Convert files on Mac, safely
Feel bad about uploading your file to some sketchy website riddled with ads just because you need to convert it to another format? Grab Permute and stay on the safe side.
Tweak video, audio, or image format
Drop or upload your file into Permute, pick the format you want to convert to, and click Start.
Before you convert, you can also trim or crop your file. In Preferences > General, you’ll find an option to choose a destination for converted items.
Apply filters and presets
As you start using Permute consistently, you’ll want to automate things. Add new presets (Preferences > Presets) if you don’t see the format you need among the default options.
Next, try out Permute’s Workshop (Preferences > Workshop). A workshop is a module that covers certain filters you can apply to your files. Let’s name a few:
Split files according to their metadata, .cue, .edl, etc.
Compress PDF files
Edit a file’s metadata
Merge PDFs
Split a PDF into images.
Select the modules you want to try in Preferences. Then, go back to Permute and click the Workshop button next to the plus in the bottom-left corner. Select a module and drop a file onto it.
Optimize the journey
Not only is Permute a safe converter, it’s also insanely user-friendly. Here are a few things we recommend tweaking to have the best experience:
If you’re converting a large file — let’s say, a movie — you can set CPU usage to Low. This will slow down the conversion but let you work on Mac without noticing Permute’s impact on your CPU (Preferences > General > CPU usage).
Want to be notified when Permute is finished? No problem! (Preferences > General > When done processing files > Play a sound / Bounce icon in the Dock).
Want to prevent clutter? Set Permute to delete original files after converting them (Preferences > Advanced > Move original file to Trash).
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