# Squash 4 Beta 3 Now Available **URL:** \ **Category:** Announcements\ **Created:** [October 21, 2026, 5:19pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/squash-4-beta-3-now-available/57923 "2026-10-21T17:19:50Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![dan](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/dan/32/28516_2.png) [@dan](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/dan)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2026, 5:19pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/squash-4-beta-3-now-available/57923/1 "2026-10-21T17:19:50Z")
Hey Guys, We’re back with the next beta of Squash 4 and it’s really shaping up to be a super solid release, check out the video below to see what’s new 🥰 [![](https://europe1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/uploads/realmacsoftware1/original/3X/b/9/b98d937ba4c1458623a753996851f3c93780edf2.jpeg "Squash 4 Beta 3 Now Available - The best image compression app for Mac.") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UWZZ4649D7A) One thing I do want to highlight is the new Image viewer, you can now zoom in and out of your images so you can see the before and after quality of your image. Use command + and command - to zoom in and out, and yes you can hold space while dragging around to inspect the image! ![CleanShot 2026-10-21 at 6.17.06 PM@2x](https://europe1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/uploads/realmacsoftware1/original/3X/5/b/5b9ec92e69fee02d466a4b2f6dd32905de3a5843.jpeg) ## What’s New in Beta 3? - Add an adjustable before-and-after preview with interactive zoom and panning. - Replace the Mac editor with the new integrated preview. - New image watermark feature. - Added image privacy options. - Speed up and stabilize the image list, including during preview and window resizing. - Automatically hide image-list columns as space narrows for a cleaner view. - Turn compression size estimates on by default. - Improve renaming and filename handling. ## **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. 👉 [You can purchase a direct licence for Squash 3 here](https://www.realmacsoftware.com/squash/). (this will give you access to the beta and the final version of V4 once it ships). ![Squash Update Preferences](https://europe1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/uploads/realmacsoftware1/original/3X/2/2/228c91870433141c9a9841a4a0d1d204991ed176.jpeg) ## **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 🙂 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!_ ---
**Author:** ![handshaper](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/handshaper/32/27373_2.png) [@handshaper](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/handshaper)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2026, 5:44pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/squash-4-beta-3-now-available/57923/2 "2026-10-21T17:44:02Z")
@dan As with the previous version, I’m not seeing the update. Can you please post a direct link to it so I can download it? ---
**Author:** ![differentdan](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/differentdan/32/33530_2.png) [@differentdan](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/differentdan)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2026, 5:47pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/squash-4-beta-3-now-available/57923/3 "2026-10-21T17:47:33Z")
Hi @handshaper Just want to check, if you open up your Terminal app and paste the below in it: `sudo dscacheutil -flushcache; sudo killall -HUP mDNSResponder` Then click return on your keyboard (you might have to enter your macOS user login password), then try opening up Squash again and seeing if it picks up the update? Also let us know if you have Beta Updates checked in Squash’s settings. ---
**Author:** ![handshaper](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/handshaper/32/27373_2.png) [@handshaper](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/handshaper)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2026, 5:52pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/squash-4-beta-3-now-available/57923/4 "2026-10-21T17:52:11Z")
> [@differentdan](#): > > sudo dscacheutil -flushcache; sudo killall -HUP mDNSResponder @differentdan Yes, I do have the Beta Updates checked, and no running this in the terminal did not fix the problem, unfortunately. Maybe something is whacky with my license or installation? ---
**Author:** ![PLM](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/plm/32/31094_2.png) [@PLM](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/PLM)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2026, 5:54pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/squash-4-beta-3-now-available/57923/5 "2026-10-21T17:54:13Z")
**Watermarks**. Before I had many different watermarks, now only one. Or are they hiding somewhere? @dan And before I could write text and use as a watermark. ---
**Author:** ![handshaper](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/handshaper/32/27373_2.png) [@handshaper](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/handshaper)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2026, 5:59pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/squash-4-beta-3-now-available/57923/6 "2026-10-21T17:59:24Z")
Clicking on the “+” button at the bottom of the watermark section allows you to add more watermarks. ---
**Author:** ![PLM](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/plm/32/31094_2.png) [@PLM](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/PLM)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2026, 6:01pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/squash-4-beta-3-now-available/57923/7 "2026-10-21T18:01:33Z")
I can not see a + ![Skärmavbild 2026-10-21 kl. 20.00.45](https://europe1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/uploads/realmacsoftware1/original/3X/3/f/3fa3faad7c52a09e8ae4206e2dedd7d97d5fd5f3.png) ---
**Author:** ![handshaper](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/handshaper/32/27373_2.png) [@handshaper](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/handshaper)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2026, 6:03pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/squash-4-beta-3-now-available/57923/8 "2026-10-21T18:03:11Z")
![CleanShot 2026-10-21 at 8.02.14 AM@2x](https://europe1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/uploads/realmacsoftware1/original/3X/6/d/6ddddfc845e38383e58cac3e95d74cd4f97bf2fc.png) ---
**Author:** ![PLM](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/plm/32/31094_2.png) [@PLM](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/PLM)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2026, 6:03pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/squash-4-beta-3-now-available/57923/9 "2026-10-21T18:03:53Z")
That’s the old Squash. The new one: ![Skärmavbild 2026-10-21 kl. 19.49.53](https://europe1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/uploads/realmacsoftware1/original/3X/2/0/20f80cc4cefc4bcac19d90ab783f6a6670ac1c9c.png) ---
**Author:** ![handshaper](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/handshaper/32/27373_2.png) [@handshaper](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/handshaper)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2026, 6:08pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/squash-4-beta-3-now-available/57923/10 "2026-10-21T18:08:25Z")
Actually, it is the BETA 2 version of 4.0; I can’t get v3 for some reason. So it is definitely not the previous version of Squash. ---
**Author:** ![PLM](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/plm/32/31094_2.png) [@PLM](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/PLM)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2026, 6:11pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/squash-4-beta-3-now-available/57923/11 "2026-10-21T18:11:12Z")
@dan wrote about an update of the watermarks, but seems to have removed the + option? ---
**Author:** ![handshaper](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/handshaper/32/27373_2.png) [@handshaper](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/handshaper)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2026, 6:12pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/squash-4-beta-3-now-available/57923/12 "2026-10-21T18:12:56Z")
I hope it has not been removed. ---
**Author:** ![PLM](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/plm/32/31094_2.png) [@PLM](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/PLM)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2026, 6:14pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/squash-4-beta-3-now-available/57923/13 "2026-10-21T18:14:03Z")
My above screenshot looks very different from yours. Something has changed. ---
**Author:** ![dan](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/dan/32/28516_2.png) [@dan](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/dan)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2026, 6:14pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/squash-4-beta-3-now-available/57923/14 "2026-10-21T18:14:28Z")
> [@handshaper](#): > > As with the previous version, I’m not seeing the update. Can you please post a direct link to it so I can download it? That’s very strange, we’ll dig into it. In the meantime here’s the direct download link for beta 3: [https://dl.devant.io/v1/4ad73d1f-7ab7-4f7f-b9df-8d2d906ef718/1016/Squash.zip](https://dl.devant.io/v1/4ad73d1f-7ab7-4f7f-b9df-8d2d906ef718/1016/Squash.zip) ---
**Author:** ![handshaper](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/handshaper/32/27373_2.png) [@handshaper](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/handshaper)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2026, 6:19pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/squash-4-beta-3-now-available/57923/15 "2026-10-21T18:19:29Z")
Great! Be nice to figure out what is going on with getting the updates. ---
**Author:** ![handshaper](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/handshaper/32/27373_2.png) [@handshaper](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/handshaper)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2026, 6:20pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/squash-4-beta-3-now-available/57923/16 "2026-10-21T18:20:54Z")
Yes, now that I have the latest BETA, I can see that the watermarks have been changed, and there no longer appears to be away to have multiple watermarks. I liked having the ability to create multiple ones for different use cases. ---
**Author:** ![dan](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/dan/32/28516_2.png) [@dan](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/dan)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2026, 6:21pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/squash-4-beta-3-now-available/57923/17 "2026-10-21T18:21:40Z")
> [@PLM](#): > > wrote about an update of the watermarks, but seems to have removed the + option? Yes, right now the new system can only apply a single graphical watermark. Can you show me an image of what you did with the old watermarking system, as I’d like to understand the use case for multiple watermarks. ---
**Author:** ![PLM](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/plm/32/31094_2.png) [@PLM](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/PLM)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2026, 6:22pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/squash-4-beta-3-now-available/57923/18 "2026-10-21T18:22:20Z")
@dan ![italien_milano-22-p00808-squash-30](https://europe1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/uploads/realmacsoftware1/original/3X/3/3/333fc069ac2f09a2033c75872ada44747e7137b0.jpeg) Perhaps not a big deal in the future since AI can remove these. My photos are stolen all the time and are used on Facebook and in TikTok videos. But not this one as far as I know. ---
**Author:** ![dan](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/dan/32/28516_2.png) [@dan](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/dan)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2026, 6:23pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/squash-4-beta-3-now-available/57923/19 "2026-10-21T18:23:14Z")
> [@handshaper](#): > > I can see that the watermarks have been changed, and there no longer appears to be away to have multiple watermarks. I liked having the ability to create multiple ones for different use cases. We’re still working on it… can you give me an example image of what you’re trying to do with multiple watermarks? ---
**Author:** ![PLM](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/plm/32/31094_2.png) [@PLM](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/PLM)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2026, 6:24pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/squash-4-beta-3-now-available/57923/20 "2026-10-21T18:24:04Z")
(post deleted by author) [Next page](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/squash-4-beta-3-now-available/57923.md?page=2)