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How to Download and Install HandBrake Video Editor on Windows?

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An open-source utility called HandBrake was created by volunteers to transcode video from almost any format to a number of current, widely used codecs. Opening a wide range of video formats is one of HandBrake’s advantages. In addition to disc-based formats like DVD and Blu-ray, HandBrake also uses FFmpeg as its engine and can typically open everything FFmpeg can. No type of copy protection is overcome or gotten around using HandBrake. When video files use Digital Rights Management(DRM), it does not function. Fast CPU and memory are advantageous to HandBrake’s software video encoders, video filters, audio encoders, and other procedures. Modern GPU hardware is also beneficial to HandBrake’s hardware video encoders. In this article, we will learn how to download and install a handbrake. 

HandBrake Video Editor

HandBrake could also function as a basic video editing software as well.  HandBrake can trim and resize videos as well as restore old and low-quality ones. For more potent editing tools, consider DaVinci Resolve, Shotcut, or VSDC Free Video Editor, which are all fantastic free solutions.

Download and Install HandBrake

Step 1: Go to the handbrake. Click on the download button. An exe name HandBrake-1.5.1-x86_64-Win_GUI.exe will be downloaded, into your system. 

go to handbrake to install handbrake

 

Step 2: Right-click on the downloaded exe file. Click on Run as administrator.

run as administrator to install handbrake

 

Step 3: The handBrake setup file welcomes you for the installation. then simply click on the Next button to move forward.

setup page of handbrake opens

 

Step 4: It will ask you to read a license agreement. Click on the Next button.

agreement, for installing handbrake

 

Step 5: In this step, select the path in which you want to install HandBrake or simply click on the Install button.

browse the location desired for installing handbrake

 

Step 6: The installation process starts, wait for some time to complete the process.

installing process starts for handbrake

 

Step 7: After the successful installation of the HandBrake. Double-click on the app, to open it. 

app icon of handbrake

 

Step 8: After opening the file you may find the error if you have not installed the .NET Desktop Runtime environment in your system. If you have already installed it, then it will automatically start the application. But, in case you do not have the .NET Runtime environment then you have to install it by clicking on the Yes button.

.NET to be installed before running handbrake.

 

Step 9: After clicking on the Yes button it will redirect you to the official website of the .NET Runtime environment. Under Run console apps, click on the Download button. An exe name dotnet-runtime-6.0.9-win-x64.exe will be downloaded into your system. 

Note: There is one more thing, you have to install all frameworks of .Net Runtime environment. If you don’t have that you may face some problems in future.

download .NET

 

Step 10: The downloaded .exe file asks for your permission for installing the .NET Runtime environment. Click on the Install button.

click on install to install, .NET

 

Step 11: The system will start the installation. After some time installation gets completed. Click on the Close button.

close after installation of .NET runtime.

 

Step 12: Now, again double-click on the handbrake application. The home page of the handbrake will open.  

home page of handbrake application

 


Last Updated : 11 Nov, 2022
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