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5.2 DMG ZIP
- new A completely redesigned scanner dialog on macOS 14 and later: choose source, color mode, resolution, and duplex, run a preview, and set the scan area - drag in the preview, type exact measurements in millimeters or inches, or pick a preset such as DIN A4 or US Letter (remembered per scanner). A compact view gets you scanning in seconds; a detailed view shows the preview and all settings side by side. Older systems keep the classic macOS scan interface.
- new Decide where each scan goes with a single checkbox: leave it off for a fresh document every time, or turn it on to add pages to the document you are already working on.
- new Two new compression presets, Grayscale and Black & White, shrink scanned documents even further - ideal for pure text scans, where files often end up a fraction of their previous size.
- new Automate PDFify with App Shortcuts: compress a PDF, make it searchable with OCR, convert it to PDF/A, read out its text, or export the text as JSON - straight from Spotlight, the Shortcuts app, or Siri, without opening the app.
- new See at a glance whether the open document is PDF/A right in the status bar (for example "PDF/A-1b").
- new Fit imported images into more page sizes: A3, A5, US Legal, and Tabloid in addition to A4 and US Letter.
- new Compression never enlarges a document: if a preset cannot make a file smaller, PDFify simply keeps the original. A new per-preset "Guard" option in Settings (on by default) lets you switch this safeguard off for a preset when you want it applied unconditionally.
- new Join the beta program right from the General settings to keep receiving early versions even after installing a regular release - and leave again anytime by turning the option off. (Not available in the App Store version.)
- upd Smoother scanning throughout: your scanner is selected automatically when only one is connected, live status shows the page count and lamp warm-up, and there is a helpful hint for Fujitsu ScanSnap users.
- upd Faster, smaller compression: Black & White pages are now stored as true black-and-white images for dramatically smaller files, and applying a compression no longer takes an extra pass just to measure the result.
- upd The support form now lets you capture and attach a screenshot with a single click, always attaches the log files, and offers a button to re-attach them.
- fix More reliable connections to network and Wi-Fi scanners, with a clear explanation and a "Try Again" button when a scanner cannot be opened.
- fix Black & white and full-page scans now work on many more scanners, and the resolution you choose is always honored for crisp results.
- fix The built-in compression presets now shrink documents reliably while keeping text readable, and Grayscale and Black & White compression keep your document searchable and selectable.
- fix Compression no longer enlarges files - including OCR through the quick action and already small or well-compressed PDFs, in the app and through the Finder quick action and Shortcuts alike.
- fix Cancelling a scan now stops it right away instead of leaving the progress indicator spinning.
- fix Importing certain JPG photos from Apple Photos (such as cropped or HDR shots) no longer fails or produces a blank page.
- fix Text recognition with the alternative OCR engine no longer freezes partway through and now completes reliably.
5.1b7 DMG ZIP
- inf On the beta channel, the in-app help links now open the draft help pages so testers see the documentation for the unreleased version.
- new The Actions settings now have a "Shortcuts & Siri" section with a button that opens the Shortcuts app, where PDFify's actions are also available via Siri and Spotlight.
- fix The Compress quick action in Finder now works on plain image files (JPG, PNG, and others) again, instead of producing a blank white PDF.
- fix In the Actions settings, "Open Settings" now opens the correct extensions page in System Settings directly, instead of just the general overview, on recent macOS versions.
5.1b6 DMG ZIP
- new You can now join the beta program from the General settings. Once you take part, you keep receiving beta versions even after installing a regular release, and you can leave again anytime by turning the option off. (Not available in the App Store version.)
- new Each compression preset has a new "Guard" option in Settings. When it is on (the default), a compression that would make the file larger is skipped and the original kept, so compressing never enlarges a document. Turn it off for a preset if you want that compression applied unconditionally (for example Grayscale or Black & White).
- fix Compressing an already well-compressed PDF no longer enlarges it - in the app and through the Finder quick action and Shortcuts alike. If a compression cannot make the file smaller, the original is kept instead.
5.1b5 DMG ZIP
- fix PRO unlocking is verified through Apple's current StoreKit system on macOS 12 and later, making the check more reliable on recent macOS releases; older systems keep the previous method.
- new PRO users now see the current page's properties in the status bar at the bottom: its position in the document (such as "1/5"), its resolution, its size or recognized paper format (such as DIN A4 or US Letter, with a few millimeters of tolerance for scans), and whether it is color, grayscale, or black & white.
- upd The file size in the status bar now shows how much smaller the document is than its original size, for example "123 KB (-25%)" - only when there is an actual saving, such as after compressing.
- fix Compressing a scanned document now keeps its exact page size (for example DIN A4), no matter which resolution you pick. Previously the page could slightly change its dimensions depending on the selected DPI.
5.1b4 DMG ZIP
- new The feedback form has a new "Screenshot" button that lets you capture part of your screen and attach it to your message with a single click.
- upd When you scan while a document is open, scanned pages are added to that document by default instead of always starting a new one; you can still switch to a new document with the checkbox.
- new Two additional compression presets, Grayscale and Black & White, help shrink scanned documents further, ideal for pure scans.
- upd Black & White compression now stores pages as true black-and-white images, producing dramatically smaller files for text scans (often a fraction of the previous size).
- upd Applying a compression is faster now: the document is no longer recompressed a second time just to measure the resulting file size.
- fix The built-in compression presets (Strong, Medium, Low) now use more balanced resolution and quality settings, so compressing a document reliably makes it smaller while keeping the text readable. Custom presets you have set up yourself are left untouched.
- fix Compressing a document with the Grayscale or Black & White presets now keeps its searchable text: the recognized text is preserved as an invisible layer over the compressed image, so the result stays searchable and selectable. The same applies when one of these presets is your default compression for OCR.
- fix Cancelling a scan now stops it right away instead of leaving the progress indicator spinning.
- fix Black & white scans are much cleaner: the conversion now adapts to each scan instead of using a fixed brightness cutoff, so over- or under-exposed pages no longer come out mostly black or white.
- fix Black & white raster compression uses the same adaptive conversion, so faint or unevenly lit scans stay legible instead of turning mostly black or white.
- fix "Compress images only" at full quality (100) now leaves your images untouched. Previously every image was re-encoded even when nothing was downsampled, so a sharp scan saved at a high resolution came out slightly softer. At quality 100 the document is now saved without that extra pass; lower the quality below 100 when you want smaller files.
- fix The welcome placeholder in an empty document window is centered vertically again instead of sticking to the top.
- fix Text recognition with the alternative (Tesseract) OCR engine could freeze partway through instead of finishing; recognition now completes reliably.
5.1b2 DMG ZIP
- new PDFify now offers App Shortcuts for automation: compress a PDF, make it searchable with OCR, convert it to PDF/A, get its text, or export its text data as JSON - straight from Spotlight, the Shortcuts app, or by asking Siri, without opening the app first.
- new PDFify now shows whether the open document is PDF/A right in the status line at the bottom (for example "PDF/A-1b"), so you no longer need another tool just to check the format.
- new A new "Get PDF/A Status" App Shortcut reports a PDF's PDF/A level (or nothing when it is not PDF/A), so you can check or sort whole folders of files in a Shortcuts automation.
- new More page sizes to fit imported images into: in addition to A4 and US Letter you can now pick A3, A5, US Legal, or Tabloid as the maximum import page size in the settings.
- fix The "Author" and "Content Creator" fields PDFify writes are now consistent: quick actions and App Shortcuts write the same "PDFify.app" plus version that saving from the app already does, so automation can rely on a single value.
5.1b1 DMG ZIP
- new Redesigned scanner dialog on macOS 14 and later: pick source, color mode, resolution, and duplex right in the window, run a preview, and drag to select the scan area. A compact view gets you scanning fast; a detailed view shows the preview and all settings side by side. Older systems keep the classic macOS scan interface.
- new Choose where each scan goes with a single checkbox: keep it off for a new document every time, or turn it on to append to the document you are working on.
- new Set the scan area exactly: drag in the preview, enter precise measurements in millimeters or inches, or pick a preset like DIN A4 or US Letter - remembered per scanner.
- upd Smoother scanning: your scanner is selected automatically when only one is connected, live status shows page count and lamp warm-up, and there is a hint for Fujitsu ScanSnap users.
- upd The support form now always attaches the log files and offers a button to re-attach them.
- fix More reliable connections to network and Wi-Fi scanners, with a clear explanation and a "Try Again" button when a scanner cannot be opened.
- fix Black & white and full-page scans now work on many more scanners, and your selected resolution is always honored for crisp results.
- fix OCR through the quick action no longer makes files noticeably larger; documents stay close to their original size.
5.0 DMG ZIP
- new Support for the latest Tesseract 5 OCR engine, optimized for Apple Silicon - faster, more accurate, more reliable.
- new Apple Vision OCR now detects the document language automatically.
- new Redesigned compression with four clear modes: optionally compress only embedded images and keep real text sharp and searchable - or rasterize entire pages in color, grayscale, or black & white for maximum size reduction.
- new Full French localization of the entire app.
5.0b12 DMG ZIP
- upd Help and website links now open the English pages by default and the localized variant (e.g. German
/de/)
5.0b11 DMG ZIP
- new Apple Vision OCR can now detect the document language automatically.
- upd Tesseract OCR now passes an accurate source resolution hint to the recognizer.
- fix Printing a PDF through Finder, Services, or AppleScript no longer crashes PDFify.
- fix Text selection in the PDF view no longer drifts the document upward while dragging downward.
- fix Sidebar thumbnails no longer flicker.
5.0b10 DMG ZIP
- fix Text selection in the PDF view no longer drifts the document upward while dragging downward on page two and beyond in continuous layouts at a non-fit zoom. A private PDFKit flag that disabled the built-in pan was interfering with auto-scroll during selection; removing it restores natural selection-drag scrolling. The I-beam cursor over pages is unaffected.
5.0b8 DMG ZIP
- upd Update mechanism.
- fix
pdfify://supportURL scheme opens the support form again. Query itemsbody,threadId,attachLogs, andattachPrefsare forwarded to the form (threadIdrequires backend support). - fix "Support & Feedback" and "Try also Receipts Space App" menu entries now show their German translation. Both keys had drifted from the storyboard wording so the lookup silently failed.
- upd Cleaned up the German and English Localizable.strings files: removed dead keys, added missing German translations, and grouped entries by section.
5.0b7 DMG ZIP
- upd Significantly smaller app download: removed unused legacy Tesseract data and switched the bundled English language model to the slim LSTM-only variant. Saves around 33 MB.
- fix AppStore purchase dialog: subscription and lifetime buttons now show their price label correctly in white on the accent-colored background instead of black-on-red.
5.0b6 DMG ZIP
- new Crash and error reporting via Sentry can now be disabled completely via the
AppSentryDisableduser default (defaults write <bundle id> AppSentryDisabled -bool YES). - fix Scanner dialog recovers reliably after transient errors. Previously the scanner could get stuck after a failed scan.
5.0b5 DMG ZIP
- fix PRO badge on "Plain Text…" and "JSON…" entries in the Export menu is now reliably hidden after purchase.
5.0b4 DMG ZIP
- new Redesigned squeeze modes: one clear choice per preset - "Compress Images Only" (default, keeps real text) or "Rasterize" in color, grayscale, or 1-bit black & white.
- upd Support form now pre-fills your email address from your license, so you have less to type when contacting support.
- fix Scanned pages could appear black when the scanner delivered a grayscale or non-sRGB image and DPI downscaling kicked in. The rescaling pipeline now re-encodes incompatible color spaces into sRGB instead of silently falling back to an empty drawing handler.
- fix Scanned pages are no longer silently dropped when no document is open - a new document is created and the scan is imported reliably.
5.0b3 DMG ZIP
- new Compression in "Mixed" mode now guarantees that every page with real text stays sharp and searchable — such pages are never converted to an image. Pages without any text layer can still be rasterized for an additional size gain, since nothing is lost.
- new New "Type" option per squeeze preset — "Mixed" (default) preserves real text per page, "Scan" tests both approaches and picks whichever produces the smallest file.
- upd Tuned compression presets to match or beat dedicated third-party tools on image-heavy documents. On a typical 3.9 MB image-heavy sample, Strong now produces a 173 KB file with all real text preserved bit-for-bit.
- new Grayscale and black & white color options in squeeze presets to further reduce file size.
- fix Text cursor now always shows as I-beam over PDF pages.
- fix Thumbnail rendering glitches.
4.5b1 DMG ZIP
- new Lastest Tesseract 5.
- new Apple Vision OCR is now the default on Apple Silicon (M1+), leveraging the Neural Engine for faster and more accurate text recognition.
- upd Optimized OCR performance.
4.1 DMG ZIP
- new PDFify is now ready for macOS 26, sporting a fresh new icon.
- new PDF overlay, which allows you to adjust the zoom and representation of your document with a few clicks.
- upd Improved the import of emails.
- fix Scanner communication.
4.1b10 DMG ZIP
- new HUD for simple PDF view changes.
- upd OCR behaves better on existing text layers.
- fix Support dialog localization.
- fix Drag images from web browser.
4.1b8 DMG ZIP
- new New option to set background on and off for HTML import.
- upd Scanner dialog more reliable.
- upd Improved HTML and email import.
- fix Finder actions behave better.
4.1b7 DMG ZIP
- upd Changes to the icon
- upd Icons in main menu.
- new "Show in Finder" menu entry.
- fix Stability improvements.
4.0 DMG ZIP
New major release. Learn more in our post at pdfify.app/pdfify4
- new Saving PDF/A-2u
- new Conversion to PDF/A also as a quick action
- new Faster display on the web by linearized PDF
- new Standardized maximum page size
- fix Correct sorting when importing multiple files
3.9b4 DMG ZIP
- new Email import via dock icon
- new Preparations for PDF/A Finder Extension (incomplete)
- fix Crash reporting
3.9b3 DMG ZIP
- new Keep the right order on multiple page imports
- upd Overhaul settings layout and fix localization
3.9b1 DMG ZIP
- new Optional maximum page size on import; choose between ISO A4 and US Letter
- fix DPI changes on optimization
- fix Sability improvements and modernizations
3.7b2 DMG ZIP
- Fix Finder Actions
- More reliable execution on multiple files
- Image files are not overwritten with PDF any more, instead a new PDF file create no matter whatt the "overwrite" setting was
- Fix import from iPhone / iPad via Scanner dialog is now working
- More minor fixes and improvements
3.6 DMG ZIP
- New option to insert new pages on top of document
- Fix multiple file processing for Finder extension
- Fix Tesseract OCR issue for certain type of JPG images
- Fix loosing annotations on OCR and squeeze
- Ask users on first launch to move the app into Application folder
3.6b3 DMG ZIP
- New option to insert new pages on top of document
- Fix German titles for Finder extensions
3.6b1 DMG ZIP
- Fix Tesseract OCR issue for certain type of JPG images
- Fix loosing annotations on OCR and squeeze
- Ask users on first launch to move the app into Application folder
3.5 DMG ZIP
- Quick Actions option to replace original file
- Import HTML files
- Import all pages of TIFF files
- Improved scanner dialog (simple and advanced mode)
- Other minor improvements
3.5b6 DMG ZIP
- Better visibility for Quick Actions settings
- Allow direct replacement of Quick Action modified files
3.4 DMG ZIP
- Batch processing of multiple files at once via Finder Quick Actions
- "Create Searchable PDF"
- "Squeeze PDF"
- Improved text handling for Squeeze
- Many minor improvements
3.4b1 DMG ZIP
Introducing Finder extensions:
- "OCR" - create searchable PDF
- "Squeeze" - reduce file size
Fixing more smaller issues
3.3.5 DMG ZIP
Improving various areas of the app, like:
- Better white space handling for Apple Vision
- Better integration with direct scanning with iPhone (Continuity Camera)