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HandBrake portable app made with Portapps.
A tool for converting video from nearly any format to a selection of modern, widely supported codecs.

Latest version 1.11.2
Internal release 11
Last updated 2026/09/27
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Maintainer CrazyMax
Homepage https://handbrake.fr
License GNU General Public License v2.0
Changelog CHANGELOG.md

Installation

Download and install the latest portable setup where you want then run handbrake-portable.exe.

If you have already installed HandBrake from the original setup, move the following files :

  • %APPDATA%\HandBrake\* to data\storage\HandBrake

Then run handbrake-portable.exe and remove HandBrake from your computer.

Upgrade

For an upgrade, simply download and install the latest portable setup.

Infos

Dependencies

HandBrake portable requires the Microsoft .NET Desktop Runtime to be installed on the computer. The runtime is not included in the portable package.

For HandBrake 1.10.2, install the x64 .NET Desktop Runtime 8.0.

Other HandBrake versions may require a different runtime version; check the HandBrake release notes for the version you downloaded.

Modifications

portable.ini file is embedded to ensure portability with the following content :

ini storage.dir = ../data/storage tmp.dir = ../data/tmp update.check = false

Configuration

HandBrake portable can be configured through the main YAML configuration file :

app:
  cleanup: true
  • cleanup : Cleanup leftover folders (default false)

Known issues

There is no known issues Please let us know if you found one!

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