About
Compresto batch-compresses video, images, GIFs and PDFs on your Mac, cutting file sizes by up to 90% with little visible quality loss. Everything runs offline with Apple Silicon hardware acceleration: drop hundreds of files at once, point it at a folder to compress new arrivals automatically, or trigger it from Raycast. Supported formats span MP4, MOV, PNG, JPEG, HEIC, WebP, TIFF, GIF and PDF.
Built by indie developer Dinh Quang Hieu and formerly known as CompressX, it counts Vercel's Guillermo Rauch among the fans quoted on its site. Version 1.29 added offline AI file renaming via Ollama. Licences are one-time: $49 for one Mac or $69 for two, both with lifetime updates. For anyone who ships screen recordings or web assets daily, it earns its keep quickly.
Alternatives
- Clop
Pick Clop if you want the same folder watching and clipboard compression for less: it is open source, free forever with limits, or €15 for lifetime Pro, on macOS 13 or later.
- ImageOptim
Pick ImageOptim if you mostly shrink images and want it free and open source: it runs on macOS 11 or later, which suits a Mac that cannot update to Ventura.
- HandBrake
Pick HandBrake if video is the whole job and you want it free: it is open source, also runs on Windows and Linux, and supports macOS 10.13 or later.
At a Glance
- Requires
- macOS 13 Ventura or later, on Intel and Apple silicon Macs
- Price
- $49 one-time for one Mac; $69 one-time for two Macs (shown reduced from $98), both with lifetime updates
- Get It From
- compresto.app or Setapp
Curator's Note
“It quietly replaced a folder full of single-purpose converters on my Mac and never asks for attention.”
Theo, Mac Dept.
