# Video Transcoder

> Video transcoding for common formats

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/protect.videoeditor](https://chrome-stats.com/d/protect.videoeditor)

## Overview

- **ID:** `protect.videoeditor`
- **Platform:** Android
- **Type:** Android app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Privacy Protect
- **Category:** TOOLS
- **Downloads:** 214,735
- **Rating:** 3.35 / 5 (630 ratings)
- **Version:** 0.14
- **Last updated:** 2019-01-06
- **First published:** 2018-01-21
- **Publisher country:** US
- **Data as of:** 2026-10-09
- **Store listing:** [Google Play Store](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=protect.videoeditor)
- **Website:** [https://github.com/brarcher/video-transcoder](https://github.com/brarcher/video-transcoder)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://github.com/brarcher/video-transcoder/blob/master/privacy-policy.md](https://github.com/brarcher/video-transcoder/blob/master/privacy-policy.md)

## Description

Video Transcoder is an open-source Chrome extension that enables users to encode videos into various popular formats directly on their device. Utilizing the powerful FFmpeg library, it supports a wide range of media containers such as AVI, FLV, MP4, WebM, and more, alongside various video codecs including H.264, VP8, and Xvid. Users can not only convert videos but also trim them and extract audio tracks, making it an all-in-one media processing tool.

Designed with privacy in mind, Video Transcoder requires minimal permissions and does not connect to the internet, ensuring your data stays secure. Its straightforward interface displays detailed video information and allows for customizable settings, catering to both casual users and professionals. Being fully open source, it encourages community feedback and contributions through its GitHub page.

## Rankings

- #155,726 — Overall

## Review summary

Users largely praise Video Transcoder for reliable, fast transcoding, a free and ad-free experience, and its open-source nature. The app is described as easy to use and effective, with positive notes about compressing screen recordings. However, persistent issues include limited format support (MKV/AVI) and failures to open certain files, a non-intuitive file-browsing UI lacking thumbnails and filtering, and ongoing bugs with little apparent development activity. Performance concerns like slowness and device overheating during encoding are common complaints. A requested batch conversion feature remains unimplemented, alongside ongoing requests for broader format support and UI improvements.

### Pros

- Transcoding is reliable and fast
- Free to use and ad-free
- Open-source
- Easy to use / simple interface
- Useful for compressing screen recording videos

### Cons

- Limited/unsupported formats (MKV, AVI) and failures to open certain files
- Poor file browsing UI (no thumbnails, filtering, sorting; clunky file explorer)
- Bugs persist and development appears stagnant/outdated
- Encoding can be slow and cause device overheating
- Lacks batch conversion feature

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/protect.videoeditor)