HandBrake is a free and open-source video transcoder, originally developed by Eric “titer” Petit in 2003 to make ripping a film from a DVD to a data storage device easier. Since then, it has undergone many changes and revisions.

HandBrake is available for Windows, OS X and Ubuntu from its official website, although it is possible to compile it for Debian,Linux Mint, Fedora, CentOS or RHEL. HandBrake uses third-party libraries such as x264, FFmpeg, Libav, and FAAC, the last of which is slated for removal due to licensing issues.

How to Use Handbrake to Convert Any Video File to Any Format