GetCompress
GetCompress for Mac: quickly compresses videos, images, GIFs, and PDFs in batches. Get up to 90% smaller files with minimal quality loss, offline and secure.·getcompress.com
GetCompress is a lightweight desktop app that compresses and converts images, videos, GIFs, and PDFs in batches, entirely offline on the user's computer. It supports over 107 formats and offers automation features such as clipboard compression, folder monitoring, reusable presets, an MCP server for AI assistants, and open-source JavaScript extensions. The app is sold as a one-time lifetime license rather than a subscription. It also links to a separate set of free browser-based tools for image conversion, metadata removal, and file comparison that run locally with no uploads.
What it's for
Features 20
- Batch processing with parallel job queues
- Clipboard monitoring: auto-compress copied media and return it to the clipboard
- Completion notifications and prevent-sleep during long jobs
- Customizable keyboard shortcuts
- Embedded local HTTP automation server for scripting
- Folder monitoring for automatic compression of new files
- Format conversion across 107+ formats (JPEG, PNG, WebP, AVIF, HEIC, SVG, MP4, MOV, WebM, MKV, GIF, PDF, and more)
- Free browser-based tools for image conversion, metadata removal, and file comparison
- Hardware acceleration via Apple VideoToolbox/AudioToolbox and FFmpeg
- Local, offline compression of images, videos, GIFs, and PDFs
- Localized UI in 29 languages
- macOS Finder context menu integration
- MCP server for AI assistant integration (e.g., Claude Desktop, Cursor)
- Mini drop zone for quick drag-and-drop compression
- Open-source JavaScript extensions running in a local Rust runtime
- Raycast extension for compressing files from Finder selections
- Reusable compression presets per file type, folder, or drop zone
- Siri Shortcuts and deeplink automation support
- Target File Size preset for video
- Video and GIF trimming with frame-by-frame GIF preview
At a glance
Integrations
Pricing
GetCompress is sold as a one-time Lifetime License, list price $39 USD, currently promoted at $19. Local currency final price may vary due to exchange rates; taxes may apply. Payment processed via Polar.
One-time payment, not a subscription. List price is $39; currently discounted to a limited-time promo price of $19. Taxes may apply at checkout.
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Limited time promo price of $19 on the $39 Lifetime License