Compress, convert, and export for any platform — every guide is step-by-step plus the real command, all done on your Mac with nothing uploaded.
Turn a landscape clip into a 9:16 Douyin video (1080×1920, 30fps) on your Mac — padded, not cropped, no command line, nothing uploaded.
How to make a TikTok video on Mac (9:16, the right size)Turn any landscape or phone clip into a crisp 1080×1920 TikTok video on your Mac — no command line, nothing uploaded. One click with FFmix.
How to make an Instagram Reel from a landscape video (Mac)Turn a horizontal 16:9 clip into a 9:16 Instagram Reel on your Mac without cropping out your subject — no command line, nothing uploaded.
RedNote (Xiaohongshu) video size and how to export it on MacRedNote / 小红书 prefers 9:16 vertical video at 1080×1920. Export a light, fast-uploading version on your Mac — no command line, nothing uploaded.
Screen recordings are huge but compress well. Shrink yours on your Mac while keeping UI text sharp — no command line, nothing uploaded.
How to compress a video for Discord (under 10MB, free)Discord's free upload limit is 10MB. Shrink any clip to fit on your Mac — no Nitro, no upload to a website. One click with FFmix.
How to compress a video for email on Mac (under 20 MB)Make a MOV or MP4 small enough to email from your Mac with a 20 MB target, 720p cap and engine-adapted local compression. No upload or command line.
How to compress a video for WeChat (under 25MB) on MacWeChat caps chat videos at 25MB. Shrink any clip to fit on your Mac — no command line, nothing uploaded. One click with FFmix.
How to reduce video file size on Mac without losing qualityCut a video's size by roughly half at the same visual quality using H.265 — on your Mac, no command line, nothing uploaded. FFmix does it in one step.
FFmix is a free, native ffmpeg GUI for Mac: the engine is bundled (no Homebrew, no install), it's Apple Silicon native, and every local task is unlimited. See the real command anytime.
A free Handbrake alternative for Mac — convert, compress & moreLooking for a Handbrake alternative on Mac? FFmix converts and compresses video like Handbrake, plus extracts audio, makes GIFs and burns subtitles — in plain language, all local, with the real command visible.
Do you need to install ffmpeg on Mac? (the no-install way)Skip the Homebrew install and the command line — FFmix bundles the ffmpeg engine and runs the common commands for you on Mac. Includes a quick ffmpeg command cheat-sheet.
ffmpeg GUI for Mac — compress & convert without the command lineFFmix is a native macOS GUI for ffmpeg: drag a file, pick a task, confirm. See and edit the real command anytime. Local, and free for unlimited local tasks.
How to batch convert videos to MP4 on MacConvert a folder of MOV, MKV, WebM or AVI videos to compatible MP4 files on Mac in one queue. Local processing, visible commands and no uploads.
How to convert AVI to MP4 on Mac (free, no command line)Turn an old .avi into a modern, universally playable .mp4 on your Mac — clean H.264, no command line, nothing uploaded. One step with FFmix.
How to convert MKV to MP4 on Mac (free, no command line)Turn an .mkv into a universally playable .mp4 on your Mac — instantly remuxed when possible, near-lossless otherwise. No command line, nothing uploaded. One step with FFmix.
How to convert MOV to MP4 on Mac without losing qualityTurn a QuickTime .mov into a universally playable .mp4 on your Mac — near-lossless quality, no command line, nothing uploaded. FFmix does it in one step.
How to convert WebM to MP4 on Mac (free, no upload)Convert a .webm (VP9/Opus) into a universally playable .mp4 on your Mac — clean H.264, no command line, nothing uploaded. One step with FFmix.
Place a PNG logo or text watermark on a video on Mac with nine-position controls, opacity and margin. Preview it, inspect the command, then run locally.
How to crop a video on Mac (visual crop, no command line)Crop a video to a region or aspect ratio on your Mac — visual selection with ratio lock, no command line, nothing uploaded. One step with FFmix.
How to extract frames from a video on Mac (stills & thumbnails)Pull still images out of a video on your Mac — a single cover frame or one-per-second stills, no command line, nothing uploaded. One step with FFmix.
How to merge (concatenate) videos on Mac without re-encodingJoin multiple clips into one video on your Mac — instant and lossless when they match, no command line, nothing uploaded. One step with FFmix.
How to remove audio from a video on Mac instantlyStrip the sound track from an MP4 or MOV on Mac without re-encoding the video. FFmix copies the picture locally and keeps the original file.
How to rotate a video on Mac without losing qualityRotate a sideways MP4 or MOV by 90° or 180° on Mac without re-encoding when metadata rotation is enough. Local, fast and lossless.
How to speed up or slow down a video on MacChange video speed from 0.25× to 4× on Mac, with an option to preserve voice pitch. Preview the exact ffmpeg filters and process locally.
Compress a big .wav into a high-quality .mp3 on your Mac — 320 kbps, no command line, nothing uploaded. Also converts M4A and AAC. One step with FFmix.
How to extract audio from a video on Mac (to MP3)Pull the audio out of any video as a high-quality MP3 on your Mac — no command line, nothing uploaded. One click with FFmix.
How to normalize podcast audio to −16 LUFS on MacLevel a podcast episode to −16 LUFS with a −1.5 dB true-peak ceiling and export MP3 on Mac. The loudness pass runs locally with ffmpeg.
Burn an SRT into your video, or auto-transcribe it locally with Whisper — on your Mac, with the audio never leaving the machine.
How to transcribe video to SRT on Mac — fully localTurn an interview or lecture into a timed SRT subtitle file with Whisper on your Mac. Review the text, keep the media local and export beside the source.