HandBrake Documentation

Table of contents

Introduction

• Quick start Learn how to make your first video in minutes
• About HandBrake What HandBrake is, does, and does not

Getting HandBrake

• Where to get HandBrake The officially supported version
• Downloading and installing HandBrake How to get HandBrake onto your computer
• Checking for updates Staying up to date with the latest features and bug fixes

Making videos

• Opening a video source How to get your videos into HandBrake
• Selecting a preset Tailored settings for instant compatibility with many devices
• Adjusting quality Easily increase visual quality or reduce file size
• Previewing your settings See what your new video will look like in a fraction of the time
• Starting encoding Start encoding your new video with one click

Advanced workflows

• Using the queue Set up multiple encode jobs at once
• Point-to-point encodingdraft
• Custom presetsdraft
• Audio and subtitle defaultsdraft
• Resizing videodraft
• Preserving surround sounddraft
• Adding subtitlesdraft
• Adding chapter markersdraft

Getting help

• Troubleshooting common issues What to do if something goes wrong
• Community support Get help from real people
• Activity Log Activity Logs help you receive better support

More information

• Project historydraft
• Contributing How you can get involved

CLI documentation

• Command line reference
• CLI options listdraft

Technical documentation

• System requirements Make sure your system can run HandBrake
• Supported source formats Types of video files HandBrake can read
• Official presets Technical summary of the official presets
• Performance How various settings affect encoding speed
• Video
  • Video codecsdraft
  • Constant quality versus average bit ratedraft
  • Presets and tunesdraft
  • Profiles and levelsdraft
  • Video anglesdraft
  • Anamorphic videodraft
  • Modulusdraft
  • Frame ratedraft
• Hardware encoders
  • AMD VCE
  • Apple VideoToolbox
  • Intel Quick Sync Video
  • NVIDIA NVENC
• Audio
  • Dynamic range compressiondraft
  • Audio qualitydraft
• Files and compatibility
  • Container formatsdraft
  • iPod 5th Generation supportdraft
  • Automatic file namingdraft
• Filters
  • Filters summarydraft

Developer documentation

• Building HandBrake
  • Building HandBrake for BSD
    • Installing dependencies on FreeBSD
  • Building HandBrake for Linux
    • Installing dependencies on Arch / CentOS / Clear / Debian / Fedora / Gentoo / Ubuntu
  • Building HandBrake for Mac
  • Building HandBrake for Windows
• Packaging HandBrake
  • Flatpak apps for Linuxdraft Fully-contained applications compatible with multiple Linux distributions