What is ClearCut used for?

ClearCut is a native macOS app that bundles 45 offline tools for compressing, converting and editing video, audio, images and PDFs, for people who want files kept local. It is a good fit for shrinking large videos before sharing, converting media without web upload sites and preparing clips with captions or watermarks.

Is ClearCut open source?

No. ClearCut is proprietary (closed-source) software. In the Productivity category, open-source options include Stats, Rectangle and Maccy.

What are some alternatives to ClearCut?

ClearCut competes with Compresto, Compresso and iLovePDF.

ClearCut: features, pricing and alternatives

About ClearCut

ClearCut is a native macOS app that gathers video, audio, image and PDF utilities in one place. It is aimed at people who would otherwise keep a folder of single-purpose converters or rely on web upload sites, and it processes files on the Mac with a bundled FFmpeg, so files are not uploaded anywhere.

On the video side it covers compression with H.264 or H.265, conversion between common containers such as MP4, MOV, MKV and WebM, trimming, cropping, merging with optional crossfades, resizing, captions, watermarks, burned-in subtitles, speed changes, rotation and thumbnail extraction. Audio tools convert between formats such as MP3, AAC, FLAC and WAV, and further tools handle images and PDFs, for 45 tools in total.

ClearCut is a proprietary product from the developer Milad Atef, distributed through the Mac App Store. It is listed as free to download with in-app purchases and needs no account, and its offline design suits anyone handling sensitive footage or documents that should stay on their own computer.

Key features

H.264 and H.265 video compression
Conversion between common video and audio formats
Frame-accurate trimming, cropping and merging
Watermarks, captions and burned-in subtitles
Audio extraction and format conversion
Image and PDF tools in the same app
Runs offline with bundled FFmpeg

Good fit for

→Shrinking large videos before sharing
→Converting media without web upload sites
→Preparing clips with captions or watermarks

Tags: macos; video-compression; video-converter; audio-converter; pdf-tools; offline; ffmpeg

ClearCut: questions and answers

What is ClearCut used for?: ClearCut is a native macOS app that bundles 45 offline tools for compressing, converting and editing video, audio, images and PDFs, for people who want files kept local. It is a good fit for shrinking large videos before sharing, converting media without web upload sites and preparing clips with captions or watermarks.
Is ClearCut free?: Yes. ClearCut has a free plan.
Is ClearCut open source?: No. ClearCut is proprietary (closed-source) software. In the Productivity category, open-source options include Stats, Rectangle and Maccy.
What are some alternatives to ClearCut?: ClearCut competes with Compresto, Compresso and iLovePDF.