Install HandBrake Video Transcoder 1.10.2 in Ubuntu 24.04

This is a step by step guide shows how to install the most recent Handbrake video transcoder (1.10.2 updated) in Ubuntu 25.04, Ubuntu 24.04, and Ubuntu 22.04. There’s also an option for those who are stick to the old Ubuntu 20.04, Ubuntu 18.04, and Ubuntu 16.04.

Handbrake is a popular free open-source tool for converting video from nearly any format, including DVD video (disc or ISO image), Matroska MKV, AVI, MP4, TS, M2TS. It has presets to easily output to Android, Apple, Chromecast compatible, and various other devices. And, it supports hardware acceleration to speed up transcoding using Intel, NVIDIA, or AMD GPUs.

The most recent version so far is HandBrake 1.10.0, that features Intel QSV VVC hardware video decoding, lossless VP9 encoding, and some Linux fixes. See the release note page for details.

How to Install HandBrake in Ubuntu Linux

HandBrake is available in system repository for Ubuntu versions. It’s old, but supports all CPU architecture types, including amd64 (AMD/Intel), arm64/armhf (e.g., Raspberry Pi), ppc64el (BM POWER platform), riscv64 (RISC-V hardware), and s390x (IBM zSystems and LinuxONE) devices.

To install the package, launch either Ubuntu Software or App Center, then search & install it (filter by “Debian package”):

For the most recent versions, there are so far 2 choices for Ubuntu users on AMD/Intel and ARM64 platforms:

Official Flatpak package that works in all Ubuntu releases, including old Ubuntu 16.04/18.04, but runs in sandbox.
Ubuntu PPA, includes native .deb packages but unofficial.

Option 1: Install HandBrake 1.10.2 via Flatpak package (official)

The official Flatpak package is available in this Flathub page for most Linux users. It runs in sandbox environment, and takes more disk space due to run-time libraries.

To install the package in Ubuntu, press Ctrl+Alt+T to open up a terminal window, and do:

1. First, run command to enable Flatpak support:

sudo apt install flatpak

Old Ubuntu 18.04, 16.04 need to run sudo add-apt-repository ppa:flatpak/stable first to add the PPA, and run sudo apt update to refresh package cache, before being able to install the package.

2. After that, install the Handbrake Flatpak package by running command:

flatpak install https://dl.flathub.org/repo/appstream/fr.handbrake.ghb.flatpakref

Tips: First time installing a Flatpak package, may need a log out and back in to make app visible.

For the future updates of the Flatpak package, use the command to check & install:

flatpak update fr.handbrake.ghb

Option 2: Install HandBrake 1.10.2 via Ubuntu PPA

For those who prefer the native .deb packages, I maintains an unofficial PPA for Ubuntu 22.04, Ubuntu 25.04, and Ubuntu 24.04. Ubuntu 20.04 is no longer supported, since it now requires GTK4.

For choice, you may check this page to see if there’s any other PPA that contains the most recent HandBrake packages.

1. First, press Ctrl+Alt+T on keyboard to open up a terminal window. When it opens, run the command below to add the PPA:

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:ubuntuhandbook1/handbrake

Type user password (no visual feedback, just type in mind) when it asks and hit Enter to continue.

2. After that, run command to refresh package cache, though it’s should be done automatically.

sudo apt update

3. Finally, install the new HandBrake .deb package by running command:

sudo apt install handbrake

For choice, you may also run sudo apt install handbrake-cli to install the command line tool.

When installation done, search for and launch the app from either start/application menu or GNOME overview depends on your desktop environment.

With the Ubuntu PPA, you can use “Software Updater” to install updates for the HandBrake .deb package.

Uninstall HandBrake

To uninstall the Flatpak version of the video transcoder, open up a terminal window (Ctrl+Alt+T) and run command:

flatpak uninstall --delete-data fr.handbrake.ghb

Also run flatpak uninstall --unused to clear useless run-time libraries.

For the .deb package installed from either Ubuntu Software or Ubuntu PPA, use the command below to uninstall:

sudo apt remove --autoremove handbrake handbrake-cli

And, remove the Ubuntu PPA either from Software & Updates utility (under “Other Software” tab), or by running command:

sudo add-apt-repository --remove ppa:ubuntuhandbook1/handbrake

Ji m

I'm a freelance blogger who started using Ubuntu in 2007 and wishes to share my experiences and some useful tips with Ubuntu beginners and lovers. Please comment to let me know if the tutorial is outdated! And, notify me if you find any typo/grammar/language mistakes. English is not my native language. Buy me a coffee: https://ko-fi.com/ubuntuhandbook1 |

8 responses to Install HandBrake Video Transcoder 1.10.2 in Ubuntu 24.04

acg July 19, 2024 at 4:51 pm

hi

W:https://ppa.launchpadcontent.net/ubuntuhandbook1/handbrake/ubuntu/dists/noble/
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KeHarris February 5, 2025 at 4:57 pm

This looks great, but do you have a repository with the CLI version available?

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- Ji m February 6, 2025 at 7:42 am
  
  As mentioned, you may install the handbrake-cli package for the CLI version.
  
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  - Luc December 31, 2025 at 7:47 am
    
    Thanks for your work :), but…
    
    From user account:
    xubuntu 25.10 – handbrake-cli: command not found
    xubuntu 24.04 – handbrake-cli: command not found
    
    From root account:
    handbrake-cli is already the newest version (1.10.2-0build1~ubuntu25.10)
    
    GUI working with intel qsv, but speed… is about half speed of windows version (FHD SDR avg 210fps (lin) vs 430fps (win)
    (Ryzen 7 5800XT 8-Core Processor, 64 GB RAM, Arc B580, encoding from ssd to ssd, both btrfs)
    Problem with B580 is, so flatpak version is dead after Intel QSV install.
    
    My 2nd comp is HP Z240, some I7, 32 GB RAM, A310 on pcie 3.0, xubuntu 24.04, flatpak version avg 240 fps gui/cli
    All encodings with quality settings.
    
    Probably I’ll stay with Windows on this computer… GUI and Cli working… Speed is OK… But I’m racist and this OS not for me :P :)
    
    Regards
    
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    - Ji m December 31, 2025 at 10:10 am
      
      Don’t know why, but the app uses HandBrakeCLI as CLI, so try HandBrakeCLI --help for the command line use.
      
      For the slow encoding speed, it seems to be GPU hardware acceleration issue. In my case, both Deb and Flatpak show QSV specific presets, but no encoders (e.g., AV1(QSV), H.264(QSV), H.265(QSV)), which could be something to do with this issue.
      
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      - Luc January 1, 2026 at 7:06 am
        
        Thanks for answer :)
        
        I found this HandBrakeCLI and tried it… Also slow speed :(
        But I was not sure, is it your file or maybe some leftover from flatpak :P :)
        
        The Flatpak version does not launch after QSV plugin installation, without no problem but no hardware codecs…
        
        I remember so I had this same case like you: in GUI I had presets but no encoders. But cli worked with hardware encoding (from bash scripts).
        
        In my opinion, this is due to the still poor implementation of Battleimage under Linux. What’s the point of the latest Fedora or Ubuntu 25.10 having native Battleimage support if I can’t do anything because of “screen flickering” (or whatever you call it)? Many people have complained about this…
        
        I’ll probably get an A770 for testing, and if it works well, I’ll keep it. Alchemist has been on the market longer and should work under Linux without problems (like my A310).
        Anyway, I’m not going to work until Monday, so I’ll transfer the A310 to the computer with the B580 and quickly check the speed/fps on PCIe 4.0… And at the same time, I’ll check speed/fps on this igpu from I7 on Z240…
        
        Whatever… Happy New Year… :)
Phil November 19, 2025 at 3:13 am

is sudo add-apt-repository ppa:ubuntuhandbook1/handbrake still suppoorts ubuntu 24.04??

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- Ji m November 19, 2025 at 4:01 am
  
  of course
  
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