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Fewer PDF chores, more teaching.

Building a handout pack, emailing a newsletter that’s too big, sharing a student example without the name. Each takes one drag.

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In short: Teachers use Sheaf to merge worksheets into packs, add page numbers, make old scanned handouts searchable, redact student names before sharing examples, and compress files for parent email. Student information never leaves the Mac.Updated 13 November 2026

Sheaf's action circle open around a dragged PDF — **Handout pack ready**6 worksheets · 22 pages · numbered

Stays on your MacNo upload, works offline

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Originals untouchedEvery result is a new file

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What it does for you

The PDF jobs teachers actually have.

Handout packs

Worksheets into one PDF, in order, with bookmarks.

Numbered pages

“Page 1 of 22” so the class finds the right page.

Share work anonymously

Redact names before showing a student example.

Revive old scans

Make photocopied handouts searchable and copyable.

Email to parents

Newsletters under the attachment limit.

Mark drafts and answers

Watermark answer keys or drafts.

A typical week

From pile of files to done.

Plan
Drag this week’s worksheets together, choose Organize, put them in order and save one pack.
Prepare
Number the pages and watermark the answer key “Teacher copy”.
Share
Compress the newsletter, redact names from the example essay, and send.

Student privacy

Schools have good reasons to be careful with student work and names. Sheaf never uploads files, has no account and collects no data, so using it doesn’t add another service that holds student information.

Price

Free for 7 days with everything. Then 3 actions a day stay free, or unlock everything with one purchase, no subscription. Schools can buy Sheaf for Business through Apple School Manager; see IT & deployment.

Questions

Is Sheaf safe for student data?

Files never leave the Mac. Sheaf has no servers, no account and collects no data.

Can our school deploy it?

Yes. Sheaf for Business is available through Apple School Manager and works with any MDM.

How do I combine worksheets into one PDF on a Mac?

Select them in Finder, drag, pause and choose Merge, or Organize to set the order first.

Keep going

For students

Assignments, scans and forms.

Merge PDFs

PDFs and images into one file, with bookmarks.

Redact PDF

Removes the text, not just covers it.

Add page numbers

“Page 1 of 9”, headers, footers, Bates.

OCR a scanned PDF

Make scans searchable and copyable.

PDF too big to email?

Get under 25 MB, or split into parts.

Your next PDF takes one second.

Drag it, pause, let go. Free for 7 days, then yours with one purchase. Family Sharing included.