Read our Handbrake review (opens in new tab)ģ.The only downside is that it’s not as fast as something like WinX DVD Ripper, nor as easy to use. Once you’ve got the hang of how it works, Handbrake is one of the best DVD ripping programs, and the fact it’s completely free adds to this. Handbrake can create files in the h264 and h265 codecs, with several options on top of each of these. Its comprehensive video quality controls allow you to manage compression so that you hit a target file size, while a vast number of presets mean you can tailor your video file for any number of devices, as well as saving your own. If you know what you’re doing, you can use Handbrake to de-interlace, sharpen, rotate, add subtitles, remove subtitles, down-mix audio tracks, add chapter markers, fiddle with framerates, and just about anything else you can think of. As one of the best DVD ripping programs, it stands in contrast to WinX DVD Ripper in that it has more options than just about any other video application. j45 in particular has been a huge help in getting this together.Handbrake is a powerful video transcoding application that can also rip unprotected DVDs.
The core encoding engine is written by the amazing HandBrake team. The VidCoder UI (and C# interop) is written by RandomEngy.
It runs on the 64-bit versions of Windows 10 and 11. It’s the most effective charity in the world. If you like VidCoder and want to express your appreciation, please donate the GiveWell Maximum Impact Fund. Interested in translating VidCoder to your own language? Help out on Crowdin. The correct language will be selected automatically based on your OS language, or it can be selected manually. VidCoder includes English, Spanish, German, French, Italian, Portuguese, Brazilian Portuguese, Dutch, Turkish, Bosnian, Korean, Czech, Polish, Indonesian, Russian, Chinese Simplified, Chinese Traditional, Japanese, Hungarian, Georgian, Basque, Arabic, Vietnamese and Croatian translations. If it’s only VidCoder that has the problem, submit it here. If the problem is reproducible on HandBrake, submit the issue to them. If you encounter any bugs with encoding, please see if they happen with the official HandBrake client as well. WinX DVD Ripper ($60, supports DVD only, requires copying to the hard drive before encoding).MakeMKV (Free, requires copying to the hard drive before encoding, supports Blu-ray and DVD).Passkey Lite (Free, removes encryption on the fly for Blu-ray and DVD, does not support all discs).Passkey for Blu-ray/DVD ($168, removes encryption on the fly for Blu-ray and DVD, good support for all discs).AnyDVD HD ($122, removes encryption on the fly for Blu-ray and DVD, good support for all discs).VidCoder can rip Blu-rays and DVDs but does not defeat the encryption found on commercial discs.
You do not need to install HandBrake for VidCoder to work.
The Portable version is self-contained and does not require any.
If you don’t have it, VidCoder will prompt you to download and install it.