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Picmal 1.8.4

Alberto Galca ·Alberto Galca
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Picmal 1.8.4
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Picmal is an offline, all-in-one media converter and compressor for Mac from independent developer Alberto Galca, supporting 100+ formats across images, video, audio, and PDFs. It includes text-preserving PDF compression, vectorization, background removal, app icon generation, slideshow and video-combining tools, and full command-line/Shortcuts automation, with version 1.8.4 fixing SVG conversion and several crash and file-handling issues.

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Picmal 1.8.4 Overview

Picmal is a macOS media converter and compressor developed by independent developer Alberto Galca, built to convert and compress images, video, and audio files entirely offline so files never leave the user's Mac. Available directly from the developer and on the Mac App Store, Picmal requires macOS 15 Sequoia or later, runs natively on Apple Silicon with Intel support, and covers more than 100 file formats including HEIC, WebP, AVIF, RAW, SVG, PDF, MOV, MP4, MKV, FLAC, and M4B. Version 1.8.4, released August 15, fixes SVG conversion (which had failed entirely due to a missing bundled tracer), prevents the app from silently overwriting an existing file with the same output name, fixes a crash on files that aren't genuinely PDFs, corrects handling of videos carrying embedded cover art, gives a clear message when saving to a read-only disk, and consolidates multiple "Open With → Picmal" files into a single window. What distinguishes Picmal from cloud-based conversion services is that everything runs locally on the Mac — nothing is uploaded anywhere, and any crash reports sent contain only error data. The app supports both a Convert mode (changing file format) and a Compress mode (shrinking a file while keeping its format), with built-in presets for web, social media, and archival use alongside full manual control over codecs, bitrates, resizing, and color space. Beyond basic conversion, Picmal includes dedicated tools for generating app icons (macOS .icns, Windows .ico, and iOS icon sets), vectorizing raster images into true SVG paths, removing image backgrounds on-device, building video slideshows from photos, and combining multiple videos into one file — all also accessible via a command-line interface (picmal-cli), Shortcuts automation, and (in the direct-download build) watched folders and a Raycast extension.

Key Features

100+ Format Conversion & Compression Converts and compresses across image, video, audio, and PDF formats, including HEIC, WebP, AVIF, RAW, SVG, PDF, MOV, MP4, MKV, FLAC, and M4B, with separate Convert and Compress modes. Fully Offline, Privacy-First Processing All conversion and compression happens locally on the Mac; no files are uploaded anywhere, and any crash reports sent contain only error data, not file content. Text-Preserving PDF Compression Re-encodes only the images inside a PDF rather than flattening every page into a photo, so a compressed document typically shrinks 60–80% while text stays selectable and searchable; scanned documents compress page-by-page at a resolution that never upsamples. Vectorize & Remove Background Vectorize traces raster images (PNG, JPG, etc.) into true SVG vector paths with selectable Logo, Photo, or B&W styles; Remove Background lifts a subject out onto a transparent PNG, processed entirely on-device. App Icon Generator Turns a single dropped image into a macOS .icns file, a Windows .ico file, and a full iOS icon set ready to drag into Xcode, with optional macOS-style rounded corner shaping (Big Sur squircle or Tahoe corner). Slideshow & Combine Videos Tools Slideshow builds an MP4 from a batch of photos with adjustable per-image duration and frame size (4K, 1080p, 720p, or match-largest); Combine Videos joins multiple clips into one file, doing a fast lossless copy when formats match or scaling and re-encoding when they don't. Batch Processing with Flexible Output Rules Processes hundreds of files at once via drag-and-drop, File > Open, or Finder's right-click menu, with a "Convert everything to" single-target option or per-format rules including a KEEP option to leave specific formats untouched. Command Line, Shortcuts & Automation Every major tool is accessible from picmal-cli for scripting, and from the macOS Shortcuts app; the direct-download build additionally supports watched folders that auto-process incoming files and a Raycast extension. Sequence-Based File Renaming Supports a {sequence} naming token (with optional digit-padding and custom starting number) for batch renaming during conversion, alongside tokens for original filename, date, and camera metadata; watched folders maintain their own running count.

Programs Details

Release Date2026-08-15
File Size65.7 MB
Version1.8.4
DeveloperAlberto Galca
PublisherAlberto Galca
LanguagesEnglish

System Requirements

Minimum
OSmacOS
ProcessorApple Silicon
Storage65.7 MB
GPUIntegrated
Recommended
OSmacOS
ProcessorApple Silicon
Storage65.7 MB
GPUIntegrated

How to Use Picmal 1.8.4

Launch the app and drag files or folders into the window, or use File > Open or Finder's right-click menu to add them. Choose Convert mode to change file format, or Compress mode to shrink a file while keeping its original format. Select a built-in preset (web, social media, archival) or manually adjust codec, bitrate, resolution, and color space settings. Use the App Icons, Vectorize, Remove Background, Slideshow, or Combine Videos tools for their respective specialized tasks. Set default output format rules for a mixed batch, using KEEP to leave specific file types untouched. In the direct-download build, set up watched folders for automatic processing, or use the Raycast extension and picmal-cli for scripted workflows. Use macOS Shortcuts to trigger Picmal actions like conversion, background removal, or app icon generation from other automations.

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