265+ file tools.
Nothing leaves your machine.
Merge PDFs, compress images and video, remove backgrounds, redact documents, and automate the file chores that keep coming back — all on your own Mac, PC or Linux box, with no upload step in the middle.
Free tier includedNo account, no credit cardPro is a one-time $29
Bytes uploaded to a server
counted in the app, not on this page
Popular jobs
Start with the job you came to do.
The file chores people search for every day — compress, convert, merge — run here as local tools, not upload forms.
PDF ↔ Word
Turn any PDF into an editable Word doc.
Layout-preserving DOCX conversion that runs entirely on your machine — including scanned PDFs via built-in OCR, whole folders in one batch, and Word back to PDF when you are done.
Compress PDF
Shrink heavy reports until they email cleanly.
Merge PDF
Combine contracts and chapters into one file.
HEIC to JPG
Make iPhone photos open anywhere.
WebP to PNG
Turn web images into files any app accepts.
MP4 to MP3
Pull the audio track out of any video.
Video to GIF
Loop a clip for docs, chats, and posts.
Compress video
Cut file size before you share or archive.
Resize image
Hit exact pixel sizes for web and social.
QR code generator
Create codes for links, Wi-Fi, and vCards.
New in v1.9
Ask your coding assistant. It runs the tools here.
AI Access hands 64 of 1FileTool's operations to Claude Code, Codex or Gemini over MCP. You describe the job in plain language; the assistant sends the instruction and the work happens on your machine. Search the app for “AI”, “MCP” or “assistant” and it opens the setup screen.
you
use 1filetool mcp to compress these images for the web
assistant → 1FileTool
compress_images(quality: web, keep_originals: true)
what travelled
the instruction. not the files.
64 operations exposed
Compression, conversion, PDF work, metadata and archive tools, all callable by name.
The free counter stays honest
The sidebar meter updates the moment an AI-driven job finishes, whether you pressed Run or your assistant did.
Works with what you already use
Claude Code, Codex and Gemini connect over standard MCP — no separate account for 1FileTool.
On-device AI
The AI tools run here too. No key, no upload, no per-use bill.
Everything in the AI Tools category works after a one-time model download you can inspect, cancel, or delete later. Nothing is sent to a model provider.
Background removal
Cut out subjects from single images or whole batches using the 1024px IS-Net model, with confidence-based edges that keep existing transparency.
Read aloud & audiobooks
Turn a document or text file into natural speech as an MP3, or convert a full PDF or Markdown file into a chaptered audiobook.
Voice cleanup
Clean up recordings without sending them anywhere, then use Silence Cut to drop the dead air from lectures, podcasts and screen recordings.
PII detection & true redaction
Scan a PDF for emails, phone numbers, SSNs and card numbers, then permanently remove them — not cover them with a black box you can copy under.
Visual Duplicates finds the near-misses
Not just byte-identical copies — the six almost-identical frames of the same shot. 1FileTool groups them, keeps the largest and sharpest version, and sends the rest to the bin for you to confirm.
Compression quality
Smaller files that still look like the original.
Drag the handle to compare real files. These are runs from the app's own history, with the sizes read straight off disk. Nothing here is re-encoded by this page, and every original and output can be downloaded to check.
Image
A megabyte of screenshot, down to a fifth
A 2738 x 1526 UI capture compressed with Compress Image. Same pixel dimensions in and out — only the encoding changed.
Open either file — exactly as the app wrote it:
Image
Half the size on an already-small file
A 2742 x 1300 panel that was already under 350 KB. There is usually still room, and if there is not, the original is kept instead.
Open either file — exactly as the app wrote it:
A 118-page illustrated ebook, 31.6 MB down to 2.2 MB
All 118 pages still there, still letter size, and the text is still selectable and searchable — the same characters come out of both files. The cover shown here is rendered from the compressed PDF, not the original.
Open either file — exactly as the app wrote it:
Video
A screen recording, 17.9 MB down to 1.0 MB
Same 1748 x 1080 frame, same 60 fps, same 5.8 seconds — the bitrate dropped from 26 Mbps to 1.5 Mbps. The clip playing here is the compressed one.
Open either file — exactly as the app wrote it:
Across all four files
off the originals. How far a given file goes depends on what is inside it — flat interface colour compresses harder than photographic detail, and long video hardest of all. Every run shows the exact before and after, and a file that came out larger is flagged rather than hidden in the total.
The library
One app for the file work that keeps coming back.
Tools are grouped by the job they do, not by which vendor you have an account with. Filter the list as you type, and every tool page tells you where your daily free count stands.
Edit and ship documents without handing them to a web app.
Image
Web images, photo folders, and private scans, done locally.
Text
Copy, hashes, encoding, and comparisons in one place.
Video
Shrink large files and change formats from your desktop.
File
Archives, spreadsheets, names, and everyday file chores.
Audio
Recordings, voice notes, samples, and batches, offline.
Design
Small production assets without opening another app.
Privacy
Strip metadata and destroy sensitive files for good.
Power
Line-by-line text surgery for lists, logs, and exports.
Inside the app
A desktop app, not a web upload form.
Real screens for batch processing, visual PDF edits, folder automation and reusable workflow chains. Every processed file shows its size before and after, and a file that grew is flagged in amber instead of hiding in the batch total.
On-device background removal
The cutout model downloads once, with its size shown up front. After that, batches run fully offline.
AI Tools
Read aloud, audiobooks and voice cleanup — nothing uploaded.
Workflow Recipes
Repeatable multi-step chains across every file type.
Pick up where you left off
Home surfaces your last runs and recent outputs.
Background tasks
Long jobs move to the corner so you can keep working.
History
Every run, what it produced, and what it saved.
Automation
Run it once, or hand it to a folder.
Use 1FileTool as a quick one-off utility, or attach tools and recipes to watched folders and stop thinking about the job entirely.
Workflow recipes
Chain image, PDF, video, audio, privacy, rename and ZIP steps into one saved recipe, then run it whenever the same job comes back.
Smart Folders
Watched folders that read what is inside a file. Match on name, type or text content, rename the matches, and route them where they belong.
Background tasks
Long jobs move to a status bar in the corner, so several operations can run at once while you keep using the rest of the app.
Versus cloud tools
The difference is where your files go.
It is not a longer feature list. It is what leaves your machine, and what you keep paying.
Bytes uploaded to a server
counted in the app, not on this page
Comparisons
Weighing it against something else?
Every comparison names what the other tool does better. Several of these competitors are free, local, or both — the pages say so.
Pricing
Start free. Pay once when the limit gets in the way.
Every download includes every tool. Pro removes the daily limit with a one-time license, and you keep the version you paid for whether or not you ever renew.
1 Device
Unlimited processing on one machine.
7-day money-back guarantee
- All 265+ tools included
- Unlimited files per day
- On-device AI, full length
- 1 device activation
- Keep your licensed version forever
- Renew updates only when you want to
3 Devices
Most popularThe practical license for a laptop and a workstation.
Save $28 vs three single licenses
Get 3 Devices7-day money-back guarantee
- All 265+ tools included
- Unlimited files per day
- On-device AI, full length
- 3 device activations
- Keep your licensed version forever
- Renew updates only when you want to
5 Devices
For teams, labs, and multi-machine setups.
Save $56 vs five single licenses
Get 5 Devices7-day money-back guarantee
- All 265+ tools included
- Unlimited files per day
- On-device AI, full length
- 5 device activations
- Keep your licensed version forever
- Renew updates only when you want to
All prices are one-time payments with a 7-day money-back guarantee. Not ready? The free tier never expires — every tool, 8 files a day.
FAQ
Questions before you install.
Privacy, platform support, pricing, refunds, and how updates work.
Is 1FileTool really offline?
Yes. Once installed, tools process files on your computer. The app does not upload files to a server to run PDF, image, video, audio, text, design, privacy or AI tools. The sidebar shows the running total of bytes sent to a server, and it stays at zero.
How does an AI assistant use it without seeing my files?
AI Access exposes 64 operations over MCP. Your assistant sends an instruction — compress these images, split this PDF — and 1FileTool carries it out on your machine. The instruction travels; the file does not.
Does the AI run locally too?
Yes. Background removal, read aloud, audiobook conversion, voice cleanup and PII detection all run on your device after a one-time model download. You can see the download size up front, cancel it, or delete the model later to reclaim the storage.
What file formats are supported?
1FileTool supports 100+ file formats including PDF, DOCX, JPG, PNG, WebP, SVG, GIF, MP4, MOV, AVI, MKV, MP3, WAV, FLAC, AAC, ZIP, RAR, 7Z, CSV, XLSX, JSON, XML, HTML, and Markdown.
Can I use it for free?
Yes. The free tier includes every tool and lets you process up to 8 files per day, with a counter in the sidebar so you always know where you stand. No account, no credit card.
How is this different from Smallpdf, Adobe Acrobat, or iLovePDF?
Cloud tools need an upload before they can start. 1FileTool runs locally, so private documents, client media and internal archives stay on your machine. You also pay once instead of every month.
Can I use it on multiple computers?
Choose the Pro license that matches your setup: 1, 3, or 5 device activations. Each license removes the daily processing limit.
What if Pro turns out not to be a fit?
Every Pro purchase includes a 7-day money-back guarantee. Reply to your purchase email within 7 days for a full refund.
How do updates work?
New versions download in the background while you keep working, and you choose when to install. When your included update period ends you keep using your version forever, and renew only if you want the features that come next.