1FILETOOL 1.13 · MAC · WINDOWS · LINUX

New in 1.13 — Media Player for photos and videos

You have a file. You need it to be something else.

298 tools in one desktop app. Nothing you drop in leaves your computer.

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  • 157,679 downloads
  • Free for 8 files a day
  • No account
  • Pro is $29, once

NO. 02 · THE RECEIPT

Here is the whole trip of one file.

1FileTool · on your computer

Your folder1FileToolCompress · PDF Toolsebook.pdf33.1 MB−93%ebook.pdf2.3 MBebook.pdf33.1 MBDONE ONTHIS COMPUTER

Uploaded to a server0 B

  1. Drop it on the bench
  2. The tool runs here
  3. Uploaded to a server: 0 B

An online converter

Their serverYour folderDownloadebook.pdf33.1 MBebook.pdfebook.pdf33.1 MB

Uploaded to a server33.1 MB

  1. Your file leaves your computer
  2. Sits on a server you don’t own
  3. Comes back as a download
All 298 tools run here. Nothing is uploaded.Goes online only for: license · updates · model downloads · usage counts (opt-out)

NO. 03 · ALREADY ON THE BENCH

Leave it open. It's quicker than finding the right website.

NEW IN 1.13

Double-click the photo. Or the AVI.

View photos and play videos — HEIC, TIFF, AVI, MKV and WMV — without leaving the app.

  • Arrow keys and a filmstrip to move through a folder
  • Zoom to the pixel, fit or actual size, rotate, transparency on a checkerboard
  • Step one frame at a time, 0.25× to 2×, loop, picture in picture
  • Press S to save the frame as a full-resolution PNG
  • AVI, WMV and MPEG-TS play from a temporary copy that is deleted when you quit; your file is never changed
Illustration of 1FileTool Media Player showing a HEIC photo of a workbench zoomed to 200%, with a filmstrip of six files below
Illustration of Media Player, 1.13.0

RECIPES + FOLDER MONITOR

Hand the repeat jobs to a folder.

Chain steps into a recipe and start it by hand, from a folder, or on a timer.

  • Compress Image
  • Convert Image
  • Compress PDF
  • Compress Video
  • Strip Metadata
  • Rename by Pattern
  • Office to Markdown
  • Split for Context
  • Create ZIP
1FileTool Workflow Recipes with a three-step Privacy Upload Pack: Compress Image, Add Prefix and Create ZIP, and the Manual, Folder and Timer start options

NO. 04 · FOR YOUR CODING AGENT

Your agent gets 76 file operations over MCP.

Turn on AI access, press Connect, and Claude Code, Codex CLI and Gemini CLI get every file tool on this machine.

WORK ORDER

  1. YOUuse 1filetool mcp to compress these images
  2. AGENTfiletool_run operation: image_compress 4 files
  3. 1FILETOOLruns it on this computer, writes the results to your output folder, reports back

Fits these clients

  • Claude Code
  • Codex CLI
  • Gemini CLI

Connect writes the config

  • Any MCP client

paste the config

13
MCP tools. Most work goes through filetool_run, with 76 operations your agent can list with filetool_list_operations.
127.0.0.1
The only address AI Access listens on. As the app puts it: “Nothing is exposed to the network.”
0
windows to open. With Start when your assistant needs it on, a request opens 1FileTool in the background with only its menu bar or system tray icon showing.
8
files a day on the free plan, same as by hand. Auto-Redact PII and folder watching are Pro; the on-device AI operations run as previews.

Or talk to your files inside the app.

AI Chat runs Claude Code, Grok, Codex, Gemini, Antigravity, OpenCode, Hermes Agent, Cline, Amp, Qwen and Aider from your computer, and every file an agent touches becomes a card you can open.

1FileTool Settings, AI Access, Your AI tools: coding agents detected on this Mac, including Claude Code, Grok, Codex, Gemini, Antigravity, OpenCode and Hermes Agent

NO. 05 · FILES INTO A PROMPT

Office to Markdown. A folder into one file. Tokens counted before you paste.

  1. Convert to Markdown

    Office files, PDF, EPUB, HTML and data files become clean Markdown a model reads well — no Office install needed.

  2. Token Counter

    Real token counts, and which context windows from 8K to 1M the file fits.

  3. Pack Folder for AI

    One bundle: the file tree, every file with its token count, secrets redacted, .gitignore respected.

Copy the result, or send it to AI Chat with Ask an agent. Your agent can call all three over MCP too.

Illustration of Pack Folder for AI: 96 files bundled into 118,402 tokens with two secrets redacted and the biggest files listed
Illustration of Pack Folder for AI, 1.11.1
Illustration of Token Counter showing 41,382 tokens for a Word file and which context windows it fits
Illustration of Token Counter, 1.11.1

NO. 07 · PRICE LIST

Pay once, when 8 files a day gets in the way.

Free and Pro, side by side
What you getFreePro
Files per day8Unlimited
Every tool, batch processing, background tasks and recipesYesYes
Offline processingYesYes
On-device AI (speech, voice cleanup, background removal)PreviewFull length
Smart Folder automation rulesBuild & previewLive
Auto-Redact PII, bulk duplicate movesNot includedYes
Updates and new featuresNot included12 months included

$29

one device

Get 1 device

$59

three devices

Get 3 devices

$89

five devices

Get 5 devices

One-time payment, no subscription. Keep the version you paid for. 7-day money-back guarantee. Also included in StoicSoft bundles: Complete, The Local Stack and The Studio Stack.

Full pricing

NO. 08 · QUESTIONS

Before you install.

Does 1FileTool upload my files?

No. The tools run on your computer, and the Home screen keeps count: Uploaded to a server, 0 B. The app goes online only to check a Pro license, look for updates, download an AI model, voice or OCR data when you ask, and send anonymous usage counts if you allow them: app version, OS and tool usage counts, never file names, paths or content.

What can I do for free?

Every tool, up to 8 files a day, with no account and no card. On-device AI runs as a preview (600 characters of speech, 60 seconds of audio, 512 px background-removal exports), Smart Folder rules can be built and previewed, and Auto-Redact PII and bulk duplicate moves need Pro.

What does Pro cost?

$29 for one device, $59 for three, $89 for five. One payment, 12 months of updates, and you keep the version you have. Every purchase has a 7-day money-back guarantee, and a StoicSoft bundle key also activates Pro.

Which AI assistants can use it?

Connect in Settings → AI Access sets up Claude Code, Codex CLI and Gemini CLI for you, and any other MCP client takes a config you paste. Your assistant gets 76 operations through 13 MCP tools, and the server only listens on 127.0.0.1. AI Chat inside the app runs 11 coding-agent CLIs you already have installed.

Does the AI run on my computer?

The AI tools do: Read Aloud, Document to Audiobook, Voice Cleanup and Background Removal run on your device after a one-time model download you can see, cancel or delete. AI Chat and AI Access are different: they work with the coding agents you choose, which use their own providers.

Will it overwrite my originals?

Since 1.13.0 a conversion always writes a new file. Only an edit in the same format, such as compressing a JPG, can replace the original, and only while Replace source is on.

What’s new in 1.13?

Media Player for photos and videos, recipes on a timer that really run, conversions that never replace the original, and a Codex connection that works. The changelog has the full list.

Which systems does it run on?

macOS 13 Ventura or later on Apple Silicon and Intel (DMG or ZIP), 64-bit Windows (installer or portable EXE), and Linux (.deb or AppImage).

How is it different from PDF upload websites?

Those need your file on their server before they can start. 1FileTool does the work on your computer, keeps working offline, and costs one payment instead of a subscription.

Keep the next file job off the internet.

Every tool is in the free download. Upgrade once, when the daily limit starts getting in your way.

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No account, no credit card. Pro includes a 7-day money-back guarantee.