Video Encoders

FFmpeg is the command-line multimedia engine that most other conversion, encoding and streaming tools on this site quietly run on.

FreeEnc is an encoder based on the avcodec library and converting video files to the MPEG-2 format.

HandBrake is the free, open-source video transcoder most people start with when a video needs to get smaller or play on another device.

HDTVtoMPEG2 converts HDTV MPEG2 transport stream files to MPEG2 files which can be used in a variety of third-party software, such as media players, video converters, etc.

Internet Friendly Media Encoder is a free graphical front end that drives the x264, x265, x266 and AV1 encoders without a command line.

Leiming's x264 GUI is a front end for the x264 application, whose interface is similar to x264 VFW.

MeGUI is an application whose main feature is DVD ripping, but which can perform other transcoding tasks as well.

The standard toolkit for rebuilding MKV files - merge, split, retag and extract tracks losslessly, because it rewrites the container and never the video.

MP4Box is a command-line tool for manipulating and multiplexing multimedia files, including MP4 files.

MPEG Mediator helps you convert MPEG video streams by using plugins and at the same time it offers you the possibility of applying filters and using basic editing options.

NVEnc is a free command-line encoder that uses the NVENC chip in NVIDIA graphics cards to turn video into H.264, HEVC or AV1 at hardware speed.

PVAStrumento is a powerful tool allowing you to convert PVA files to the more popular MPEG-2 format.

rav1e is designed to be fast and easy to use, making it a popular choice for encoding video to AV1 format.