Stapled
Graphics & Design
Only for Mac
Free · In‑App Purchases
Stapled is an original utility letting you share your artistic creations in their best quality, at locations previously reserved to photographs
Give it a try ! It’s free.
Open any document with the application : it creates a new document — litterally a picture — rendering a preview of the original document… but a somewhat special picture, that also embeds the original document, at its full quality.
Wherever you put this picture, you also put the original document : the original document has been “stapled” with the picture (hence the staple, drawn on the picture).
When you open back a picture created by Stapled (or a copy of it) into the application : it will magically re-create the original document ! The original document has been “unstapled” from the picture.
more What’s new ?
Stapled 2.6 is a maintenance update.
This version uses the new Tahoe liquid glass icons.
2.6 Jan 31
The look of the HelpBook pages now matches the newest OS versions and the chosen appearance setting.
2.5.1 01/31/2025
What’s new ?
Stapled 2.5 now supports certificates using the SHA-256 algorithm (as used by Apple since January 24, 2025).
This is an internal change that also improves the user experience by using the latest techniques to unlock the product.
2.5 01/23/2025
What’s new ?
Stapled 2.4 adds a “scrambling” feature.
In previous versions, any stapled document was used “as is” in the generated picture. This never caused any problem until a recent change in the way some protective software (antivirus, a.o.) now handles such pictures.
This version allows the document to staple to be scrambled in the generated picture : you are now able to send them by mail, as before — no more “This message was blocked because its content presents a potential security issue”.
This version is fully compatible with Monterey and uses the latest SF Symbols.
A small Trash icon will let you select back the Trash as a destination for remaining documents, in case you changed it and want to revert to the default location (the Finder, on Monterey, won’t let you select the trash — which makes the previous official method obsolete).
This version also detects when the application is used as a Droplet but the destination of the processed documents was the trash — the application still remains opened after correctly processing the items (disabling the Droplet effect), but now explains the reason.
Last point, but not least, the webservice douwere.com/unstapler has been modified to process files locally : the unstaple process does NOT required any upload to our servers, insuring user privacy (of course, now, it can also unstaple the new scrambled documents).
2.4 07/28/2022
Stapled 2.3.1 brings back the ability to use a custom image for the stapled file.
2.3.1 01/30/2021
Stapled 2.3 is a maintenance update.
This version is supported on Big Sur, and runs natively on Apple Silicon.
2.3 11/12/2020
You can now change the default preferences of the Staple operation without actually making one.
Select the appearance to be dark or light, independently of the global settings defined in System Preferences.
This version is supported on Catalina and has been adapted to exploit its advanced security mechanisms.
2.2 10/17/2019
What’s new ?
Stapled 2.1 brings alternate behaviours.
This new version allows you to define the specific preferences for each operation : simply hold down the option key (alt) when dropping an item on the application, to bring up a window.
These preferences can be used as default preferences for subsequent operations by holding down the option key (alt) when you want to continue processing.
This version also fixes a problem when processing empty files (these were not handled correctly).
Finally, it improves the mechanism detecting the desired operation (the presence or absence of "-stapled" in the name is no longer taken into account).
2.1 02/13/2019
Stapled 2.0 is a major update.
This version is supported on Mojave and has been adapted to exploit its dark mode.
This new version uses a window mechanism with a more “modern” look... where the sidebar is displayed in the window.
The generated images are in high resolution and are displayed more clearly on the Retina screens.
A complete rewrite of the application (and its associated processing module) was done in Swift, a programming language that offers improved performance.
Version 2.0.1 corrects a minor problem in displaying help, at first launch.
Version 2.0.2 adds help in Spanish.
2.0.3 01/06/2019
Stapled 2.0 is a major update.
This version is supported on Mojave and has been adapted to exploit its dark mode.
This new version uses a window mechanism with a more “modern” look... where the sidebar is displayed in the window.
The generated images are in high resolution and are displayed more clearly on the Retina screens.
A complete rewrite of the application (and its associated processing module) was done in Swift, a programming language that offers improved performance.
2.0 12/17/2018
Stapled 1.3 accepts folders by compressing them for you in a .zip file, as soon as you drop them for processing. This also work for self-contained applications and bundles.
This version is supported on El Capitan, and has been adapted to use Photos (with a valid picture).
It also corrects a small regression introduced in version 1.2.1 : the post-process script is now remembered again between launches.
1.3 10/14/2015
Stapled 1.2.1 is a small update that better follows the default system font on Yosemite.
1.2.1 02/17/2015
Stapled 1.2 drag and drop behaviour has been drastically enhanced, as it is now possible to use the application as a “Droplet”. By dropping files on the non running application icon, you have a convenient way to just process one batch.
Updated look and feel for Yosemite (new fonts, no more shadows, etc). FAQ updated. Better handling of files without extension (no more single dot appended).
1.2 11/12/2014
Stapled 1.1 brings a way to post-process Stapled or Unstapled files, automatically, in stride, using custom User Scripts, written in AppleScript.
1.1 09/05/2014
Correction of a bug appearing in 10.7.5 (when trying to staple). The method to colorise the generated picture according to the Finder label of the original file, now works as expected.
1.0.2 02/14/2014
What’s new ?
Stapled 2.6 is a maintenance update.
This version uses the new Tahoe liquid glass icons.
more Version 2.6 Jan 31
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