Wisp Desktop

Native video compression app for macOS and Windows — batch-first, on-device, no watermarks

Version 3.2.1 · StablemacOS · Windows

Clideo-grade compression. On your machine. In a batch.

A native desktop video compressor for people who compress video in volume — freelance videographers, marketing teams, content creators. Two engines, one saved preset, and a queue that just runs.

Also available on Setapp

Two engines, one app

An honest choice between speed and best-in-class quality-per-megabyte — not a single one-size-fits-all setting

Fast

Free

Hardware-accelerated

VideoToolbox on macOS, NVENC / Quick Sync on Windows. Best when speed matters more than the last few megabytes.

Speed
Real-time+
Reduction
Good

Pro

Paid

Software x264 / x265

CRF-tuned software encoding. Best-in-class quality-per-megabyte for client work and archival — the same quality bar as premium browser tools like Clideo, running fully on-device.

Speed
Slower
Reduction
Best-in-class

What makes it different

The compression jobs you actually do — automated, transparent, and on-device

True batch-first workflow

Save a preset once, drop in a hundred files, hit Compress. No per-file settings — the friction every other desktop compressor still forces on you.

Watched folders

Point Wisp at a folder. Any video dropped into it is compressed automatically with the preset you picked. Runs unattended.

Right-click from Finder / Explorer

Native OS integration. Right-click any video → Compress with Wisp → pick a preset. No launching the app first.

Transparent quality scores

Every output shows the before/after size and a quality-retained score. See the tradeoff — don’t just trust it.

100% on-device

Nothing uploads. No file-size limits. No watermarks. Your footage never leaves your machine.

Presets built for real work

Web-ready, client-delivery, archival, social-optimized — tuned defaults for the compression jobs you actually do, editable when you need them.

macOS

Universal · Apple Silicon + Intel

Version
3.2.1
Size
84 MB
Requires
macOS 13 Ventura or later

Windows

64-bit installer (.msi)

Version
3.2.1
Size
96 MB
Requires
Windows 10 / 11
Notarized for macOS Available on Setapp Free tier is fully usable — not a crippled demoSHA-256 checksums published per build