4 alternativesPermute: $14.99 once
The best Permute alternatives
For most people the best alternative to Permute is HandBrake, and the best free one is Clop.
HandBrakePick it if you need to shrink or convert big video files and don't want to pay.Free, open sourceCompare at a glance
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| App | Price | How you pay | Mac | App Store | Developer | Setapp | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Permute | $14.99 once | Pay once | Too few ratings | ||||
| HandBrake | Free, open source | Free | Too few ratings | ||||
 Downie | $19.99 once | Pay once | Too few ratings | ||||
 Clop | Free to start | Free, with paid upgrades | Too few ratings | ||||
 Smol | $29 once | Pay once | Too few ratings |
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The alternatives, in order
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Pick it if you need to shrink or convert big video files and don't want to pay.
The free way to shrink a huge video or convert one that won't play, with presets for common devices.
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Pick it if you save lectures or clips from YouTube and other sites to watch offline.
Save video from YouTube and over 1,000 other sites in 1 click, in 4K or as audio only.
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Pick this if you only want screen recordings and images smaller, done the moment you copy them.
Shrinks screenshots, recordings and PDFs the moment you copy or save them, so files fit under upload limits without extra steps.
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Pick it if you often hit email or upload size limits and want photos, PDFs and videos made smaller in one place.
A Mac compressor for images, PDFs and video, $29 once.
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When Permute is still the right pick
You need files in a different format every week and are done uploading them to converter sites.
Permute prices and verdict$14.99 once