HandBrake alternatives for Mac
HandBrake — Open-source video transcoder — is installed 1,721 times a month through Homebrew. These are hand-picked alternatives that occupy the same slot, ordered by how comparable their user base is.
Run
brew install --cask handbrake-app to install HandBrake itself.- Permute17.4× smaller user base
- LosslessCut2.3× smaller user base
- Shotcut3.3× smaller user base
- Kdenlive3.9× smaller user base
- ffmpeg83.7× the installs
- OBS3.8× the installs
- Downie4.4× smaller user base
- IINA4.2× the installs
Full comparison
| HandBrake | Permute | |
|---|---|---|
| Type | GUI app | GUI app |
| Category | Video & Audio | Video & Audio |
| Open source | Not declared | Not declared |
| Licence | Not declared | Not declared |
| Apple silicon | Universal | Universal |
| Latest version | 1.11.2 | 4.1,4173 |
| Dependencies | 0 | 0 |
| Installs (30 days) | 1,721 | 99 |
| Install command | brew install --cask handbrake-app | brew install --cask permute |
How we picked these
The list comes from a hand-maintained set of same-purpose apps, not from keyword matching. Alternatives are removed automatically when Homebrew no longer carries them. Ordering reflects 30-day install volume, not paid placement. Data updated 2026-10-26.