Three professional output paths
Choose 10-bit 4:2:2 ProRes Proxy, hardware-accelerated H.264, or compact HEVC Main10. Seven sizing options cover fixed 540p–1080p and percentage-based workflows without upscaling.
ProRes ProxyH.264HEVC Main10
Professional proxy workflow for macOS
Fast proxies.
Clean relinks.
Turn camera originals into edit-ready media without sending a frame off your Mac. ProxyForge combines dependable encoding with color management, metadata checks, and a workflow you can trust at batch scale.
- $14.99 once
- No subscription
- Apple Silicon + Intel
- macOS 26+
100% localNo media uploads or app telemetry
Originals untouchedSeparate destination and atomic output
Validated outputMedia and relink checks before publish
Built for macOSSandboxed, signed, and native
Capability without complexity
More than an encoder.
ProxyForge is designed around the details that make proxies useful in a real edit: relink-safe naming, preserved metadata, predictable color, observable batches, and recoverable work.
Color you choose
Preserve detected source color metadata or perform a real PQ/HLG and wide-gamut conversion to viewing-ready SDR Rec.709.
Metadata-aware by default
Preserve frame rate, field order, timecode, every audio stream, language tags, aspect ratio, and source folder structure.
NLE-ready naming
Dedicated modes for Final Cut Pro, Premiere Pro, and DaVinci Resolve apply relink-friendly filenames and mode-specific validation.
Durable queue and automation
Reorder, retry, import, and export jobs. Watch authorized folders or use Shortcuts while every permission remains under macOS control.
Auditable results
Every batch can produce a readable Markdown report and structured JSON manifest with source, proxy, color, audio, naming, and conformance details.
See the whole batch
Clear before, during, and after.
The interface follows the operator’s actual decisions and keeps the most important state visible at every stage.
01
Observe live performance
Track the current file, overall progress, ETA, active workers, encode speed, and destination free space while the batch runs.
02
Hand off with confidence
See created, skipped, and failed counts, reveal proxies in Finder, and open the report or manifest directly.
03
Keep work recoverable
The persistent queue makes pending, completed, failed, and interrupted batches visible across launches.
04
Set the workflow once
Defaults, naming and presets, and automation live in focused settings tabs instead of one overloaded form.
A calm four-step workflow
From card to cut.
ProxyForge keeps setup explicit and repeatable, then gets out of the way while the batch runs.
- 01
Choose locations
Select or drop a source and a separate destination. Originals are scanned, never modified.
- 02
Configure output
Choose codec, size, editing application, color handling, naming, and an optional saved preset.
- 03
Confirm readiness
Review file count, estimated output size, available storage, and the exact recipe before starting or queuing.
- 04
Create and verify
ProxyForge encodes to a temporary file, validates the result, then publishes it atomically with batch records.
Private by architecture
Your footage stays yours.
The macOS app performs media inspection and conversion locally. It contains no app analytics, telemetry, cloud processing, or phone-home mechanism. Website analytics are disclosed separately.
Ready for the next batch
Make the edit lighter.
Keep the workflow exact.
ProxyForge is a one-time $14.99 purchase for macOS 26 or later, with no subscriptions, watermarks, file limits, or media uploads.