---
title: "Sheaf – Compress, Merge & Sign PDFs on Mac, Offline"
description: "Compress, merge, sign, redact and convert PDFs on your Mac in a second. 100% local: no uploads, no account, no subscription. Free 7-day trial."
url: https://sheafai.app/
---

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.

 [Download for Mac](https://apps.apple.com/app/id6830258390) [See what it does ](#actions)

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

**Finder**FileEditViewGoWindow Thu 9:41

Reports

- Favorites
- Desktop
- Documents
- Downloads
- Locations
- Macintosh HD

**3**

Pause to see actions

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.

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**Compress**3 PDFs · 77.8 MB

Saved next to the originals

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Site photos.pdf**41.2**

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Contract scan.pdf**28.4**

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Quarterly review.pdf**8.2**

Total

**77.8** MB

−88%

Text stays sharp and selectable.

**Merge**4 files → Client pack.pdf

22 pages · 4 bookmarks

Bookmarks
1. Letter1
2. Contract3
3. Site photos9
4. Quarterly review17

**Sign**Client letter.pdf · 2 pages

Signed on page 1

Place on
- First page
- Last page
- Every page
- Pages I choose
 Pages

**Redact**Client letter.pdf

8 items removed for good

- Emails **2**
- Phones **2**
- ID numbers **1**
- Addresses **1**
- Bank accounts **2**

**Convert**5 files

5 PDFs ready

- **DOCX**Report.docx
- **MD**Notes.md
- **HTML**Article.html
- **RTF**Minutes.rtf
- **HEIC**IMG_2041.heic

- **PDF**Report.pdf
- **PDF**Notes.pdf
- **PDF**Article.pdf
- **PDF**Minutes.pdf
- **PDF**IMG_2041.pdf

And back againJPEGPNGHEICTextWord

## 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 pages**19 done**

Password added. Only people you tell can open it.

 **Split**Into email-sized parts · 3 of 4

**Shortcuts**2/3
 Compress PDFMerge PDFsMake Searchable

## Made for Macsaround the world.

Sheaf speaks English, German, French, Spanish and Japanese. Its App Store page is in 16 languages.

**Ways in**Wherever your files are

- **Drag from Finder**Any window, any screen
- **Mail attachments**Straight from the message
- **Photos**Drag photos out, get a PDF
- **Menu bar**Choose files, see recent results
- **⌃⌥S in Finder**Acts 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 site**Ready

 **0 s**

**Sheaf**Ready

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.

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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.

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

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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.

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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.

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

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

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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.

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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.

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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.

[All questions ](https://sheafai.app/support)

## Your PDFs, donein a second.

Everything free for 7 days. Then keep it with one purchase, launch price until December 31.
 [Download for Mac](https://apps.apple.com/app/id6830258390)

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