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Compress video
Paperlane for Mac compresses video with Apple's VideoToolbox hardware encoders.
Native app for macOS
The file tools your Mac is missing, in one small native app
Merge, compress, convert, OCR, trim, transcribe and record without uploading anything. Run one file or a whole folder from the window, Finder, Shortcuts or the menu bar.
- Free, no account
- Works offline
- macOS 15 Sequoia or later
- Apple Silicon Macs
Why a native app
The website handles one job at a time in your browser. The Mac app is for the days when the files pile up.
Files stay on your Mac
Every tool runs on Apple frameworks on your own machine. Nothing is uploaded, and the app keeps no copy of what is inside your files.
Whole folders at once
Drop fifty photos or a folder of scans and run one setting over all of them. Results are saved next to the originals as new files; Batch Rename renames in place with a preview and undo journal.
Where you already work
Right-click in Finder, call a tool from Shortcuts, drop files on the menu bar shelf, or press Control-Option-P from any app to open the launcher.
Works on a plane
Processing needs no connection. The app checks for updates online; macOS may download speech or translation languages on first use.
What is inside
67 tools, grouped the way the app groups them. Each task page explains how it works on a Mac and where it falls short.
- Add Page Numbers
- Add Watermark
- Compare PDFs
- Compress PDF
- Crop & Resize PDF
- Delete Pages
- Encrypt PDF
- Extract Pages
- Flatten PDF
- Headers & Footers
- Images to PDF
- Make PDF Searchable (OCR)
- Merge PDFs
- Organize Pages
- PDF to JPG
- Remove Password
- Repair PDF
- Rotate PDF
- Sign PDF
- Split PDF
- Unlock PDF Permissions
AI and text
6 toolsExtract Text, Image to Text, Transcribe, Generate Subtitles, Translate and Summarize PDF run on your Mac.
Capture
3 toolsRecord the screen with system audio, record the microphone, or copy text from any part of the screen.
Image
15 tools- Adjust Image
- Color Palette
- Compress Image
- Contact Sheet
- Crop Image
- Flip Image
- HEIC to JPG
- Icons from a Picture
- Image Converter
- Images to GIF
- Remove Background
- Remove Metadata
- Resize Image
- Rotate Image
- Watermark Image
Video & Audio
21 tools- Burn In Subtitles
- Change Speed
- Compress Video
- Crop Video
- Extract Audio
- Extract Subtitles
- Join Videos
- Mute Video
- Replace the Audio
- Resize Video
- Trim Video
- Video Converter
- Video to GIF
- Video to Images
- Audio Converter
- Clean Up Audio
- Fade In and Out
- Join Audio
- Normalise Loudness
- Remove Silence
- Trim Audio
Automations
Chain tools into a recipe, then point it at a watch folder so new files are handled as they arrive. A clipboard optimiser can shrink images the moment you copy them.
Files
1 toolsBatch rename with a live preview and an undo journal.
Finder Quick Actions
AI agents, locally
A built-in MCP server lets Claude, Cursor and Codex run Paperlane tools on folders you approve. Agent outputs are saved as new files.
How agent access worksA look at the app
Real screenshots from the current build, in the light and dark appearance.
One tool, one clear screen
Add files, drag them into order, adjust the few options that matter, and run. The footer always says where the result will be saved.
Drop files anywhere
Every tool accepts files dropped on the window, the Dock icon or the menu bar shelf, and lists the formats it takes.
Recipes and watch folders
Start from a template such as Scans to searchable PDF, or chain your own steps. Files the app made itself are skipped, so nothing loops.
Right-click in Finder
Five Quick Actions appear in Finder's right-click menu. They hand the selected files to the app, which runs the job and saves the results beside the originals.
Shortcuts and the launcher
Two Shortcuts actions, Run Paperlane Tool and Run Paperlane Recipe, put any tool inside a larger Shortcut. The launcher opens from any app with Control-Option-P, and the command palette inside the app with Command-K.
⌃⌥P⌘K
Website or Mac app?
| Website | Mac app | |
|---|---|---|
| Cost | Free, no account | Free, no account |
| Files at once | One job at a time | Whole folders and batches |
| Works offline | After the page and tool are cached | Processing works offline |
| Finder Quick Actions and Shortcuts | No | Yes |
| Screen and audio recording | No | Yes |
| Transcription and translation | No | On-device |
| Runs on | Any modern browser | macOS 15 Sequoia or later on Apple Silicon |
Requirements
- macOS 15 Sequoia or later
- A Mac with Apple Silicon (M1 or later). Intel Macs are not supported.
- Summaries and smart renaming use Apple Intelligence on macOS 26; other Macs get pattern-based renaming.
Privacy
Processing happens on your Mac. The app has no account, no analytics and no upload. It connects to the internet only to check for updates, and macOS itself may download speech or translation languages the first time you use them.
Questions
When can I download Paperlane for Mac?
Now. Open the download page, get the DMG, and drag the app to your Applications folder.
Is Paperlane for Mac free?
Paperlane for Mac is free, including every tool, batches, Finder Quick Actions, Shortcuts, automations and agent access. There is no account.
What does Paperlane for Mac need to run?
macOS 15 Sequoia or later on an Apple Silicon Mac. Summaries and smart renaming need Apple Intelligence on macOS 26.
Does it upload my files?
Paperlane for Mac does not upload your files. Processing runs on your Mac; the app checks for updates online, and macOS may download speech or translation languages on first use.
How is it different from the website?
Same privacy-first tools, but native and offline, built for many files at once, and available from Finder, Shortcuts and the menu bar. It also adds recording, transcription and translation, which the website does not have.
Does it work on Intel Macs?
No. The app is built for Apple Silicon only. On an Intel Mac, use the web tools in your browser.
One app instead of a dozen single-purpose ones
Free, offline and private. Try the web tools today and get the Mac app when it ships.