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Permute vs Shutter Encoder: catalog facts
Permute	Shutter Encoder
Paid One-time $14.99 licence with a free trial; also on the Mac App Store and Setapp.	Free Free and open source under the GPL. Donations are welcomed.
macOS	Windows, macOS, Linux
Simple drag-and-drop conversion Handles video, audio, images and PDFs	Professional codecs including ProRes, DNxHR, AV1 and VP9 alongside the usual ones Lossless cut, trim, remux, stream extraction and audio replacement
Permute 4 needs macOS 26 and Apple Silicon Mac only	The interface exposes a lot at once and takes orientation Java-based, so it is a heavier install than the FFmpeg it drives
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Closed source	Open source
License not stated	License: GPL-3.0
No account needed	No account needed
Works offline	Works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 24, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 21, 2026

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