TheoraSoftwareEncoders

Multi-platform

• ffmpeg2theora a commandline encoder from any format read by ffmpeg to Theora/Vorbis: svn, major releases, very latest versions of ffmpeg2theora and some more stuff
• ffmpeg2dirac - fork of ffmpeg2theora, can enode into OGG Dirac but also Theora
• VLC Media Player Can transcode from any source it supports into Ogg/Theora. WARNING: Apparently creates broken Ogg streams.
• GStreamer GStreamer is a library that allows the construction of graphs of media-handling components, ranging from simple Vorbis playback to complex audio (mixing) and video (non-linear editing) processing.
• Theorur is a GUI for Ogg/Theora streaming (icecast2 system), written using gtk2.
• Handbrake is a GUI/CLI free software for ripping/encoding DVD/Files into various containers and formats including theora & vorbis since September 2008.
• firefogg is a Firefox extension that encodes locally and uploads in chunks or when encoding finishes

Windows

• Theora Converter .NET Batch convert almost any video file to OGG Theora format. This application is a graphical user interface for ffmpeg2theora 0.26 based on GFrontEnd.
• Visonair.tv Ogg Streamer A Windows application to stream directly from a webcam to an Icecast server.
• Visonair.tv Virtual Stage Includes an application to encode to Theora, forces fixed size and encoding parameters though. Registration required.
• GFrontend GUI Frontend for ffmpeg2theora. An unsupported / discontinued open source project.
• MediaCoder Application to encode media files into many target formats, including Theora.
• SUPER General purpose converter application, also serves as a frontend to ffmpeg2theora.
• FFCoder, general purpose converter
• The Wikipedia Theora Page provides an up to date list of software that can encode Theora.
• DSF DirectShow Filters for Windows allows playback and encoding of Ogg Theora/Vorbis in all Windows apps that use the DirectShow framework.

Linux/BSD

• Thoggen is a DVD backup utility ('DVD ripper') for Linux, based on GStreamer and Gtk+.
• Freej Freej is a realtime video mixer. It can stream Theora and Vorbis live to icecast. Check here for more info.
• OggConvert is a small Gnome utility which uses GStreamer to convert (almost) any media file to Vorbis, Theora and Dirac.

Mac OS X

• XiphQT allows you to export from Quicktime, or any application supporting Quicktime (i.e. Final Cut Pro), to Theora/Vorbis.
• Simple Theora Encoder an ffmpeg2theora frontend

See also

• Theora Hardware: List of hardware-players supporting Ogg Theora
• TheoraSoftwarePlayers: List of media players that can play Ogg Theora
• TheoraSoftwareEncoders: List of software that can encode to Ogg Theora
• TheoraDecoders: List of decoder implementations
• TheoraEncoders: List of encoder implementations
• List of Theora videos: Get some files to see what the codec's like
• Games that use Theora: List of known games that use Theora
• TheoraTestsuite: Different samples to test player compliance