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Permute for Mac

Easy-to-use, drag-and-drop video conversion.

$14.99
In English
Version 3.11.10
3.3
Based on 47 user rates

Permute overview

Permute offers easy-to-use drag-and-drop video conversion.

Features:
  • Easy to Use - built from the ground up, Permute is a perfect example of what a Mac app should be. With a gorgeous interface and drag & drop simplicity no need for complicated options.
  • Insanely Fast - Permute was engineered to be incredibly fast. Let us take care of the hard stuff. Just select the video format you want and it’ll be done faster than you can say "hardware acceleration" - MP4 and HEVC presets now take advantage of your machine's hardware acceleration capabitlities, speeding up HEVC conversions more than 3 times over previous versions of Permute!
  • PDF Support - Permute 3 now includes support for stitching multiple images into a single PDF.
  • Everything Included - It doesn’t matter if you’re converting home movies or processing images. Permute can do it all. We support nearly every format and have plenty of device presets to choose from.
  • Looks Amazing - Whether you use dark mode or not, Permute will look amazing. Taking advantage of the modern technologies, Permute will even change its icon in dark mode.
  • Keep the Schedule - Video re-encoding is quite demanding on computer resources. This is why you can now schedule Permute to convert videos e.g. at night when you're not using your computer.
  • And so much more! - There are so many other great features in Permute - adjust volume of an audio file or an audio track in a video. Batch-resize, rotate and flip images and videos. And more!

What’s new in version 3.11.10

  • Fixed: Permute leaving behind temporary files. Everything gets cleaned up properly.
  • Changed: MP3 conversions with custom quality settings are now run with joint stereo off.
  • Improved: Conversion shortcut so that sending multiple files with different presets doesn't affect each other.
  • Fixed: Crash that could occurr while detecting external audio file for a mislabeled video file.
  • Improved: Subtitle track detection in certain cases.
  • Fixed: Audio to Video module now properly handles images with higher DPI.
  • Improved: File Cutter module now properly sets track number.

Permute for Mac

$14.99
In English
Version 3.11.10

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3.3

(46 Reviews of Permute)

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  • User Ratings

alexbohny
alexbohny
Apr 5 2024
3.11.8
2.0
Apr 5 2024
2.0
Version: 3.11.8
The interface needs a revamp. This current one is not pretty and does not work nicely for me. Also, several presets do not result in such a good quality when compared to Handbrake. In the end Permute does not offer anything more than Handbrake, which is free and creates better quality.
RogerKatz
RogerKatz
Aug 30 2022
3.9.9
0.0
Aug 30 2022
0.0
Version: 3.9.9
Why is this application entitled "Trade-Ins" at the beginning of this web page? Is this a MacUpdate mislabel?
Geography Is Destiny
Geography Is Destiny
Jan 26 2022
3.8.5
2.0
Jan 26 2022
2.0
Version: 3.8.5
Permute is a pale shadow of ffWorks, which has many more capabilities. Also, the ffWorks staff is extremely responsive.
Stephan2nd
Stephan2nd
Sep 3 2021
3.6.8
1.0
Sep 3 2021
1.0
Version: 3.6.8
I wonder why the developer chose such an interface. Horrible to work with and look at. Everything has translucency which makes it difficult to read. Even when you turn off the translucency, it remains very unclear. As for the end quality, it leaves much to be desired for most presets. For example, the HEVC preset gives overly large files of mediocre quality. While the main purpose of HEVC is to provide high quality with small files sizes. Maybe because the default bitrates are the same for all video codecs? I also found errors when converting AAC files. You can hear random peaks/crackles sometimes which is annoying. Conclusion: It is strange that the developer chose this kind of interface. It is counter-productive, frustrating and on top of that the end results are not very good either. There are much better alternatives on the market! For example Roxio converter is a whole lot better.
CharlesTheMacman
CharlesTheMacman
Jul 21 2021
3.6.6
2.0
Jul 21 2021
2.0
Version: 3.6.6
This really has a very unclear GUI. It's just click and see if it's what you expect. The icons are not only unclear but way too small. Results are mediocre and Handbreak does a whole lot better (and for free). I really can't recommend this app.
alexbohny
alexbohny
Apr 5 2024
3.11.8
2.0
Apr 5 2024
2.0
Version: 3.11.8
Dolphinboy2u
Dolphinboy2u
Feb 16 2023
3.10.2
5.0
Feb 16 2023
5.0
Version: 3.10.2
Jifi
Jifi
Feb 21 2022
3.8.5
4.0
Feb 21 2022
4.0
Version: 3.8.5
Geography Is Destiny
Geography Is Destiny
Jan 26 2022
3.8.5
2.0
Jan 26 2022
2.0
Version: 3.8.5
gary-22
gary-22
Jan 21 2022
3.8.3
3.0
Jan 21 2022
3.0
Version: 3.8.3
Shivasharma Nallaikkumaran
Jan 4 2022
5.0
Version: 3.8
firewall00110
firewall00110
Dec 24 2021
3.7.9
5.0
Dec 24 2021
5.0
Version: 3.7.9
Stephan2nd
Stephan2nd
Sep 3 2021
3.6.8
1.0
Sep 3 2021
1.0
Version: 3.6.8
CharlesTheMacman
CharlesTheMacman
Jul 21 2021
3.6.6
2.0
Jul 21 2021
2.0
Version: 3.6.6
mdorian3395
mdorian3395
Jun 2 2021
3.6.4
3.0
Jun 2 2021
3.0
Version: 3.6.4
CloudB
CloudB
Feb 10 2021
2.0
Feb 10 2021
2.0
Version: null
hmurchison
hmurchison
Nov 26 2020
4.0
Nov 26 2020
4.0
Version: null
PunkNugget
PunkNugget
Sep 24 2020
3.0
Sep 24 2020
3.0
Version: null
Cortig
Cortig
Feb 21 2020
5.0
Feb 21 2020
5.0
Version: null
Johnny-n
Johnny-n
Dec 23 2018
3.0
Dec 23 2018
3.0
Version: null
Mcclough
Mcclough
Dec 6 2018
1.5
Dec 6 2018
1.5
Version: null
Edelheid
Edelheid
Sep 28 2018
2.5
Sep 28 2018
2.5
Version: null
Marco-2
Marco-2
Sep 20 2018
1.5
Sep 20 2018
1.5
Version: null
JuliaTin
JuliaTin
May 6 2017
5.0
May 6 2017
5.0
Version: null
Michael-Sebrecht
Michael-Sebrecht
Dec 24 2016
2.0
Dec 24 2016
2.0
Version: null
dwp-1
dwp-1
Nov 28 2016
4.0
Nov 28 2016
4.0
Version: null
PRjohnson
PRjohnson
Jan 23 2016
5.0
Jan 23 2016
5.0
Version: null
quser
quser
Dec 18 2014
5.0
Dec 18 2014
5.0
Version: null
MarcusK6480
MarcusK6480
Jun 4 2014
4.0
Jun 4 2014
4.0
Version: null
Micmacmo
Micmacmo
Jan 29 2013
4.5
Jan 29 2013
4.5
Version: null
Kotos0513
Kotos0513
Dec 27 2012
2.0
Dec 27 2012
2.0
Version: null
sebthedev
sebthedev
Nov 16 2012
5.0
Nov 16 2012
5.0
Version: null
cogden
cogden
Sep 30 2012
2.5
Sep 30 2012
2.5
Version: null
Scotty-Beam-Me-Up-Again
May 23 2012
1.5
Version: null
DonkeyKong
DonkeyKong
Feb 18 2012
2.0
Feb 18 2012
2.0
Version: null
Xabik
Xabik
Feb 13 2012
3.5
Feb 13 2012
3.5
Version: null
Thomas1977
Thomas1977
Jan 6 2012
1.0
Jan 6 2012
1.0
Version: null
J-Khulasphoc
J-Khulasphoc
Dec 21 2011
3.0
Dec 21 2011
3.0
Version: null
mpiekielnik
mpiekielnik
Nov 29 2011
1.0
Nov 29 2011
1.0
Version: null
Priosantos Jan
Priosantos Jan
Oct 15 2011
2.5
Oct 15 2011
2.5
Version: null
isasc
isasc
Sep 17 2011
5.0
Sep 17 2011
5.0
Version: null
Old-guy
Old-guy
Sep 16 2011
2.0
Sep 16 2011
2.0
Version: null
iMacWare
iMacWare
Aug 26 2011
4.5
Aug 26 2011
4.5
Version: null
avv3lenato
avv3lenato
Jul 27 2011
4.0
Jul 27 2011
4.0
Version: null
Risk
Risk
Jun 26 2011
4.0
Jun 26 2011
4.0
Version: null