Beta
Rewrap
Remux and convert video into Apple-friendly MP4 and M4V. Passthrough first, with chapters and artwork kept.
Beta
Bitrate
Drop it in. Get the format you need.
Drop audio files on the window, pick a format and get them back with their tags and cover art intact. Bitrate converts to the seven formats people actually use, from MP3 to FLAC, with its own copy of FFmpeg inside. No Homebrew, no command line.
Signed and notarized · Collects no data · Nothing else to install
Screenshot: Bitrate window with a queue of files converting to AAC
What it does
What Bitrate does
One small window for everyday audio conversions, natively on Apple silicon.
-
Drag and drop
Drop files on the window or the Dock icon, or use Open With in Finder. A whole selection goes into one queue.
-
Seven formats, eleven presets
MP3, AAC, ALAC, FLAC, WAV, OGG Vorbis and Opus, from MP3 V0 to 24-bit WAV, grouped by format.
-
Tags and artwork kept
Titles, artists and albums come along by default, and cover art is kept for MP3, AAC and ALAC.
-
A queue that keeps going
Every file gets its own progress bar. Convert one at a time, or in parallel on up to half your CPU cores.
-
Clean up old recordings
Optional Light, Medium or Strong clean-up takes clicks and hiss out of tapes, vinyl rips and voice memos.
-
Never overwrites
If a file with the same name exists, Bitrate adds -1, -2 and so on. Your originals are never written over.
Planned Loudness normalization is being considered
Replaces NCH Switch
Coming from NCH Switch?
Bitrate covers the everyday conversions Switch is used for, natively on Apple silicon. There’s nothing to import and no settings to carry over: drop your files in and pick the format you used before.
Bitrate converts audio files. It doesn’t edit, record or rip CDs.
Your first conversion
- Drop your files onto the Bitrate window, or its Dock icon.
- Pick a preset such as MP3 320 kbps or AAC 256 kbps.
- Find the results next to the originals, tags and artwork included.
NCH Switch is a trademark of its respective owner. Bitrate is independent and is not affiliated with or endorsed by NCH Software.
Built on FFmpeg
Bitrate includes FFmpeg 8.1, licensed under the GNU General Public License. The license texts and the source code offer are on the licenses page.
Details
- Version
- 1.1.1
- Status
- Beta
- Requires
- macOS 14 or later
- Processor
- Apple silicon
- App size
- About 51 MB, FFmpeg included
- Formats
- MP3, AAC, ALAC, FLAC, WAV, OGG Vorbis, Opus
- Data collected
- None
- Price
- Announced at launch
- Developer
- Xenoplexus Studios
Bitrate is an independent app and is not affiliated with, endorsed or sponsored by Apple Inc. Mac and macOS are trademarks of Apple Inc., registered in the U.S. and other countries.
NCH Switch is a trademark of its respective owner. Bitrate is independent and is not affiliated with or endorsed by NCH Software.
Bitrate includes FFmpeg, licensed under the GNU General Public License. The license texts and the matching source code for each release are on the licenses page.
Join the Bitrate beta
Bitrate is in beta. Leave your email and we’ll send you a download link as soon as there’s a beta build for you to try.
Needs macOS 14 or later on a Mac with Apple silicon. About 51 MB. Pricing will be announced at launch.
More Mac apps
Beta
Beta
Cadence
Time Machine on your schedule: Manual mode is back, and backups run only when your backup disk is actually plugged in.
Request access
Classroom Diaries
Record a lesson, transcribe it on your Mac, and publish the vocabulary you actually taught to each class’s Google Doc.