when posting their videos online. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Handbrake? I wish there was a dark mode option. The bright theme is very hard on my eyes. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Handbrake solving and how is that benefiting you? We take our final ProRes master copies of client products and render them out for easier consumption and delivery. This helps make getting the final project file to the client much easier, than sending them a 100GB 4K file. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Current UserValidated ReviewerSource: Organic ![Verified User in Animation](/assets/icons/anonymous-avatar-purple-4ae1032bdb50ee5682003170c8184aee790d25958bd397abbd384ba52c596a7b.svg "Verified User in Animation") UA Verified User in Animation Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) 2/7/2024 "Easy and simple UI" 5/5 What do you like best about Handbrake? I can set my own preset to convert a video, if the default presets are not helpful. Can convert multiple files at a time! Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Handbrake? Honestly, I dont find anything to dislike yet about this software. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Handbrake solving and how is that benefiting you? Now a days, videos we captured in our smartphones are bigger in size. Some are in GB, which is somewhat cumbersome to upload to another software or to share with someone else. In that case, this software helps me a lot to reduce the file size. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Current UserValidated ReviewerSource: Organic ![Magali V.](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Magali V.") MV Magali V. Digital Creator Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) 2/12/2024 "An excellent utility that is missing a few features" 4.5/5 What do you like best about Handbrake? helps me convert video files to a compatible format Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Handbrake? inability to drag & drop to populate a queue which slows my workflow. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Handbrake solving and how is that benefiting you? My phone video files were incompatible with my editing computer & handbrake allows me to convert seamlessly. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Current UserValidated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ![Ritu V.](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Ritu V.") RV Ritu V. Service Delivery Engineer Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) 6/26/2023 "One of the best and easy tool for converting videos and compressing" 4.5/5 What do you like best about Handbrake? I use Handbrake a lot for editing my youtube videos, and I am impressed by the quick, easy, user-friendly solution this tool has provided me so far. It is free to use and allows to queue multiple videos for conversion simultaneously. So it saves my time while one batch is getting processed. I can queue the others and focus on my other tasks in the day instead of just waiting for videos to get processed one at a time. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Handbrake? Handbrake should have more advanced video editing features to help video editors complete all their editing tasks in one place. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Handbrake solving and how is that benefiting you? It helps me change the format of the videos to process/edit them on other platforms/tools. It also helps in compressing the videos as most of my work depends on the length of the videos, so compression is a significant factor where handbrake helps me. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Current UserValidated ReviewerSource: Organic Review from User Profile ![Rohit C.](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Rohit C.") RC Rohit C. Chief Delivery Officer Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) 9/9/2023 "Perfect tool for compressing and converting videos" 5/5 What do you like best about Handbrake? 1. The compressive quality 2. Variety of formats while converting 3. Easiest converting and resizing video tool 4. It is absolutely free 5. Takes less time for conversion compare to other tools 6. Batching of videos Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Handbrake? All is well with Handbrake. A little bit of improvement can be done on the UI end, but that still can be ignored. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Handbrake solving and how is that benefiting you? The tool is frequently used to resize videos with a variety of file formats which makes it an indispensable thing in our company. Filters are also provided so that also becomes a great help. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Current UserValidated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ![Abhinav D.](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Abhinav D.") AD Abhinav D. Creative Strategy Manager Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) 7/25/2023 "Best tool for compressing and converting videos!" 4/5 What do you like best about Handbrake? The UI is super simple and allows me to compress and convert multiple videos one after the other. The tool is absolutely free, low in size and works seamlessly on multiple operating systems. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Handbrake? Not a lot of downsides but if the tool had some more editing features, it would have been a cherry on the top. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Handbrake solving and how is that benefiting you? A lot of my clients have heavy video files which I need to post on social media. For that, I can compress and convert videos into the right format without wasting my time. Multiple videos can be queued one after the other and I don't have to look at the process again and again to check if the job has been completed. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Validated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ![Rhys H.](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Rhys H.") RH Rhys H. Software Analyst Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) 5/17/2023 "Awesome Tool for Video Compression" 4/5 What do you like best about Handbrake? I am using handbrake since 2018. It is one of my best tool I used for Video Compression. I am a YouTube and Whenever I edit my video through Premiere Pro video file size goes upto 5-7GB. Handbrake helps me to compress the video file without loosing video quality. It have many other features loke converting video in other format but I mostly use video compression through bitrate and fps setting manipulation. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Handbrake? The only thing I dislike about handbrake it takes too much time to compress a video. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Handbrake solving and how is that benefiting you? Handbrake helps me to compress the large size video to small size video that helps me to upload video easily and fast. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Current UserValidated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ![Hamza Khalid S.](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Hamza Khalid S.") HS Hamza Khalid S. Creative Executive Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) 6/7/2023 "The Ultimate Video Converter: A Comprehensive Solution for All Your Aspect Ratio Needs." 4.5/5 What do you like best about Handbrake? Handbrake's standout features include its extensive range of resolution and aspect ratio options, allowing for precise video customization. Additionally, its ability to process batch conversions efficiently and its lightweight performance make it a preferred choice for users. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Handbrake? One drawback of Handbrake is its complex batch conversion feature, which may be challenging to navigate for some users. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Handbrake solving and how is that benefiting you? I primarily use Handbrake for file conversion and compression purposes. It efficiently reduces file sizes, making it convenient to share with clients and facilitating smoother file transfer. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Current UserValidated ReviewerSource: Organic ## Questions about Handbrake? Ask real users or explore answers from the community Get practical answers, real workflows, and honest pros and cons from the G2 community or share your insights. 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