File Acture for Mac

File Acture is a toolbox for everyday PDF, photo and archive jobs on your Mac. Drop files in, pick a tool, get new files back. Everything runs on your Mac: files are never uploaded, so it is safe for contracts, IDs, scans and anything you would rather not send to a website. Your originals are never changed.

PDF (10 tools)

• Compress a PDF to a target size, e.g. "under 2 MB" for an upload form or an email.
• Edit the existing text in a PDF with its original font; add text, white out, sign.
• Make scanned PDFs searchable with OCR
• Merge, split and rotate pages; convert PDFs to images and images to PDF
• Add or remove an AES-256 password.

Images (6 tools)

• Convert HEIC, WebP, AVIF, PNG and JPG in bulk.
• Resize photos, or compress them to a size limit.
• Remove backgrounds on device.
• Extract text from photos and screenshots.
• Strip location and other metadata.

Archives (2 tools)

• Create AES-encrypted ZIP files.
• Extract ZIP, 7z, TAR and GZ archives safely.

Also

• Batch processing: many files in one run.
• Finder Quick Actions: right-click files and run a tool without opening the app.
• Native SwiftUI app, 13 languages, in-app updates.
• Free to try with 3 free runs; Pro is a one-time purchase, no subscription. A Windows version is also available.