PDFify

Name: PDFify
Author: PDFify

Free plan Mac

What PDFify is

PDFify is a macOS desktop app for assembling pages from different sources into a PDF and making the result searchable with OCR. It accepts files, clipboard contents, screenshots, emails, webpages, scans, and pages from an iPhone or iPad. OCR is available through Apple Vision or Tesseract, which its help page says supports more than 100 languages. PDFs can be saved as PDF/A, prepared for faster web display through linearization, or compressed with configurable settings. Finder Quick Actions can process batches to create searchable PDFs, convert files to PDF/A, or squeeze PDFs; batch processing requires macOS 11 or later. On macOS 13 or later, App Shortcuts make OCR, compression, PDF/A conversion, and text export available through Shortcuts, Spotlight, and Siri. PDFify says document work happens locally and contents are not sent to a server. Its privacy policy says crash data is sent only with explicit consent, except for anonymous session tracking in beta or preview versions. The homepage lists macOS 10.13.6 or later as the minimum requirement.

Who it suits

PDFify suits Mac users who need to collect pages from varied sources, create searchable PDFs, or convert and compress documents. It may also fit users who want to automate recurring PDF tasks through Finder Quick Actions or, on newer macOS versions, App Shortcuts.

What it does well

Imports files, clipboard contents, screenshots, emails, webpages, scans, and iOS device pages.
Offers Apple Vision and Tesseract OCR; Tesseract supports more than 100 languages.
Saves PDFs as PDF/A, linearizes them, and compresses them with configurable settings.
Provides Finder batch actions from macOS 11 and App Shortcuts from macOS 13.
Document operations run locally, and contents are not sent to a server.

What to know first

The free Basic plan adds a watermark to finished PDFs.
Squeezing is limited to PDFs; images can be used for searchable PDF creation and PDF/A conversion.
The listed annual subscription price is not provided.

Limits

The free Basic plan adds a watermark to finished PDFs. Squeezing works only on PDFs, while searchable PDF creation and PDF/A conversion can also be applied to images.

Plans

Plan	Billed and limits	Price
Monthly Subscription	—	On request
Yearly Subscription	—	On request
Basic	basic version; finished PDFs have a watermark	Free
Annual subscription	annually · all app functions; removes the watermark	On request
Lifetime license	all app functions; removes the watermark	On request

As pdfify.app lists them, read 22 Sept 2026. The maker's own page has the final word.

Getting started

Open the PDFify website.
Use a Mac running macOS 10.13.6 or later.
Choose the free Basic plan or the annual subscription, which removes the watermark and includes all app functions.
Import files, clipboard content, screenshots, emails, webpages, scans, or pages from an iPhone or iPad.
Use OCR or PDF tools as needed; on macOS 11 or later, Finder Quick Actions support batch processing.

Verdict

Choose PDFify if you want a Mac app that combines material from multiple sources and can apply OCR, PDF/A conversion, or compression.

Questions

Is PDFify free?

Yes. The Basic plan is free, and finished PDFs have a watermark.

Which platforms does PDFify support?

It is a macOS desktop app, and the homepage lists macOS 10.13.6 or later as the requirement.

What OCR options does it offer?

PDFify offers Apple Vision or Tesseract OCR. Its help page says Tesseract supports more than 100 languages.

Does PDFify send document contents to a server?

The help page says document operations happen locally and contents are not sent to a server. Crash data is sent only with explicit consent, except for anonymous session tracking in beta or preview versions.

Facts from PDFify's own pages

Automation: As of macOS 13, App Shortcuts expose actions through Shortcuts, Spotlight, and Siri, including OCR, compression, PDF/A conversion, and text export. · pdfify.app, 9 Oct 2026
Batch processing: Finder Quick Actions can batch create searchable PDFs, convert files to PDF/A, or squeeze PDFs; batch processing is available as of macOS 11. · pdfify.app, 9 Oct 2026
Compatibility: The homepage lists macOS 10.13.6 or later as a requirement. · pdfify.app, 9 Oct 2026
Document sources: It can import files, clipboard contents, screenshots, emails, webpages, scans, and pages from an iPhone or iPad. · pdfify.app, 9 Oct 2026
Free plan: Yes · pdfify.app, 22 Sept 2026
Headquarters: Mülheim an der Ruhr, Germany · pdfify.app, 28 Sept 2026
Supported inputs: both · pdfify.app, 22 Sept 2026
Integrations: The help page describes importing scans through Continuity Camera and using document scanners such as ScanSnap. · pdfify.app, 9 Oct 2026
Limit: The help page says squeezing applies only to PDFs, while searchable PDF creation and PDF/A conversion can also apply to images. · pdfify.app, 9 Oct 2026
Local processing: The help page says document operations happen locally and document contents are not sent to a server. · pdfify.app, 9 Oct 2026
Maker: The imprint names Dirk Holtwick and gives an address in Mülheim an der Ruhr, Germany. · pdfify.app, 9 Oct 2026
OCR: It offers Apple Vision or Tesseract OCR, and the help page says Tesseract supports more than 100 languages. · pdfify.app, 9 Oct 2026
PDF tools: It can save PDFs as PDF/A, linearize them for faster web display, and compress them using configurable settings. · pdfify.app, 9 Oct 2026
Primary platform: desktop · pdfify.app, 22 Sept 2026
Privacy details: The privacy policy says crash data is sent only with explicit consent, except anonymous session tracking in beta or preview versions. · pdfify.app, 9 Oct 2026
Purpose: PDFify combines pages from different sources into one PDF and can apply text recognition. · pdfify.app, 9 Oct 2026
Searchable PDF: Yes · pdfify.app, 22 Sept 2026
Support: The maker recommends the in-app support tool, which provides app-version context, and also lists [email protected]. · pdfify.app, 9 Oct 2026