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HandBrake for Mac

HandBrake 1.9.0

  -  40.34 MB  -  Open Source
  • Latest Version

    HandBrake 1.9.1

  • Operating System

    macOS 10.13 High Sierra or later

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  • Author / Product

    Handbrake Team / External Link

  • Filename

    HandBrake-1.9.0.dmg

  • MD5 Checksum

    c525ad22629b4e9f2693d5a72375511b

Sometimes latest versions of the software can cause issues when installed on older devices or devices running an older version of the operating system.

Software makers usually fix these issues but it can take them some time. What you can do in the meantime is to download and install an older version of HandBrake 1.9.0.


For those interested in downloading the most recent release of HandBrake for Mac or reading our review, simply click here.


All old versions distributed on our website are completely virus-free and available for download at no cost.


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What's new in this version:

General:
- Added Intel QSV VVC (hardware) video decoder
- Added an option to enable AV1 screen content coding(SCC) on Intel Lunar Lake QSV AV1 encoder
- Added support for lossless VP9 encoding
- Added a preference to keep duplicated Blu-ray titles
- Added support for Max Duration of Scan titles for disc based sources (#6304)

Audio:
- Added ALAC encoder
- Added Vorbis passthru
- Improved scan of DTS audio profiles

Subtitles:
- Improved quality of subtitles burn-in
- Fixed a rare video corruption issue that could happen when burning-in subtitles

Third-party libraries:
Updated libraries:
- AMF 1.4.35 (AMD VCN video encoding)
- FFmpeg 7.1 (decoding and filters)
- FreeType 2.13.3 (subtitles)
- Fribidi 1.0.16 (subtitles)
- HarfBuzz 10.1.0 (subtitles)
- libdav1d 1.5.0 (AV1 video decoding)
- libdovi 3.3.1 (Dolby Vision dynamic metadata)
- libjpeg-turbo 3.0.4 (preview image compression)
- libvpx 1.15.0 (VP8/VP9 video encoding)
- nv-codec-headers 12.2.72.0 (Nvidia NVENC encoding)
- oneVPL 2.13.0 (Intel QSV video encoding/decoding)
- SVT-AV1 2.3.0 (AV1 video encoding)
- x265 4.1 (H.265/HEVC video encoding)