[Review] Six Best Free Video Transcoders

Video transcoding is the conversion from one digital encoding format to another. Formats have their own properties and are applied for different platforms and applications and they directly determine the main attributes of the video (quality, size, etc.). In the century of video domination, video conversion is frequently needed. And it's better done with a proper video transcoding program – for a satisfactory result.

It's nerve-wracking to choose among those overwhelming video transcoders that you can find on the internet. There are many crucial factors that need to be taken into consideration: The range of codecs supported, safety & ads & plug-in, stability and ease of use, etc. The following six video transcoders all meet these requirements as tested, and they are ranked by their overall performance.

Website: https://www.videoconverterfactory.com/free-hd-video-converter/

Download: https://www.videoconverterfactory.com/download/hd-video-converter.exe https://www.videoconverterfactory.com/download/hd-video-converter.exe

Main features:

1. Supported output file types: 500+ formats and devices including the latest ones

2. Safety & ads & plug-in & stability: Safe, occasionally related software promotion, no plug-in, stable

3. Ease of use: User-friendly UI, straightforward guidance, few-clicks operations

4. Download videos using URLs from popular video-sharing sites

5. Video editing functions: Merge, crop, trim, rotate, etc.

Website: https://www.any-video-converter.com/

Download: https://www.any-video-converter.com/download-avc-free.html

Main features:

1. Supported popular output container formats: 3GP, AVI, DVD video, FLV, MKV, MP4, MPEG-PS, OGG, MOV, TS, WebM, WMV

2. Supported output devices: 175+

3. Safety & ads & plug-in & stability: Safe, no ads, no plug-in, stable

4. Ease of use: The main interface looks complicated

5. Handle online/offline files

6. One of the video transcoders that can rip audio from CDs and DVDs

Website: https://www.freemake.com/

Main features:

1. Supported popular output container formats: 3GP, AVI, DVD video, FLV, MKV, MP4, MPEG-PS, WMV

2. Supported popular output devices: Apple-TV, iPad, iPhone, iPod, Android, PSP, PS3, Nokia mobile phones, BlackBerry, Samsung mobile phones

3. Safety & ads & plug-in & stability: Safe, TOO MANY ads, no plug-in, stable

4. Ease of use: Comprehensive interface, easy to get on

5. Good quality conversion results with default settings

Website: https://handbrake.fr/

Download: https://handbrake.fr/rotation.php?file=HandBrake-1.5.1-x86_64-Win_GUI.exe

Main features:

1. Supported popular output container formats: MKV, MP4

2. Supported popular output devices: Apple-TV, iPad, iPhone, iPod, Android, PSP, PS3, Xbox

3. Safety & ads & plug-in & stability: Safe, no ads, no plug-in, stable

4. Ease of use: Hard to get on, takes time to master

5. Batch conversion supported

Website: http://pcfreetime.com/

Download: http://public.pcfreetime.com/FFSetup5.10.0.0.exe

Main features:

1. Supported popular output container formats: 3GP, AVI, DVD video, FLV, MKV, MP4, MPEG-PS, MOV, WMV

2. Supported popular output devices: Apple TV, iPad, iPhone, iPod, PSP, PS3, Xbox, HTC, Nokia mobile phones, BlackBerry, Zune

3. Safety & ads & plug-in & stability: Safe, no, no plug-in, failed to complete the conversion sometimes

4. Ease of use: Easy to get on

Website: https://www.videolan.org/

Main features:

1. Supported popular output container formats: MP4, WEBM, TS, ASF, AV1, WMV, MKV, VP8, HEVC, etc.

2. Provided various output presets: MPEG-4 720p/1080p TV/deivces; Divx compatible player; iPod, iPhone, PSP, YouTube, etc.

3. Safety & ads & plug-in & stability: Safe, no, ships with third-party offers, failed to complete the conversion sometimes

4. Ease of use: Easy to get on