4 alternativesHandBrake: Free, open source
The best HandBrake alternatives
For most people the best alternative to HandBrake is Downie, and the best free one is Clop.
DowniePick it if you save lectures or clips from YouTube and other sites to watch offline.$19.99 onceCompare at a glance
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| App | Price | How you pay | Mac | App Store | Developer | Setapp | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 HandBrake | Free, open source | Free | Too few ratings | ||||
| Downie | $19.99 once | Pay once | Too few ratings | ||||
 Permute | $14.99 once | Pay once | Too few ratings | ||||
 Clop | Free to start | Free, with paid upgrades | Too few ratings | ||||
 Smol | $29 once | Pay once | Too few ratings |
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The alternatives, in order
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Pick it if you save lectures or clips from YouTube and other sites to watch offline.
Save video from YouTube and over 1,000 other sites in 1 click, in 4K or as audio only.
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Pick this if you convert files every week and want drag and drop for video, audio and images.
Drag in almost any video, audio or image file and get it back in the format you need, without uploading it anywhere.
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Pick this if you only want screen recordings and images smaller, done the moment you copy them.
Shrinks screenshots, recordings and PDFs the moment you copy or save them, so files fit under upload limits without extra steps.
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Pick it if you often hit email or upload size limits and want photos, PDFs and videos made smaller in one place.
A Mac compressor for images, PDFs and video, $29 once.
HandBrake head to head
When HandBrake is still the right pick
You have video files that are too big to share or refuse to play on your devices.
HandBrake prices and verdictFree, open source