🍊 Squash 4 Beta 2 Now Available

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Hey Guys,

Last week we shipped the first beta of Squash 4, we also posted a video demoing some of the new features, if you’ve not yet seen that it’s well worth watching first.

This new build is still very much a work in progress, but it’s shapng up nicely. Beta 2 introduces a new AI feature and paves way for some more to come…

You can now use Apple Intelligence (or another AI provider), to generate image descriptions when compressing your images. You can right-click to copy the description to the clipboard, as well as getting a CSV file alongside you exported images.

Anyway, give this new build a spin, and I hope you’re enjoying Squash 4 so far.

What’s New in Beta 2?

  • Opening images from the Finder now brings the Squash app to the front.
  • Added support for more naming tokens, aspect, height, width, and padded number.
  • Added AI provider settings, Open AI, Anthropic, OpenRouter, and Apple Intelligence.
  • Preliminary support for generating photo descriptions with AI.
  • Reorganised and improved the preferences window.
  • Various other refinements and bug fixes.

System Requirements

Squash requires macOS Sonoma 14.6 or later, on Intel or Apple Silicon Macs.
The AI filename descriptions requires macOS 27 or later, on an Apple Intelligence-compatible Apple Silicon Mac.

Get The Beta

To get access to the new beta, you’ll need an active Squash licence, and enable the “Check for Beta updates” option in the Squash preferences. The beta is not available on Setapp, and is only in the direct builds. Once v4 is final, we’ll be releasing it on Setapp.

:backhand_index_pointing_right: You can purchase a direct licence for Squash 3 here. (this will give you access to the beta and the final version of V4 once it ships).

Squash Update Preferences
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We’d love your feedback!

We want to hear your feedback, what can we add to Squash 4 to make it even more of an indispensable part of your workflow? Let us know, we’re all ears :slight_smile:

Cheers!

P.S. Did you know that Squash has been in-development and supported for over 10 years, not bad for a humble little compression app!

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@dan Is there somewhere that I can download the new version, as the in-app update is not finding the update?

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@handshaper. The in App update worked for me. :thinking:

@dan, How do I get a series of images with names ending in a number series e.g. 01,02,03,04,05,06,07,08,09,10,11?

It would also be useful to be able to sort the numbering at 01 (as an option).

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I have tried numerous times and cannot get the update.

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Have you got Check for Beta Updates checked in Settings > General.

Not sure if that is necessary for a beat version? :thinking:

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Yes, I do have that checked; maybe I’ll try unchecking it and see what happens. Nope, that did not work at all; it told me the v3 was the latest, sigh.

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Just to clarify are you running the V4 beta already? I was when I got this update.

If you are still on V3, you have to have an up-to-date license to get it. From the original post:

To get access to the new beta, you’ll need an active Squash licence, and enable the “Check for Beta updates” option in the Squash preferences. The beta is not available on Setapp, and is only in the direct builds. Once v4 is final, we’ll be releasing it on Setapp.

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Yes, I certainly am 4.0.0 (989)

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OK, I am out of ideas then - sorry :worried:

One for @dan

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@handshaper I’m wondering if your license has expired and you’re no longer receiving updates :thinking:

Here’s the direct download link: https://dl.devant.io/v1/4ad73d1f-7ab7-4f7f-b9df-8d2d906ef718/1000/Squash

Let me know how you get on!

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I had recently renewed my license.