Works offlineNothing leaves your Mac

Stop googling “compress PDF”, “merge PDF”, “sign PDF” and the rest.

Drag a PDF and pause. It’s done in a second, right on your Mac. No internet needed.

Free 7-day trial · No account · macOS 14 or later

  1. 1
    Drag

    Pick up any PDF, from Finder, Mail or your desktop.

  2. 2
    Pause

    Slow down for a beat. The actions open around it.

  3. 3
    Drop

    Let go on one. 77.8 MB becomes 9.6 MB, right there.

0.6 s42.7 MB → 3.3 MB
100%on your Mac
7 daysfree, unlimited
175countries
1purchase, forever
0accounts needed

Choose what happensto your PDF.

Drop files on Sheaf, pick an action, and the result appears beside the original.

Signatures. OCR.Passwords. And more.

Split, straighten, protect, make searchable and automate, in the same circle.

Saturday– Sign the lease– Shrink the scans– Send to Ann
Watched– Downloads– Scans– Invoices
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Your files never leave your Mac.

Make searchable
28 scanned pages19 done

Password added. Only people you tell can open it.

SplitInto email-sized parts · 3 of 4
Shortcuts2/3
Compress PDFMerge PDFsMake Searchable
Ways inWherever your files are
  • Drag from FinderAny window, any screen
  • Mail attachmentsStraight from the message
  • PhotosDrag photos out, get a PDF
  • Menu barChoose files, see recent results
  • ⌃⌥S in FinderActs on the files you selected

Your Finder, one shortcut away.

Select files and press ⌃⌥S, or drag from Mail and Photos. Sheaf works with the apps you already use.

Why people leaveonline PDF sites.

The same 42.7 MB contract, compressed two ways.

Online PDF siteReady
0 s
SheafReady
Done in 0.6 s
0 s

Upload time for 42.7 MB at 10 Mbps, a common home upload speed. Both lanes are sped up 8×.

Online PDF sitesSheaf
  • Where your file goesUploaded to a company’s serverStays on your Mac
  • Big filesOften capped or behind a paywallNo size limit
  • No internetDoesn’t workWorks the same
  • AccountOften needed after a few filesNever
  • PriceOften a monthly subscriptionPay once, share with family
  • Ads and trackingCommon on free sitesNone

Questions, answered.

A Mac app that puts PDF tools right where you drag. Start dragging a PDF, pause, and a circle of actions opens around your cursor: compress, merge, split, sign, redact, convert, make searchable and more.

No. Everything runs on your Mac, even offline. Sheaf has no account and no server that sees your files.

Download Sheaf free and start the 7-day trial to use everything, unlimited, without paying. After the trial you keep 3 free actions a day.

One purchase, no subscription. The launch price is $14.99 (US) until December 31, then $24.99. Prices vary by country. Family Sharing is included.

PDFs, Word, RTF, text, Markdown and web pages, plus images such as HEIC, PNG, WebP and JPEG.

Yes. Every result can be undone, and your original files are never changed.

Yes. Drag the statement and choose Excel. Every row is checked against the running balance and any row that doesn’t add up is highlighted. Scanned and password-protected statements work too.

Yes. It adds Bates numbering, real redaction, metadata removal and court-ready PDFs for legal work, and statements to Excel, unlocking client PDFs and certified true copies for accounting and finance teams.

Yes. Certification wording, ID numbers and upload sizes follow your Mac’s region, with built-in conventions for the US, UK, India, Australia, Canada, New Zealand, Singapore, South Africa and the UAE.

Your PDFs, donein a second.

Everything free for 7 days. Then keep it with one purchase, launch price until December 31.

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macOS 14 or later · No account · Nothing leaves your Mac