Simple-Video-Converter

Simple Video Converter is a high-performance, secure, and offline GUI frontend for FFmpeg, designed to make video conversion easy and fast.

The application is equipped with a unique Intelligent Adaptive Engine featuring two distinct embedded conversion pipelines:

• Engine 8.1 (High Performance): Used for recent hardware and the latest graphics drivers.

• Engine 7.1 (Maximum Compatibility): Used as an automatic fallback to ensure hardware acceleration remains perfectly operational, even on older configurations. The system automatically analyzes your hardware at startup and selects the most efficient engine with zero user intervention.

What's New in v1.8.0.0:

• Custom Target Size (2-Pass Encoding): Set the exact final weight you want for your video! Using a highly precise 2-pass encoding system, you can now effortlessly compress your files to fit strict size limits (like Discord's 25MB/50MB limits, social media, or email attachments) while automatically maintaining the absolute best possible visual quality for that specific size.

Key Features:

• Smart Compression: Reduce video file sizes without exceeding your specific target limit.

• 100% Offline: Your files never leave your computer. Privacy first.

• Multi-Stream Support: Full management and mapping of multiple audio tracks and subtitles. Choose exactly what to keep.

• Total Hardware Acceleration: Advanced support for NVIDIA (NVENC) and Intel/AMD (VA-API).

• Batch Processing & Session Reports: Convert multiple files at once with real-time tracking and comprehensive post-batch performance summaries.

• Modern UI: Beautiful interface with multiple themes (Cyberpunk, Neon, Dark, Light).

• International: Interface available in English, French, German, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese (Brazil) and Japanese.

• Output Formats: MP4, MKV, AVI, WebM.

• Smart Presets: Simple configurations for immediate use without complex settings.

Open Source Compliance (FFmpeg):

This application includes pre-compiled FFmpeg binaries (Versions 8.1 and 7.1) distributed under the GNU General Public License (GPL) version 3. Source code and compilation scripts are available via official upstream repositories. Simple Video Converter acts as a proprietary graphical interface for these tools.

⚠️ IMPORTANT: Accessing External Drives (USB / Secondary Drives)

By default, the strict security confinement prevents the app from reading your USB sticks or external hard drives. If your videos are stored on removable media, you must grant access by running this command once in your terminal:

sudo snap connect simple-video-converter:removable-media