--- 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 Non-Profit Organization Management](/assets/icons/anonymous-avatar-purple-4ae1032bdb50ee5682003170c8184aee790d25958bd397abbd384ba52c596a7b.svg "Verified User in Non-Profit Organization Management") UN Verified User in Non-Profit Organization Management Enterprise (\> 1000 emp.) 4/13/2023 "The best DVD ripping software" 4.5/5 What do you like best about Handbrake? Handbrake is excellent at ripping DVDs! It does a great scan of all of the video content on a DVD and allows you to select which video elements you want to copy to your computer. It also allows you to batch multiple video elements from a DVD. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Handbrake? The interface can be a bit overwhelming at times with options and selections. There are so many settings and files formats that might make it hard for some users to know what to pick. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Handbrake solving and how is that benefiting you? I use Handbrake to rip videos off DVDs. Sometimes is pulling videos off old corporate videos or pulling clips off retail DVDs for backup or converting them to my digital library. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Current UserValidated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ![Alice S.](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Alice S.") AS Alice S. Motion Designer Media Production Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) 3/31/2023 "Perfect to convert videos to .mp4 file extension" 5/5 What do you like best about Handbrake? I use Handbrake since 10 years ago. It really is a good software, otherwise I wouldn' be using it for so long! I need to convert videos to .mp4 file extension many times and the compression is really great. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Handbrake? It could be more user-friendly. I don't have knowledge of all the settings and I only use the ones that I understand. I think most of the beginners have difficulties to work with this software and need a few days to get it. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Handbrake solving and how is that benefiting you? The video quality is really great and it compresses many megabytes. It's useful when I need files with small sizes. It's perfect to convert videos to upload on YouTube. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More 8/7/2024 Validated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ![Kiersten L.](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Kiersten L.") KL Kiersten L. Technical Lead Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) 11/9/2022 "Only Software I use to Convert My Videos Before Uploading To YouTube" 5/5 What do you like best about Handbrake? HandBrake is one of the best software I found on the Internet. It is a powerful tool for converting and resizing video. I can easily convert the video into multiple formats. I have to select the device for which I have to convert the video. One of the most used cases of handbrake in my job task is to compress the video without losing the quality, and it performs very well. It's a free tool but does much better than paid ones. I can easily convert and resize large videos and upload them on YouTube. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Handbrake? Everything works great, and its performance is fantastic, but its UI is old-fashioned. It can be modernized. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Handbrake solving and how is that benefiting you? It helps me compress large video files into smaller videos without losing quality. And the best thing is it has presets to convert the video per the device. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Current UserValidated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ![Ravi S K.](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Ravi S K.") RK Ravi S K. AR/VR Architect Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) 12/27/2022 "Free and open-source video/audio converter" 5/5 What do you like best about Handbrake? Ability to add multiple video files in the queue and start all at once, Handbrake has multiple popular preset options and the option to add own preset by the user. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Handbrake? There are still many options available for users like crop videos, flip, add borders, filters, multiple audio codecs, and frame rates, due to the complex UI, users will miss out on these features. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Handbrake solving and how is that benefiting you? Video files after being rendered in after effects usually have large file sizes, Handbrake is the best option we use to reduce file size and maintain the quality, and the ability to change audio codec while exporting comes in handy. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Current UserValidated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ![SAMUEL K.](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "SAMUEL K.") SK SAMUEL K. Consultant Enterprise (\> 1000 emp.) 7/26/2022 "Wonderful Digital Video Transcoding Software" 5/5 What do you like best about Handbrake? What I like best about HandBrake is the fact that it takes a task which at first seems very challenging to implement and executes it in a very simple, efficient, and straightforward manner. What I also very much like about this software is that it prevents valuable information stored on older versions of data compaction, (such as DVDs), to be lost. This prevents necessary information from past generations of colleagues, (and even family and friends), from becoming lost since the information in question can be transferred from a physical disc to a cloud platform of anyone's choosing, where it will be stored for eternity without the possibility of obtaining any damage and/or loss of data. Lastly, what I like about HandBrake is that it is an open-source software, meaning that it is free of charge, and everyone is welcome to use it, assuming the proper system requirements are met. I also enjoy the fact that numerous video tutorials are available across the Internet, allowing current and future users access to knowledge that will allow them to make the most use of their HandBrake experience. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Handbrake? There is honestly not much that I do not like about HandBrake due to its functionality, ease of use, and need for a small amount of storage space on the device it is working on. The fact that it is an open-source software and is, therefore, free of charge, does not hurt, as well. If I had to choose one downside, though, it would probably be the lack of compatibility with older devices running on older operating systems. Should this one aspect be accounted for, there would be nothing preventing me from claiming that this is a perfect software for its purposes. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Handbrake solving and how is that benefiting you? HandBrake is solving a wide range of problems for me, the largest one by far being the fact that I can now transfer very important and necessary information stored on discs onto any cloud storage platform of my choosing, thus eliminating the need for me to carry around physical discs while also allowing for simple and convenient access to the files stored on the aforementioned discs at the touch of a button from wherever I am. This fact is benefitting me very much, as I am now less worried about losing valuable information, and am instead able to use that energy and focus on actual tasks that I am dealing with. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Current UserValidated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ![Garvit G.](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Garvit G.") GG Garvit G. 3D Artist Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) 8/31/2022 "Handbrake is one of the best when it comes to converting video." 4.5/5 What do you like best about Handbrake? Handbrake converts the videos very fast, and the best thing about it is that it compresses them in really low sizes without much loss in quality. The number of codecs available is beneficial. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Handbrake? There is nothing much I don't like about handbrake, but one thing is there, I don't know if it is a glitch or something, but sometimes it automatically crops the video, and sometimes the .mp4 version saves as .m4v. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Handbrake solving and how is that benefiting you? Our client servers don't have enough space to receive large files, and most of the time, video outputs are large, so it helps reduce file sizes immensely so clients can accept them without much hassle. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Current UserValidated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite EL Ethan L. Senior Strategy Manager Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) 10/6/2022 "Best video converter out there." 5/5 What do you like best about Handbrake? I always use Handbrake to convert or resize my videos. The best thing about Handbrake is how optimized the results always turned out to be, small in size while still retaining very high-quality video. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Handbrake? The UI could use some work. While it is straightforward enough if we are looking to just convert a video, it is less intuitive when it comes to their additional features like cropping video and trimming the clips. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Handbrake solving and how is that benefiting you? I usually use it to convert my screen recording. Most screen recording software records in WebM, which is size friendly but is not generally playable by most consumer players. By converting it to Mp4 using Handbrake, I can now easily share it through emails or other means. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More 7/15/2025 Validated ReviewerSource: Organic ![John Paul D.](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "John Paul D.") JD John Paul D. Content Writer Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) 4/14/2022 "The Feature-Rich Open Source Video Transcoder" 5/5 What do you like best about Handbrake? I simply love the fact that Handbrake can be used by anyone from an amateur like myself in the field of video editing to professionals. If you are a beginner, you can simply select the target device and the software chooses all parameters for transcoding. On the other hand, professionals can also use it by choosing the individual parameters themselves. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Handbrake? I did not like the fact that the user interface, although functional, is not following the native user interface of the operating system on which it is running currently. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Recommendations to others considering Handbrake: Go for Handbrake if you require a no-frills free video transcoder that is also feature-rich. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Handbrake solving and how is that benefiting you? I have been using paid software to transcode videos before I came across Handbrake. The professional software had many features, but it came with a steep learning curve. On the other hand, Handbrake was very accessible from day one and I need not pay a dime to use it. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Current UserValidated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite VP Vando P. Photographer Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) 3/2/2022 "save me when everything fails" 5/5 What do you like best about Handbrake? Handbrake is not my main tool for converting videos, but it is an essential feature that I never miss on my workstation. For some reason, some formats are not supported by Media Encoder, and when that happens, HandBrake is always able to handle these files. With its simple interface, I simply drag the files there, choose between one of the several ready-made profiles, and the conversion is done without any problems quickly. Undoubtedly, it is a fantastic and essential software for everyone who works with video, mainly. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Handbrake? Despite not being the initial proposal of the software, I would like to have the option to go deeper into the conversion options. I would like to be able to choose the conversion algorithm and bitrate, either fixed or variable, for greater flexibility in the final file. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Handbrake solving and how is that benefiting you? HandBrake is my Swiss Army knife for file formats that other software doesn't support. It's also great for fast video conversions, which don't need to be extensively modified. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Current UserValidated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ![Salini K.](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Salini K.") SK Salini K. Software Development Manager Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) 2/12/2022 "HandBrake: A Must Have Video Compressor" 5/5 What do you like best about Handbrake? The below features I like very much in HandBrake are: 1. I can convert any video to any device format. 2. It supports too many formats. 3. I can compress any large video into smaller sizes without losing any quality. 4. I can do a batch scan and queuing of encodes. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Handbrake? The below features I like least in HandBrake are: 1. Software interface is old and outdated. 2. While exporting larger video it was taking a long time to finish exporting. 3. Sometimes showing random errors while changing export settings of the video. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Recommendations to others considering Handbrake: I recommend this tool definitely for video compression and video converting because it is very easy to use and free software that helps us to convert and compress any video file easily. I am using HandBrake for the past 2 years and I feel fantastic while using it. Their UI is outdated but that is not a big issue because HandBrake provides very good features for video compressing and converting. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Handbrake solving and how is that benefiting you? 1. Exporting video into different device formats made easy with HandBrake. 2. I can compress my larger video into smaller and it saves a lot of size on a laptop or computer. 3. I can apply filters on video as well which helps me to create different videos as per clients' requirements. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Current UserValidated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ## 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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