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Apple Compressor is a professional video transcoding and encoding application for macOS, designed to work alongside Final Cut Pro. It supports output formats including H.264, HEVC, ProRes, and streaming formats like HLS, with batch processing and distributed encoding capabilities. Compressor is sold separately on the Mac App Store.
Product released: January 1, 2003
Version 5.4, released September 29, 2026
Last checked for updates: Oct 31, 2026 13:11 UTC
• Convert video with Cinematic mode effects recorded in Final Cut Camera to previous Cinematic mode format* • Create HEVC MPEG-4 files to upload to social platforms with new export presets, including 10-bit options recommended for HDR content • This update includes stability improvements and bug fixes * Requires macOS Golden Gate 27 or later Also Recently Added: • View immersive, temporal, and dynamic metadata before encoding with the new immersive metadata viewer • Encode 180° video to view on Apple Vision Pro with 180° Apple Projected Media Profile (APMP) support • Preview stereoscopic video with a new anaglyph view option
LatestUpdate has tracked 4 versions of Compressor software, released between January 28, 2026 and September 29, 2026.
This product was recently updated. The next software update is expected between December 14, 2026 and January 6, 2027.
Apple typically releases software updates for this product approximately every 82 days.
Official Compressor product page
Apple Compressor is a professional video transcoding and encoding application for macOS, designed to work alongside Final Cut Pro. It supports output formats including H.264, HEVC, ProRes, and streaming formats like HLS, with batch processing and distributed encoding capabilities. Compressor is sold separately on the Mac App Store. It was originally released on January 1, 2003.
The latest software version of Compressor is 5.4. It was released on September 29, 2026.
Compressor software version 5.4 includes the following changes: • Convert video with Cinematic mode effects recorded in Final Cut Camera to previous Cinematic mode format* • Create HEVC MPEG-4 files to upload to social platforms with new export presets, including 10-bit options recommended for HDR content • This update includes stability improvements and bug fixes * Requires macOS Golden Gate 27 or later Also Recently Added: • View immersive, temporal, and dynamic metadata before encoding with the new immersive metadata viewer • Encode 180° video to vie...
Details and download instructions for the latest Compressor software (version 5.4) are on Apple's official release page: https://apps.apple.com/app/compressor/id424390742
We have tracked 4 software versions of Compressor. Based on historical patterns, updates are released approximately every 82 days.
Compressor was recently updated. Based on this product's update history, the next software update is expected between December 14, 2026 and January 6, 2027.
Yes, Compressor received a software update within the last 3 months. The most recent version is 5.4.