Shrink MP4, MOV, MKV and more with a quality slider and a live size estimate. Make a clip small enough to email, or batch-compress a whole folder. Offline, no watermark, no upload limit.
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Drag in one clip or a whole folder of videos.
Pick a CRF level and codec (H.264/H.265). Watch the size estimate update live.
Click Compress — everything runs on your Mac.
0–51 scale. CRF 18–20 is visually lossless; push higher for smaller files when you need them.
H.264 for compatibility, H.265/HEVC for ~50% smaller files, VP9 and AV1 for the web.
Drop 60 fps to 30 fps to shrink screen recordings and tutorials that don't need cinematic motion.
See the projected output size before you encode — perfect for hitting an email or upload limit.
"Clean and easy to use. Perfect for quickly converting images without unnecessary extras."
Marynes "Everything works as expected - great app!"
Anthony Nguyen "Wonderfully simple app! I struggled with converting my images from one format to another constantly with online free tools. Picmal makes it effortless. Worth the money to avoid the hassle for sure!"
River Sloane "You did a great job here! I like how easy Picmal is to use, and the frequent upgrades show that you are very committed to improving this beautiful software."
Gianluca Savini "It's a Mac-assed Mac App. Focused, customizable, flexible, well designed and super fast. 10+ times a day I need to convert a file for use on a website. Picmal makes that process a joy. My favorite conversion is taking a multipage PDF and converting each page to an individual image with one click (something even Preview can't do). "
Rob H "I f* love this app. Just so you know. Keep building!"
Alessandro Bonini "I like the interface. I like the batch processing. I like the fact in the I can set default conversions. I like your program a lot."
Charles Willson "I like the quality of the image processing. It also supports all the important image files. But it still needs some work regarding both the UI and the UX design of it."
Yiannis "I love how Picmal's made compressing videos a frictionless, easy and straightforward."
George "It's simple to use and does everything I need it to do. Hell, it does much more than I need and the developer keeps adding features :) "
Adam L "I love the app! I use it 4-5 days a week for audio and image conversion as I tag and add missing album artwork to my library of 70,000 songs. After that is done, I would like to try it out with my Blu-ray collection on Plex. I truly appreciate the hard work that goes into creating and frequently updating an app such as this. All the best!"
Trevor "The program is very simple and practical, and its options are clear."
Abadi "I use Picmal to convert images. It works perfectly. I can just leave the Picmal window open on my desktop. Whenever I want to convert an image, I drag the file onto the window and click “convert”—and seconds later, the converted file is in the appropriate folder with the suffix “converted.” It couldn't be easier or more hassle-free!"
Marie-Theres "Thoughtful, polished, and constantly improving. Alberto genuinely listens to feedback, and it shows in Picmal. Easy 5 stars."
Daniel Hewitt "I feel Picmal is one of the apps that I would categorize as essential. There are many features that distinguish the app from other web converters such as Folder Watching and Clipboard Optimization."
Joel "Picmal is simple and fast but also integrates complex workloads if needed."
Aj "Picmal is complete. The quality is good, and it does exactly what I need."
Gianfri "Easy to use, automation & batch processing. AVIF & Webp support"
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Convert & compress images, videos, audio
Batch processing for multiple files
Works offline, no data leaves your Mac
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One purchase, all updates included. No subscriptions sneaking up on you. 14-day money-back guarantee.
You pay once and keep it. No renewals, no subscriptions. The license activates on one Mac at a time, but you can move it between machines whenever you want.
Depends on the tier you pick: 1, 3, or 5 Macs. You can swap between machines anytime.
Open Picmal on your old Mac, go to Picmal → Register license to deactivate, then activate on the new one. Takes about ten seconds.
14 days, no questions asked. Email support@picmal.app.
It depends on the source and your settings, but 50–80% is common. Switching to H.265 (HEVC) alone cuts size roughly in half versus H.264 at the same quality, and lowering the CRF, resolution, or frame rate shrinks it further.
Only as much as you choose. Picmal uses a CRF quality slider — at CRF 18–20 the result is visually lossless. Picmal also shows an estimated output size before you encode, so you can dial in the size/quality trade-off without guessing.
Yes. Most email providers cap attachments around 25 MB. Lower the CRF, drop the resolution, or reduce the frame rate and watch the live size estimate until your clip fits, then export.
MP4, MOV, MKV, AVI, WebM, M4V, MPG, HEVC, FLV, WMV, 3GP, M2TS/MTS, VOB, TS and more. You can keep the same container or switch it while compressing.
Yes. Drop multiple videos or a whole folder into Picmal and compress them all with the same settings in one pass.
No. Picmal compresses entirely on your Mac — no uploads, no queues, no watermark, and no file-size cap. It's a one-time $15.99, not a subscription.
