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Compressor vs Permute: catalog facts
Compressor	Permute
Paid Sold as a paid app from Apple.	Paid One-time $14.99 licence with a free trial; also on the Mac App Store and Setapp.
macOS	macOS
Integrates with Final Cut Pro and Motion Custom encoding settings for delivery	Simple drag-and-drop conversion Handles video, audio, images and PDFs
Mac only Most useful within Apple's pro video apps	Permute 4 needs macOS 26 and Apple Silicon Mac only
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Closed source	Closed source
License not stated	License not stated
Not stated if an account is needed	No account needed
Works offline	Works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 1, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 24, 2026

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