Getting started

Picmal is a macOS toolbox for your media: convert and compress images, audio, and video, combine PDFs, and turn images into multi-page PDFs. Drop your files in, pick your settings, and go.

Simple by default

No setup, no configuration, no technical knowledge required. Drop files in, choose a format, and convert. It works the first time you open it.

Opinionated advanced mode

When you need more control, advanced settings are available — but they come with sensible defaults already selected. You can tweak quality, codecs, and encoding, but you’ll rarely need to.

Native macOS integration

Picmal is a native Mac app. Finder right-click, Services, Shortcuts, the menu bar, and drag and drop all work the way you’d expect on macOS.

Private and local

All processing happens on your Mac. No files leave your machine, no internet required, no accounts, no cloud.

Documentation

• Getting started — Install, first conversion, first compression
• Converting files — Change file formats
• Compressing files — Reduce file sizes with presets
• PDF tools — Combine PDFs and turn images into PDFs
• Managing the queue — Priority, pause/resume, and the right-click menu
• Supported formats — Full list of input and output formats
• Image compression — Per-format quality settings and presets
• Audio and video — Codecs, bitrates, and encoding settings
• Resize and color space — Image resizing modes and color profiles
• Watermarks — Add a logo or PNG overlay to images and videos
• Output and naming — Where files go and how they’re named
• Watched folders — Automatic processing for folders
• Integrations — Drag & drop, Finder Services, Shortcuts, menu bar
• License — Activation and deactivation
• FAQ and troubleshooting — Common questions and fixes

Keyboard shortcuts

Shortcut	Action
Cmd+O	Add files or folders
Cmd+,	Open Settings
Cmd+Q	Quit Picmal