1FileTool
Tutorials
Follow-along guides with downloadable sample files and real results.
ai-agents
Let Claude Code compress and convert your files (MCP)Give Claude Code or Gemini file tools over MCP — flip one switch in 1FileTool's AI Access settings, click Connect, and ask your assistant to compress or convert files.intermediate5 minFreePack a project folder into one file for ChatGPT or ClaudeTurn a codebase or document folder into one token-counted bundle for any AI chat, offline, with .gitignore respected, secrets redacted and Git diffs included.beginner4 minFreeConvert Word, Excel and PowerPoint to Markdown for AITurn .docx, .xlsx and .pptx files into clean Markdown offline, check the token count, and split long documents so they fit your AI model's context window.beginner4 minFreeChat with a folder of files using the AI you already haveAttach a folder in 1FileTool's AI Chat, ask Claude Code, Codex, Gemini or another installed agent to summarize or rename the files, and check every change it makes.intermediate6 minFree
automate
files
Batch rename files by date and number, offlineBatch rename hundreds of files with 1FileTool's Rename by Pattern — combine {date}, {name} and {index} tokens, run once, and every file lands in order. Works offline.beginner4 minFreeRemove author metadata from Word, Excel and PowerPointSee the author, company, revision count and edit time hidden in an Office file, strip them offline in a batch, and check the clean copy before you send it.beginner3 minFree
first-5-minutes
Set up 1FileTool and run your first jobInstall 1FileTool, protect your originals with one setting, and compress a sample PDF offline — a safe first job in about five minutes.beginner5 minFreeCompress PDFs offline — and know when it won't helpDrop a PDF on 1FileTool's Compress tool and shrink it offline. See real before-and-after sizes, and when a text-only PDF won't get any smaller.beginner4 minFree
pdfs
PDF to Word offline: pick the right toolConvert a PDF to DOCX without uploading it. Learn what PDF to Word actually produces, and when Scanned PDF to Word is the tool that earns its name.beginner4 minFreeFind and truly remove personal data from a PDFDetect emails, SSNs, card numbers and more inside a PDF, redact them so they can't be recovered by copying text, then verify the file is clean.intermediate6 minPro
photos
Convert iPhone HEIC photos to JPG in bulkTurn a folder of HEIC photos into JPGs offline with 1FileTool's Convert tool — real HEIC sample files included, correctly rotated, no upload.beginner4 minFreeRemove GPS and camera data before you share photosStrip EXIF metadata — GPS location, camera model, timestamps — from a batch of photos offline, then verify nothing is left before you share.beginner3 minFreeRemove backgrounds from product photos, offlineCut out a batch of product photos with 1FileTool's on-device model. One 170 MB download, then background removal runs fully offline — free at 512px.beginner6 minFree
video-audio
Turn a screen recording into a GIF for your docsConvert a short MP4 screen recording into an animated GIF with 1FileTool — drop the clip, set a width, and embed the result in a README. Runs offline.beginner3 minFreeCompress screen recordings offline on Mac and WindowsShrink a screen recording with 1FileTool's Compress tool — drop the file, pick a quality preset, and get a smaller MP4 before you attach or share it. No uploads.beginner4 minFree