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Install retrobatch with Homebrew Cask
Batch image processor. Version 2.4.1 via Homebrew Cask; verified from local package data.
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Batch image processor
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Project history and usage
Retrobatch is a proprietary macOS node-based batch image processor developed by Flying Meat Software.
Project history
Flying Meat Software released Retrobatch 1.0 on May 29, 2018. It was designed as a node-based companion to conventional image editors, allowing operations to be connected into reusable batch workflows. Retrobatch 2 continued the product as separate Regular and Pro editions.
Adoption history
Retrobatch serves macOS photographers, designers, and automation users who need repeatable image-processing pipelines without building a custom program. Later releases added droplets, Automator integration, scripting, new formats, Apple Silicon support, and an expanded Pro feature set.
How it is used
Users connect read, transformation, metadata, routing, and write nodes into workflows that process one image or thousands. Common jobs include resizing, conversion, metadata editing, watermarking, filtering, folder automation, and PDF or animation processing.
Why package nerds care
Retrobatch occupies the space between interactive image editors and command-line batch processors. Its visual workflow documents, command-line invocation, automation hooks, and JavaScript plug-in API make it unusually extensible for a proprietary Mac image utility.
Timeline
- 2018: Retrobatch 1.0 was released.
- 2019: Version 1.2 added droplets, Automator features, and a JavaScript node plug-in API.
- 2020: Version 1.4.3 added native Apple Silicon support.
- 2023: Retrobatch 2 began its current major release line.
- 2026: Retrobatch 2.4 added further PDF and scanned-image processing nodes.
Related projects
- Flying Meat also develops Acorn, its interactive image editor. Retrobatch workflows can incorporate AppleScript, shell scripts, Automator, Core Image, and JavaScript nodes.
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No matching local secret-handling manifest was found for retrobatch. Package metadata is still published here so future coverage has a stable package URL.
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- No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
- No Homebrew bottle metadata was recorded.
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page generated2026-11-04
manager version2.4.1
manager updated
local dataok
upstreamnot checked
latest detectednot detected
https://flyingmeat.com/retrobatch/
- infoNo package-manager update timestamp was available.low confidence
- infoRelease/tag comparison is only available for GitHub repositories.https://flyingmeat.com/retrobatch/none confidence
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | cask:retrobatch |
|---|---|
| Version | 2.4.1 |
| Package manager | Homebrew Cask |
| Package manager page | https://formulae.brew.sh/cask/retrobatch |
| Homepage | https://flyingmeat.com/retrobatch/ |
| Upstream docs | https://flyingmeat.com/retrobatch/ |
| Source archive | https://flyingmeat.com/download/Retrobatch-2.4.1.zip |
| SHA-256 | 36d18c815292156351a94d9a22b67c7e342156e9b7411d019e0b4c401dc82de5 |
| Bottle | not recorded |
| Homebrew post-install | not defined |
| Service | none declared |
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| Source Database | Homebrew cask API |
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| Tap | homebrew/cask |
| Full Token | retrobatch |
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| Auto Updates | yes |
| Deprecated | no |
| Disabled | no |
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