VideoProc Converter 6.6 — Mac version

This version didn't shake things up with flashy new tools. What you get is the same broad codec support — up to 370 of them — and the same hardware-accelerated pipeline that keeps conversions nippy on older and newer Macs alike. It still grabs playlists, audio and UHD video in one batch. Here's a typical get-it-done flow.

1. Drop a folder of phone clips, screen recordings and downloaded video onto the window. The app sniffs out the formats without fuss.
2. Pick a output preset — Apple device, MP4, whatever works. Tick the hardware acceleration box and let the GPU do the heavy lifting.
3. Trim any wobbly starts or dead air using the built-in editor. No separate app needed.
4. Hit run. The queue chugs through the lot, and the fan on an older Intel Mac stays surprisingly quiet.

Apple Silicon Macs get native support here — M1 through M4 chips are all listed — so the app taps into the media engines on those machines. It still opens fine on way older kit too, right back to OS X 10.10.

Drop converted clips into iMovie or Resolve with no extra steps

VideoProcConverter doesn't demand you change how you work. Drop a converted file straight into iMovie or DaVinci Resolve — the default H.264 and HEVC outputs play nicely with both. If you use QuickTime Player to preview a clip before sharing, stick to MP4; the app's MOV container sometimes trips QuickTime's old-school codec expectations.

Screen recordings made with macOS's built-in tool (Shift-Command-5) often land as chunky MOVs. Feed them through VideoProc, convert to HEVC and you'll claw back a surprising amount of drive space without visible quality loss. The same trick works for iPhone footage — those 4K Dolby Vision clips convert cleanly to a more editable SDR MP4 that Final Cut won't grumble about.

Finder integration is basic but useful. Right-click a video file, choose Open With and point it at VideoProc. Next time you can right-click and pick it from the list — handy when someone hands you a USB stick full of oddball AVI files from an old dashcam.

Settings to tweak straight away

Out of the box it's set to play nice, but a couple of defaults are worth changing before your first proper batch.

• Hardware acceleration. Turn it on in Preferences and leave it there. The app sometimes starts with the software encoder selected — on an Intel Mac with a supported GPU that's just leaving speed on the table.
• Output folder. It defaults to a VideoProc folder inside Movies. If you'd rather files land on an external drive or a watched folder for your editor, set that now. Saves a tidy-up later.
• Audio track handling. By default it grabs the first audio stream. Got a multilingual MKV? Switch the preference to copy all tracks — you can strip the ones you don't need afterwards.
• Post-conversion action. You can set it to sleep the Mac when the queue finishes. Overnight batch converts feel less wasteful with that ticked.

Merge dashcam or drone segments into one file fast

The merge button looks like an afterthought, tucked beside the file list, but it's the fastest way to stitch dashcam clips or drone segments into one clean file. Drag in the parts, put them in order, hit merge and pick a format. No timeline fiddling required.

If you regularly convert the same sort of thing — say, screen recordings to compressed MP4 for Slack — save a preset. The little star icon above the output format list remembers your resolution, codec, bitrate and audio settings. Name it something obvious like "Slack-safe" and you're two clicks from done next time.

The downloader module pulls in whole playlists, which sounds ordinary until you notice it grabs subtitles too. Not every videoproc converter user spots that checkbox — look for it in the download panel before you start pulling YouTube tutorials or conference talks.

One hidden timesaver: double-click any file in the queue to preview it without leaving the app. It's a bare-bones player, but it beats opening Finder and launching QuickTime just to check you grabbed the right clip.

• macOS 10.10 or later
• Intel or Apple Silicon Mac