The best video converter, downloader and camera apps for Mac and iPhone

App	Price	How you pay	Mac	iPhone	iPad	App Store	Developer	Setapp	Rating
HandBrake	Free, open source	Free							Too few ratings
Permute	$14.99 once	Pay once							Too few ratings
Downie	$19.99 once	Pay once							Too few ratings
Kino	$9.99 once	Pay once							4.7
Clop	Free to start	Free, with paid upgrades							Too few ratings

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   HandBrake

   Free, open sourceOur pick

   Pick it if you need to shrink or convert big video files and don't want to pay.

   If you have a giant screen recording to send or an old video that won't play on your phone, HandBrake converts almost any file, or a DVD or Blu-ray without copy protection, to MP4, MKV or WebM for free. Presets pick sensible settings for common devices, and a queue converts a batch while you do something else. It converts rather than edits, and Permute at $14.99 is the drag-and-drop option if you'd pay for simpler.

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2. 2

   Permute

   $14.99 once

   Pick this if you convert files every week and want drag and drop for video, audio and images.

   For $14.99 once, Permute converts video, audio and images when you drop them on its window, with presets for MP4, HEVC, ProRes, MP3, HEIC, WebP and more. Version 4 also merges clips, splits files by time, pulls out audio or subtitle tracks without re-encoding and writes subtitles from speech on-device. It needs macOS 26 and Apple silicon, the Mac App Store copy drops some features, and HandBrake is free if you only convert video.

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   Downie

   $19.99 once

   Pick it if you save lectures or clips from YouTube and other sites to watch offline.

   Most video sites give you no file to keep for a flight or for your own edits. Downie saves video from more than 1,000 sites, including YouTube in 4K, through 1-click extensions for Safari, Chrome and Firefox, and can keep only the audio or convert to MP4 for your iPhone. It costs $19.99 once, with tax added at checkout, and Setapp subscribers already have it included.

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   Kino

   $9.99 once4.7

   Pick this if you shoot video on iPhone and want film-style color without editing afterward.

   Apple named it iPhone App of the Year for 2024, and it comes from the team behind Halide. Kino records video with color grades already applied, and AutoMotion steers exposure toward the shutter speed films use, so clips look finished without editing, while manual mode, focus peaking and your own LUTs are there for pros. It costs $9.99 once and runs only on iPhone, with Family Sharing for up to 6 people.

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   Clop

   Free to start

   Pick this if you only want screen recordings and images smaller, done the moment you copy them.

   Copy a huge screenshot and paste a much smaller file, or stop a screen recording and get it back already compressed, with Clop working in the background. It also shrinks PDFs and audio, and can squeeze a file under a set size when an email attachment keeps bouncing. Free ImageOptim handles images you drop on it by hand, while Clop needs macOS 14 or later and puts batch mode behind a €15 Pro license.

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• HandBrake vs PermutePick this if you convert files every week and want drag and drop for video, audio and images.
• HandBrake vs DowniePick it if you save lectures or clips from YouTube and other sites to watch offline.
• Permute vs DowniePick it if you save lectures or clips from YouTube and other sites to watch offline.