Your files stay on your Mac.
DVD VOB files pack MPEG-2 video into a container that browsers and messaging apps cannot read. Converting to GIF extracts the footage as an animated image shareable anywhere GIF is supported. The entire conversion runs locally — files never leave your Mac.
Drag one VOB file or an entire folder of VOB files onto Convertessa. Batch mode processes all files in a single pass with no extra configuration.
Choose GIF from the output format list. Convertessa reads the source resolution from your VOB and preserves it in the output frames.
Click Convert. Convertessa processes the video on your Mac — no upload, no internet connection needed. Your GIF is ready in the same folder.
Images, audio, video, documents, archives and eBooks — all converted natively, right on your Mac.
Pick a format you have — see everything Convertessa can turn it into.
Convert hundreds of files at once with per-type group defaults and individual overrides.
First-class support for HEIC, AVIF and WebP — encode and decode, both ways. Read JPEG XL and a dozen more modern formats too.
Drop files anywhere on the window. Native, instant, and exactly what you’d expect on a Mac.
Dial in compression, resolution and bitrate. Keep originals pristine or shrink for sharing.
Never overwrite a file by accident. Convertessa appends safe suffixes automatically.
Every job is logged locally. Re-run a previous conversion or revisit recent outputs in a click.
Bundle your converted files straight into a single ZIP, TAR or 7z — packaged and ready to share the moment a job finishes.
Right-click any file in Finder and choose Convert. A Quick Action handles it on the spot — no need to open the app first.
Shrink Convertessa to a tidy mini window that tucks into a corner — just a drop zone and a format picker for quick, one-off conversions.
No cloud. No account. No upload. Every conversion happens entirely on-device, using the power already in your Mac. What you convert is nobody’s business but yours.
Script conversions, wire them into your build, or batch a folder from the terminal. The same engine, no GUI required.
Read the full CLI documentation →Shrink Convertessa down to a small, focused window — drop, convert, done, with your recent conversions one click away.
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New formats, new features, and fixes — every release, on the record.
Yes. Convertessa preserves the source resolution when writing GIF frames, so the output matches your original VOB footage.
No. GIF is an animated image format with no audio track. Only the video frames are exported; the audio stream in the VOB is discarded.
Yes. Drop the folder onto Convertessa or run convertessa ./folder --to gif to batch-convert all VOB files in one pass.