What's new in HEVCut.

1. Version 10.2.3

   October 2026

   Mac

   Steadier compression on Mac.

   • –Fixes video compression failing on Macs whose encoder doesn't offer a speed or quality setting.
   • –Your photo library and a drive no longer compress at the same time. If one is running when you start the other, an Already Compressing alert tells you which one.
   • –External drive keeps compressing when you leave its screen or open a result, and the Home tile shows when files on your drive are compressing and takes you back to the queue.
   • –Reliability: you can act on finished drive files again while others are still compressing.
   • –Also brings the 10.2.1 and 10.2.2 changes to Mac, including source dates on files compressed on a drive.

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2. Version 10.2.2

   October 2026

   iPhone & iPad

   Includes 10.2.1

   Files on a drive keep their dates.

   • –Files compressed with External drive keep the original file's dates.
   • –The library scan now pauses when you leave HEVCut and picks up where it left off when you come back. Compression still continues in the background.
   • –Reliability: iOS closes HEVCut less often when you leave the app in the middle of a run.
   • –Reliability: fixes an error screen that could appear when iOS prepared HEVCut in the background right after a restart.

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3. Version 10.2

   October 2026

   A native Mac app, and HDR AVIF photos look right.

   • –HEVCut now runs as a native Mac app, with Mac-style controls and sizing instead of a scaled iPad layout. On Mac, this release also brings everything from 10.1.
   • –Fixes an issue where about one in four HDR photos saved as AVIF looked darker than the original.
   • –Thumbnails of HDR AVIF photos in the grid now match how Apple shows them in standard range.
   • –Larger main buttons on Mac.

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4. Version 10.1

   October 2026

   iPhone & iPad

   4K when you want it.

   • –New Keep original resolution toggle, a free option: keep 4K videos at 4K instead of scaling them to 1080p. It replaces the old resolution picker.
   • –Compressed copies of Shared Library items now collect in an Add to Shared Library album, so you can move them to the Shared Library together.
   • –When iOS ends background time, compression pauses, sends a Time Sensitive “Compression paused” notification, and resumes when you open HEVCut.
   • –Home shows the total space you've saved, at every window size.
   • –Reliability: Start Over in Swipe goes back through items you'd already reviewed, and long compressions are cut short by the system less often.

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5. Version 10.0

   October 2026

   A new Home, redesigned for iOS 26.

   • –A Liquid Glass redesign. Home replaces the tab bar, with a tile for each tool, and on iPad and Mac tool screens gain an inspector beside the grid.
   • –Home's header shows sync status, a Low storage warning when your device is nearly full, and a prompt if notifications are off.
   • –Clutter adds QR & barcodes and Blurry photos, based on Apple Photos' own analysis, and sorts Messaging apps and Social media by where Photos says each item came from.
   • –Duplicates and Clutter get summary cards and an action bar for the items you select.
   • –Items kept only in iCloud show a Stored in iCloud badge, and HEVCut has its own Reduce Motion setting.
   • –Reliability: a faster first scan, safer saves when compression is interrupted, AVIF color and HDR fixes, and the screen stays awake while HEVCut is open.

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6. Version 9.1

   September 2026

   Choose how much to compress.

   • –New compression settings for videos and photos with four levels, Gentle, Standard, High and Maximum, each with a plain-language summary.
   • –Fine-tune (Pro) sets the exact bitrate or quality, resolution and frame rate, with a short note on each option.
   • –More sizes: videos from 4K and 1440p down to 360p, and a 1920 px option for photos.
   • –See the total space you can reclaim before you compress everything.
   • –A file that won't shrink at your setting offers Increase compression in its details.
   • –Widgets are translated into the app's languages.

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7. Version 9.0

   September 2026

   Compression keeps going after you leave.

   • –On iOS 26, compression continues after you leave the app, with progress shown by the system.
   • –Pending Deletions Live Activity: a Lock Screen reminder when items are waiting for you to confirm their deletion.
   • –New Keep Live Photo option: keep the motion when you compress a Live Photo, or drop it to save more space.
   • –New Gentle preset for videos: lighter compression that stays closer to the original.

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