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:film_strip: Cross-platform graphical WebM converter

boram

Features

  • Open-source, cross-platform, works on Windows, Mac and Linux
  • AV1/VP9/VP8/Opus/Vorbis/2pass/limit/CRF/CQ/raw-args modes support
  • Industry-grade codec settings, considered defaults
  • Can download source from almost any streaming site, thanks to youtube-dl
  • Displays almost any video with embedded player, thanks to mpv
  • Hardsubbing out of the box with proper shift/track selection
  • Simple yet powerful interface, source video centric design
  • Multiple encodes at once in single window
  • Fast filters result preview, no need to go through trial and error

Install

Windows

Download latest release, unpack and run boram.exe. 64-bit (x64) releases are preferred.

macOS

Download latest release, unpack, right-click boram app in Finder, select Open and Open.

Linux

Download latest release, unpack and run ./boram. You need to have python, ffmpeg and libmpv1 installed. ffmpeg 4.x is required by default, run mv libffmpeg.so.57 libffmpeg.so if you have ffmpeg 3.x.

License

boram's own code is licensed under CC0 but releases also include:

  • Libraries from dependencies section of package.json
  • Chromium and Electron components
  • youtube-dl binaries
  • FFmpeg binaries
  • mpv binaries
  • Font Awesome font
  • Roboto font