Bitrate

Release notes

Every Bitrate release, newest first.

Condensed from our development notes.

  1. 1.1.1

    LatestBuild 3

    A maintenance release for macOS 27.

    Improved
    • Updated for macOS 27 and Xcode 27, with no change in behaviour
    • The app now carries proper version numbers
    Join the beta Signed & notarized · macOS 14 or later

  2. 1.1

    Bitrate is now built for Apple silicon only, and much smaller.

    Improved
    • The app shrank from 140 MB to 51 MB, and its FFmpeg from 126 MB to 49 MB

    Intel Macs are no longer supported from this version on.

  3. 1.0

    The first release.

    New
    • Drag-and-drop conversion with FFmpeg 8.1 built in
    • Eleven presets across MP3, AAC, ALAC, FLAC, WAV, OGG Vorbis and Opus
    • Tags and cover art kept
    • A batch queue with live progress and source details
    • Output folder and parallel-mode settings
    • Optional clean-up: Off, Light, Medium or Strong
    • Never-overwrite file naming, and no half-written files when you cancel
    • Error details, Show in Finder, Retry Failed and Clear Finished
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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.

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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.

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