Star Trek: The Compendium
Star Trek: The Compendium is a Blu-ray Disc collection, containing re-releases of  and . Released in North America in , the collection gathers together all of the special edition material for both  and , previously broken up between various exclusive editions, as well as new material. It also includes UltraViolet digital copies of the films. Star Trek Into Darkness is featured in its IMAX form, with selected scenes in a 1.78:1 aspect ratio. No releases of the set were planned outside of North America.

The original release packaging was a fold-out embossed Digipak, whereas the reissue came in a Viva Elite case.

The release has seen a reissue on , complete with the redeemable UltraViolet and iTunes codes for streaming, which had already been included in the 2014 release.

The release was only secured after discussions between The Digital Bits Bill Hunt and Paramount Home Entertainment, following extensive and intense criticism (aka the second "VAM controversy") of the division's approach (and that of their production/distribution partner Bad Robot Music & Video, LLC) in view of the policies involved regarding the distribution of the bonus features produced for the various 2013 Into Darkness Blu-ray and digital format releases as "retailer exclusives". 

The release of this collection was announced on  and Paramount implicitly conceded their "wrongdoings" as well – though having never explicitly admitted to such in public – by also unveiling on 19 August a temporary $5 rebate offer through, among others, Amazon.com for customers who had previously already purchased Star Trek or Into Darkness on Blu-ray.  The courtesy though, was extended to US and Canadian residents only. 

Pursuant the release of this edition, the iTunes Store – having previously released the PiP (Picture-in-Picture) enhanced audio commentary version for Into Darkness as an exclusive  – made all extras on this edition digitally available for the buyers of the 2009 of Star Trek and the 2013 Into Darkness Blu-ray editions, as part of the "iTunes Extras" package, also made available to the buyers of this edition by redeeming the digital code included in the Compendium. 

When the collection was officially announced it was listed as a Region A release, though it turned out to actually be region-free, most likely to accommodate overseas customers, as this release has never been officially distributed in those markets.  This was reinforced by the fact that an European-style Dutch-language viewer discretion notification, alongside a French one, was included on disc 4.

Well received, the set was in March 2015 nominated for a Home Media Magazine Award in several categories, including that of "Best Boxed Set".

Contents 
Disc 1

 Commentary by J.J. Abrams, Roberto Orci, Alex Kurtzman, Damon Lindelof, and Bryan Burk.
Disc 2
 Deleted scenes with optional commentary
 Spock Birth
 Klingons Take Over Narada
 Young Kirk, Johnny and Uncle Frank
 Amanda and Sarek Argue After Spock Fights
 Prison Interrogation and Breakout
 Sarek Gets Amanda
 Dorm Room and Kobayashi Maru (original version)
 Kirk Apologizes to the Green Girl
 Sarek Sees Spock
 A New Vision
 Savage Pressure
 To Boldly Go
 The Shatner Conundrum
 Red Shirt Guy
 The Green Girl
 Trekker Alert!
 Starships
 Warp Explained
 Paint Job
  Bridge Construction Accelerated
 The Captain's Chair
 Button Acting 101
 Shuttle Shuffle
 Narada Construction Accelerated
 Aliens
 The Alien Paradox
 Big-Eyed Girl
 Big Bro Quinto
 Klingons
 Drakoulias Anatomy 101
 Planets
 Extra Business
 Confidentiality
 Props and Costumes
 Klingon Wardrobe
 Ben Burtt and the Sounds of Star Trek
 Casting
 Score 
 Gene Roddenberry's Vision
 Starfleet Vessel Simulator
 Gag Reel
Disc 3
  (IMAX version)
 With PiP enhanced commentary version by J.J. Abrams, Roger Guyett, Tommy Harper, Michael Giacchino, Maryann Brandon, Mary Jo Markey, Dan Mindel, Bruce McCleery, Bryan Burk, and Damon Lindelof. Previously an iTunes-exclusive, this version features pop-up in picture behind-the-scenes footage for scenes the production staff elaborates upon, and as a result has an approximately 30 minutes longer runtime than the theatrical version due to the explanatory nature of this version.
Disc 4
 Deleted and extended scenes 
 Kirk falsifies events on Nibiru in his captain's log (with unfinished pre-visualisation effects)
 Admiral Marcus receives London terror attack news
 Starfleet Headquarters attack (alternate & extended take)
 Carol Marcus mentions her British roots
 Uhura trying to bluff her way onto Kronos (extended scene)
 Scotty approaching Vengeance shipyard (extended scene)
 Kirk meets Rima and Lucille Harewood at memorial service
 Featurettes
 The Voyage Begins... Again 
 Creating the Red Planet
 Introducing the Villain 
 Rebuilding the Enterprise 
 National Ignition Facility: Home of the Core 
 Attack on Starfleet
 Aliens Encountered 
 The Klingon Home World
 The Enemy of My Enemy
 Vengeance is Coming 
 Ship to Ship
 Mr. Spock and Mr. Spock 
 Down With the Ship 
 Kirk & Spock 
 Brawl by the Bay
 Fitting the Future 
 Property of Starfleet 
 Unlocking the Cut 
 Visual Affection 
 The Sounds of Music (and FX) 
 Safety First 
 Continuing the Mission
 Gag Reel 
 Theatrical trailers
 Photo gallery 
 Easter eggs
 Karl Urban on set (hidden in the deleted scenes)
 Simon Pegg and Deep Roy on the San Francisco nightclub set (hidden in the theatrical trailers)

Missing contents 
While this collection has become the most complete available for the two films, there still was some previously available content lacking on this release ,
Star Trek
BD-Live: NASA News
Star Trek Into Darkness
The IMAX 3D version
Three deleted scenes from the XBOX Video release:
Pike’s Office (Original Ending)
Kronos Fight before Khan Arrives
Khan Shower Scene in the Enterprise Brig
The MTV First roundtable interview series, totaling approximately 30 minutes
Several minor behind-the-scenes clips and VFX pre-vis videos released via XBOX Video
The six different Port of San Francisco music cues
Two Into Darkness "B-Roll" videos
The nine-minute IMAX preview cut of the film’s introduction, released with the first Hobbit film

Background information 
The original 2014 release is one of the few individual Star Trek releases followed by the professional industry site The Numbers and for which domestic (US & Canada) home video format sales are known; The Numbers has reported that by August 2021 domestic sales had been realized of US$954,000,  which at a suggested retail price of  roughly translates into 35.300 copies sold – a relatively mediocre result when considering the upheaval that had led to its release. Nonetheless, it has not prevented the franchise from reissuing the 2016 release – not followed by The Numbers – at a .

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