Kumquat for Mac
Convert or edit any file mid-drag: tap Shift and drop it on a ring of formats and tools.
By iandifilippo. Free and open source, MIT licence.
Kumquat at a glance
- Version
- 1.0.4
- Released
- 19 October 2026
- Download size
- 3.1 MB
- Works on
- Apple silicon and Intel
- Licence
- MIT
- Category
- System Tools
- Developer
- iandifilippo
- GitHub stars
- 27
About Kumquat
Drag a file, tap ⇧, drop it on a format. Free, open-source file converter for macOS: images, PDFs, docs, e-books, spreadsheets, video, audio and archives.
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How to install Kumquat on a Mac
- Get OpenDMG. It is a free app store for open source Mac apps. Download OpenDMG.
- Search for Kumquat and press Get. OpenDMG downloads version 1.0.4 from iandifilippo's own GitHub release.
- Open it. The download is checked against its SHA-256 fingerprint and its signature is checked on your Mac before it lands in Applications.
Updates to Kumquat show up in OpenDMG and install with one button. No account is needed.
Prefer to do it by hand? The developer's file is on GitHub: Kumquat-1.0.4.dmg (3.1 MB).
What is new in Kumquat 1.0.4
- ⇧ opens the ring instantly while you drag - The ring is truly round: no square behind it anymore - Snappier animation **Update:** Settings → About → Check Now → **Update Now**
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