--- title: Install VideoSTAX on Kubuntu using the Snap Store | Snapcraft description: Get the latest version of VideoSTAX for on Kubuntu - Compress and convert videos, one file or a whole queue url: https://snapcraft.io/install/videostax/kubuntu --- [Canonical Snapcraft](https://snapcraft.io/) # Install VideoSTAX on **Kubuntu** # VideoSTAX [Enrico Fanucchi (kikoz85)](https://snapcraft.io/publisher/kikoz85 "View all snaps from Enrico Fanucchi (kikoz85)") * [Enrico Fanucchi (kikoz85)](https://snapcraft.io/publisher/kikoz85 "View all snaps from Enrico Fanucchi (kikoz85)") * [Photo and Video](https://snapcraft.io/search?categories=photo-and-video) [Install](https://snapcraft.io/install/videostax/kubuntu#install) #### Compress and convert videos, one file or a whole queue VideoSTAX compresses and converts video files. Open a file, choose how the result should look (codec, quality, size, audio and subtitle tracks) and VideoSTAX produces the new file, alone or in a queue of many files. Everything happens on one screen, in the spirit of StaxRip. It uses well-known tools under the hood (FFmpeg, MKVToolNix, VapourSynth) and the hardware encoders of your graphics card when available: NVIDIA NVENC, Intel Quick Sync, AMD VCE and VAAPI. All tools are included, so there is nothing else to install. **One-screen workbench** * Source: codec, resolution, frame rate, bit depth, HDR/SDR, duration, bitrate, audio and subtitle tracks at a glance * Destination: output file, a summary of what changes, estimated size and warnings (for example HDR encoded at 8 bit) * Filters, resize and codec side by side; audio and subtitles below **Files and queue** * Single files, many files, Blu-ray folders, merging several files into one, batch lists, drag and drop * A job queue with order, start and a log for each job; time left and speed while encoding **Quality control** * Frame preview: compare the original and the result of crop and resize with a draggable divider * x264, x265, SVT-AV1 and hardware encoders, with CRF, bitrate and advanced options with search * Copy or convert each audio track, keep or burn subtitles **Private by design** * No account, no ads, no tracking: videos are converted entirely on your computer * Free, in English, Italian, German, French and Spanish VideoSTAX opens files in your home folder and on removable drives (/media, /run/media). The NVIDIA, Intel and AMD encoders are included in the amd64 snap only; on arm64 use VAAPI or the software encoders. ### Package name * videostax --- ### License * Proprietary --- ### Last updated * Yesterday - latest/stable --- ### Websites * [www.enricofanucchi.com](https://www.enricofanucchi.com/en/app/videostax "https://www.enricofanucchi.com/en/app/videostax") --- ### Contact * [www.enricofanucchi.com](https://www.enricofanucchi.com/en/contacts "https://www.enricofanucchi.com/en/contacts") --- ### Donations * [github.com/sponsors/kikoz85](https://github.com/sponsors/kikoz85 "https://github.com/sponsors/kikoz85") --- ### Source code * [github.com/kikoz85/videoSTAX](https://github.com/kikoz85/videoSTAX "https://github.com/kikoz85/videoSTAX") --- ### Report a bug * [github.com/kikoz85/videoSTAX/issues](https://github.com/kikoz85/videoSTAX/issues "https://github.com/kikoz85/videoSTAX/issues") --- ##### Report a Snap Store violation * [Report this Snap](https://snapcraft.io/install/videostax/kubuntu#report-snap-modal) --- [See more information about videostax ›](https://snapcraft.io/videostax) ## Enable snaps on Kubuntu and install VideoSTAX Snaps are applications packaged with all their dependencies to run on all popular Linux distributions from a single build. They update automatically and roll back gracefully. Snaps are discoverable and installable from the [Snap Store](https://snapcraft.io/store), an app store with an audience of millions. ### Enable snapd If you’re running [Kubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)](https://kubuntu.org/) or later, including [Kubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver)](https://wiki.ubuntu.com/BionicBeaver/ReleaseNotes/Kubuntu) and [Kubuntu 18.10 (Cosmic Cuttlefish)](https://wiki.ubuntu.com/CosmicCuttlefish/ReleaseNotes/Kubuntu), you don’t need to do anything. Snap is already installed and ready to go. Versions of Kubuntu between [14.04 LTS (Trusty Tahr)](https://kubuntu.org/news/kubuntu-14-04-lts) and [15.10 (Wily Werewolf)](https://kubuntu.org/news/kubuntu-15-10) don’t include *snap* by default, but *snap* can be installed from the command line as follows: ``` sudo apt update sudo apt install snapd ``` ### Install VideoSTAX To install VideoSTAX, simply use the following command: ``` sudo snap install videostax ``` ### Other popular snaps… [See more...](https://snapcraft.io/search?categories=featured) [See more in Featured](https://snapcraft.io/search?categories=featured) ### More things to do… #### [Get the snap store](https://snapcraft.io/snap-store) Browse and find snaps from the convenience of your desktop using the snap store snap. #### [Learn more about snaps](https://snapcraft.io/docs) Interested to find out more about snaps? Want to publish your own application? Visit [snapcraft.io](https://snapcraft.io/) now. 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