Guides

Get your video in the right shape

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.

Social video

How to export a Douyin vertical video (9:16) on Mac

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 Mac

RedNote / 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.

Compress video

How to compress a screen recording on Mac (keep text crisp)

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 WeChat (under 25MB) on Mac

WeChat 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 quality

Cut 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.

Convert format

ffmpeg GUI for Mac — compress & convert without the command line

FFmix 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 convert MOV to MP4 on Mac without losing quality

Turn 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.

Extract audio

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.

Video to GIF

How to convert a video to a GIF on Mac (good quality, small size)

Turn a clip into a sharp, reasonably small GIF on your Mac using a generated palette — no command line, nothing uploaded.

Subtitles

How to add subtitles to a video on Mac (local, no upload)

Burn an SRT into your video, or auto-transcribe it locally with Whisper — on your Mac, with the audio never leaving the machine.