diff --git a/UI/data/locale/en-US.ini b/UI/data/locale/en-US.ini
index 6ef89a283b56fe..58b21d1e53b730 100644
--- a/UI/data/locale/en-US.ini
+++ b/UI/data/locale/en-US.ini
@@ -979,7 +979,7 @@ Basic.Settings.Output.Simple.Warn.Encoder="Warning: Recording with a software en
 Basic.Settings.Output.Simple.Warn.Lossless="Warning: Lossless quality generates tremendously large file sizes! Lossless quality can use upward of 7 gigabytes of disk space per minute at high resolutions and framerates. Lossless is not recommended for long recordings unless you have a very large amount of disk space available."
 Basic.Settings.Output.Simple.Warn.Lossless.Msg="Are you sure you want to use lossless quality?"
 Basic.Settings.Output.Simple.Warn.Lossless.Title="Lossless quality warning!"
-Basic.Settings.Output.Simple.Encoder.Software="Software (x264)"
+Basic.Settings.Output.Simple.Encoder.Software.X264.H264="Software (x264)"
 Basic.Settings.Output.Simple.Encoder.Hardware.QSV.H264="Hardware (QSV, H.264)"
 Basic.Settings.Output.Simple.Encoder.Hardware.QSV.AV1="Hardware (QSV, AV1)"
 Basic.Settings.Output.Simple.Encoder.Hardware.AMD.H264="Hardware (AMD, H.264)"
@@ -990,7 +990,7 @@ Basic.Settings.Output.Simple.Encoder.Hardware.NVENC.AV1="Hardware (NVENC, AV1)"
 Basic.Settings.Output.Simple.Encoder.Hardware.NVENC.HEVC="Hardware (NVENC, HEVC)"
 Basic.Settings.Output.Simple.Encoder.Hardware.Apple.H264="Hardware (Apple, H.264)"
 Basic.Settings.Output.Simple.Encoder.Hardware.Apple.HEVC="Hardware (Apple, HEVC)"
-Basic.Settings.Output.Simple.Encoder.SoftwareLowCPU="Software (x264 low CPU usage preset, increases file size)"
+Basic.Settings.Output.Simple.Encoder.SoftwareLowCPU.X264.H264="Software (x264 low CPU usage preset, increases file size)"
 Basic.Settings.Output.Simple.Codec.AAC="AAC"
 Basic.Settings.Output.Simple.Codec.AAC.Default="AAC (Default)"
 Basic.Settings.Output.Simple.Codec.Opus="Opus"
diff --git a/UI/window-basic-auto-config-test.cpp b/UI/window-basic-auto-config-test.cpp
index 2d89d73472c8d3..09979c031b62fd 100644
--- a/UI/window-basic-auto-config-test.cpp
+++ b/UI/window-basic-auto-config-test.cpp
@@ -993,7 +993,7 @@ void AutoConfigTestPage::TestRecordingEncoderThread()
 }
 
 #define ENCODER_TEXT(x) "Basic.Settings.Output.Simple.Encoder." x
-#define ENCODER_SOFTWARE ENCODER_TEXT("Software")
+#define ENCODER_X264 ENCODER_TEXT("Software.X264.H264")
 #define ENCODER_NVENC ENCODER_TEXT("Hardware.NVENC.H264")
 #define ENCODER_QSV ENCODER_TEXT("Hardware.QSV.H264")
 #define ENCODER_AMD ENCODER_TEXT("Hardware.AMD.H264")
@@ -1033,7 +1033,7 @@ void AutoConfigTestPage::FinalizeResults()
 	auto encName = [](AutoConfig::Encoder enc) -> QString {
 		switch (enc) {
 		case AutoConfig::Encoder::x264:
-			return QTStr(ENCODER_SOFTWARE);
+			return QTStr(ENCODER_X264);
 		case AutoConfig::Encoder::NVENC:
 			return QTStr(ENCODER_NVENC);
 		case AutoConfig::Encoder::QSV:
@@ -1046,7 +1046,7 @@ void AutoConfigTestPage::FinalizeResults()
 			return QTStr(QUALITY_SAME);
 		}
 
-		return QTStr(ENCODER_SOFTWARE);
+		return QTStr(ENCODER_X264);
 	};
 
 	auto newLabel = [this](const char *str) -> QLabel * {
diff --git a/UI/window-basic-settings-stream.cpp b/UI/window-basic-settings-stream.cpp
index fab2c9c36166d1..d1a9f33e9cc3aa 100644
--- a/UI/window-basic-settings-stream.cpp
+++ b/UI/window-basic-settings-stream.cpp
@@ -1583,7 +1583,7 @@ void OBSBasicSettings::ResetEncoders(bool streamOnly)
 
 #define ENCODER_STR(str) QTStr("Basic.Settings.Output.Simple.Encoder." str)
 
-	ui->simpleOutStrEncoder->addItem(ENCODER_STR("Software"),
+	ui->simpleOutStrEncoder->addItem(ENCODER_STR("Software.X264.H264"),
 					 QString(SIMPLE_ENCODER_X264));
 	if (service_supports_encoder(vcodecs, "obs_qsv11"))
 		ui->simpleOutStrEncoder->addItem(
diff --git a/UI/window-basic-settings.cpp b/UI/window-basic-settings.cpp
index 3d1b083e890254..94e7ee98418ad0 100644
--- a/UI/window-basic-settings.cpp
+++ b/UI/window-basic-settings.cpp
@@ -5218,10 +5218,11 @@ void OBSBasicSettings::FillSimpleRecordingValues()
 	ADD_QUALITY("HQ");
 	ADD_QUALITY("Lossless");
 
-	ui->simpleOutRecEncoder->addItem(ENCODER_STR("Software"),
+	ui->simpleOutRecEncoder->addItem(ENCODER_STR("Software.X264.H264"),
 					 QString(SIMPLE_ENCODER_X264));
-	ui->simpleOutRecEncoder->addItem(ENCODER_STR("SoftwareLowCPU"),
-					 QString(SIMPLE_ENCODER_X264_LOWCPU));
+	ui->simpleOutRecEncoder->addItem(
+		ENCODER_STR("SoftwareLowCPU.X264.H264"),
+		QString(SIMPLE_ENCODER_X264_LOWCPU));
 	if (EncoderAvailable("obs_qsv11"))
 		ui->simpleOutRecEncoder->addItem(
 			ENCODER_STR("Hardware.QSV.H264"),