PDF Pilot Pro

Shrink & OCR PDFs on-device

Only for Mac

Free · In‑App Purchases

Mac

Drag a PDF, get a smaller searchable one — fully on-device. PDF Pilot Pro shrinks PDFs and makes scanned pages searchable — entirely on your Mac. No cloud, no telemetry, no account. DROP A PDF. GET A SMALLER, SEARCHABLE ONE. Drag any PDF onto PDF Pilot Pro and it goes to work: compresses it intelligently, and adds an invisible OCR text layer to scanned pages so you can search and copy text from images. The result lands next to the original — never overwriting it. FULLY ON-DEVICE Everything runs locally using Apple's Vision and PDFKit frameworks. Your documents never leave your Mac. Perfect for contracts, medical records, and anything else you'd rather not upload to a stranger's server. THREE COMPRESSION QUALITIES Low, Medium, or High — each card lets you re-process at a different level until the trade-off feels right. WORKS EVERYWHERE PDFs LIVE • Drop onto the window or the Dock icon • Right-click a PDF in Finder → Services → Compress / OCR with PDF Pilot Pro • Share menu from Preview, Safari, or anywhere • Shortcuts actions for full automation EVERY FEATURE IS FREE There are no locked features. Unlimited OCR in every language (English, German, French, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, Chinese), "Squeeze More" aggressive compression, compress-to-an-exact-size, Smart Name, custom presets, and password protection are all included for everyone. The only limit on the free tier is 10 squeezes (compressions) per week — counted once per file, resetting every Monday. Premium removes the limit so you can compress as many PDFs as you like. Premium is available as a weekly subscription, yearly subscription, or one-time lifetime purchase. Students get 60% off all plans. Cancel anytime. SUBSCRIPTION TERMS Premium is offered as an auto-renewing weekly or yearly subscription, or a one-time non-renewing lifetime purchase. Subscription prices are shown in the app at the time of purchase. Payment is charged to your Apple ID at confirmation. Auto-renewing subscriptions renew automatically for the same price and length unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. You can manage or cancel in System Settings › Apple ID › Media & Purchases › Subscriptions. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://pdfpilotpro.app/privacy Built natively for macOS. Sandboxed, signed, and submitted through the Mac App Store.

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    Seller
    • Christian Deckert
    Size
    • 3 MB
    Category
    • Productivity
    Compatibility
    Requires macOS 26.0 or later.
    • Mac
      Requires macOS 26.0 or later.
    Age Rating
    4+
    In-App Purchases
    Yes
    • Premium Lifetime (Student) $19.99
    • Premium Lifetime $49.99
    • Premium Weekly (Student) $0.79
    • Premium Yearly (Student) $7.99
    • Premium Yearly $19.99
    • Premium Weekly $1.99
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    Copyright
    • © 2026 Morningside
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