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PermuteHandBrake
Paid

One-time $14.99 licence with a free trial; also on the Mac App Store and Setapp.

 Free

Free and open source; there is no paid edition.

macOS Windows, macOS, Linux, Command line
  • Simple drag-and-drop conversion
  • Handles video, audio, images and PDFs
  • Built-in device presets get a usable conversion without learning encoder settings
  • Writes MP4, MKV and WebM with AV1, H.265, H.264, MPEG-4, MPEG-2, VP8 and VP9 encoders
  • Permute 4 needs macOS 26 and Apple Silicon
  • Mac only
  • It cannot read discs that carry copy protection
  • Every conversion re-encodes, so it costs time and some quality
Downloadable app Downloadable app
Closed source Open source
License not stated License: GPL-2.0
No account needed No account needed
Works offline Works offline

Checked September 24, 2026

Checked September 20, 2026

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