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Marco N.
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What do you like best about Handbrake?

How useful the told is, easy to use, and amazing results Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Handbrake?

Sometimes, it's not very easy to manage the output folder Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Handbrake solving and how is that benefiting you?

I use frequantly video content, sometimes, I need to upload them to platforms with upload size limitations, and/or I need some speed on the upload. Being able to reduce the weight without loosing quality, is an amazing feature. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What is Handbrake?

A tool for converting video from nearly any format to a selection of modern, widely supported codecs

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A tool for converting video from nearly any format to a selection of modern, widely supported codecs


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Handbrake
Year Founded
2019
HQ Location
London, United Kingdom
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Marco N.
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Marco N.Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
5.0 out of 5
"Make your videos lighter without compromising the quality"
How useful the told is, easy to use, and amazing results
Emad A.
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Emad A.Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
5.0 out of 5
"Great program and the best in reducing the size of video files"
A free and very professional program. It has quick presets with full ability to modify all video properties such as size, resolution, and compression.
Deeptansh S.
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Deeptansh S.Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
5.0 out of 5
"Good Tool to Compress Bigger Size Videos"
1. I am able compress GBs video's in MBs. 2. Multiple options are available according to requirements 1080,720, fast compress, etc. 3. I can crea...
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Deeptansh S.
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What do you like best about Handbrake?

1. I am able compress GBs video's in MBs.

2. Multiple options are available according to requirements 1080,720, fast compress, etc.

3. I can create multiple files in a single click or you can compress a single file at a time. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Handbrake?

1. Due to bigger size of files it will take time to compress the video but it depends on the size of the videos. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Handbrake solving and how is that benefiting you?

Recently, I have a done a small trip and I shot some video's via camera. Those videos are not playing in my laptop due to bigger size and my PC has some little low configurations. So, I compress the video's with the handbrake tool to see the videos and its quality almost same. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Emad A.
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What do you like best about Handbrake?

A free and very professional program. It has quick presets with full ability to modify all video properties such as size, resolution, and compression. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Handbrake?

I did not find anything to criticize. The program is good in everything it does. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Handbrake solving and how is that benefiting you?

ضغط ملفات الفيديو لتقليل حجمها Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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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.

Agbor Kenneth A.
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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.

Brannon C.
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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.

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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.

Magali V.
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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.

Ritu V.
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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.

Rohit C.
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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.

Abhinav D.
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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.