It can rip DVDs to MP4 and MKV within a few steps. HandBrake is free to download and use on Windows, Mac, and Linux. This way you can not only save up on your local storage space, but also be able to access to your file library on various platforms as long as internet connection is available.
That kind of tool can rip DVD to cloud-friendly format so that you can save digital copies to cloud.
Physical DVD discs are indeed not as convenient as digital files, but they can be digitized with a software tool like open source HandBrake or more powerful WinX DVD Ripper. However, many of us may still own a big collection of old home videos, movies, and TV series on DVDs being stored on shelves, in boxes, or somewhere else in house. Nowadays many people don’t or rarely buy new DVDs. Video streaming subscription has surpassed physical media as a more popular choice for home entertainment, accounting for three-fourths of consumer spending in 2018.
