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System requirements

Hardware

The following is the minimum level of hardware that HandBrake supports. While it may be technically possible to run HandBrake on hardware older than this, it is neither recommended nor supported.

Linux

  • Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo, AMD Athlon X2, or better
  • Free Memory:
    • 256 MB for transcoding standard definition video
    • 1 GB for transcoding high definition video
    • 2 GB or more for transcoding 4K video
  • Screen Resolution: 1024x768 or better
  • System Storage:
    • 50 MB for the HandBrake app
    • 2 GB or more recommended for processing and storing your new videos

Mac

  • Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo or better
    • 32-bit Intel Macs (2007 and earlier) cannot run recent 64-bit HandBrake releases
    • 2010 models and newer are recommended, as older Macs are often quite slow for processing video
  • Free Memory:
    • 256 MB for transcoding standard definition video
    • 1 GB for transcoding high definition video
    • 2 GB or more for transcoding 4K video
  • Screen Resolution: 1024x768 or better
  • System Storage:
    • 50 MB for the HandBrake app
    • 2 GB or more recommended for processing and storing your new videos

Windows

  • Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo, AMD Athlon X2, or better
  • Free Memory:
    • 256 MB for transcoding standard definition video
    • 1 GB for transcoding high definition video
    • 2 GB or more for transcoding 4K video
  • Screen Resolution: 1024x768 or better (higher if running in High-DPI Mode, above 96 DPI or 100%)
  • System Storage:
    • 50 MB for the HandBrake app
    • 2 GB or more recommended for processing and storing your new videos

HandBrake's QuickSync and OpenCL features are only supported on Windows. QuickSync requires a 2nd generation (Sandy Bridge) or newer Intel Core series processor with integrated Intel HD Graphics enabled and a directly connected display.1 OpenCL scaling is experimental and requires an AMD or Intel GPU with OpenCL 1.2 or later.

Software

Linux

Ubuntu (Official PPA)

Several major versions are supported, see Where to get HandBrake for PPA details.

Other Linux

For any other distribution, you must compile from source.

Mac

  • OS X 10.7 Lion or later
  • VLC is recommended for previewing/playing MKV (Matroska) media files

Windows

  • Windows Vista Service Pack 2 (64-bit) or later
  • Microsoft .NET Framework 4.6 or later
  • VLC is recommended for previewing/playing media files

  1. In lieu of a physically connected display, a display emulator adapter such as Headless Ghost will enable GPU functions such as QuickSync when connected to the Intel HD Graphics output port. ↩︎