Format Factory vs VSDC Free Video Converter

Format Factory is a free Windows program for converting and processing video, audio, pictures, discs, PDFs, and archives. Its video tools convert, clip, join, split, mux, crop, and remove logos; supported outputs include MP4, MKV, FLV, M3U8, 3GP, AVI, WMV, H.264, H.265/HEVC, AV1, and VVC/H.266. It supports batch conversion, hardware acceleration, output up to 4K, audio extraction, and repair of damaged video and audio. Audio functions include conversion, clipping, joining, splitting, and mixing. Picture tools handle WebP and HEIC conversion, zoom, rotation, flipping, and tags. It can rip Blu-ray, DVD, and Music CD content, join PDFs, convert them to text and office formats, and extract JPGs. It also decompresses Zip, RAR, and 7z archives and downloads video from sites including YouTube and Youku. The listed version is V5.22.0.0, with a download size of 162M, and it supports 62 languages. The official PC software and all functions are free; paid versions are described as pirated.

VSDC Free Video Converter is a Windows application for converting video files, editing clips, and extracting audio. It lists output options including DVD, AVI, MP4, M4V, MOV, 3GP, 3G2, VCD/SVCD, MPEG, WMV, MKV, RM/RMVB, FLV, SWF, AMV, and MTV, as well as HD video formats. Export presets are available for formats and multimedia devices, and users can edit those presets or make their own. The built-in editor can remove fragments, split files by size or markers, and join multiple files. It can also save an audio track or a portion of one, or export individual video frames. The product page says processing can use multiple processors and graphics hardware. Listed devices include PCs, DVD players, Apple devices, phones, Sony PSP, PlayStation, Xbox, and portable media players. The plan is free, and the application is listed for Windows. The system requirements page names Windows 2000, XP, 2003, Vista, Windows 7, and Windows 8.