A native PDF workspace for Mac

Many files.
One clear PDF.

Arrange the pages. Mark up the draft. Search the scan. Bring your paperwork together in one local workspace.

v0.12.2 · macOS 14+ · Apple Silicon + Intel · 34 MB

Open-source beta. Keep your originals and check an exported copy before replacing important paperwork. Read the current limits.

The current Orifold workspace with the bundled fictional My Lord Bag of Rice sample, expanded page thumbnails, editing toolbar, and PDF canvas. — The workspaceCurrent source build: the bundled My Lord Bag of Rice sample, with page thumbnails expanded.

From loose files to a shared copy

One workspace.
A deliberate last step.

Bring the files.Import up to 50 files per batch. Add another batch when the first finishes.
Make it readable.Order pages, add markup, or run OCR. Use Undo while you review.
Export and inspect.Choose the output, save a copy, then reopen it to check the pages and content.

Useful, everyday PDF work

A home for the whole task.

Work with the document in front of you. The guide explains each tool’s scope and limitations.

Put the pages in order

Bring PDFs, images, and supported office or text files into one workspace. Reorder, rotate, crop, and review the outline.

Combine and organize

Review the actual document

Highlight, add notes, place a visual signature, or compare drafts. Text replacement is visual editing; use the separate Redact tool for supported permanent removal.

Mark up a draft

Make scans searchable

On-device Vision OCR adds a searchable text layer. Inspect the result and any partial-success report before sharing.

Search a scan

Prepare a copy to share

Compress a PDF, choose a layout, remove metadata and attachments with Sanitize, or protect the PDF with an AES-256 password.

Choose an export

Room to read, too.

Follow the Contents, listen with Read Aloud, or use Reader Mode and Document Comfort. On macOS 15+, Apple’s on-device translation can help with a selection or page.

Read comfortably

Six app languages

English · Español · Français
हिन्दी · 日本語 · 简体中文

Change the app languageThe documentation is currently in English.

Your files, on your Mac

Local work.
Clear boundaries.

Import, page editing, OCR, compression, and PDF export run locally. You don’t need an Orifold account or a processing server.

Read the privacy details

Document content stays local: Orifold does not upload your PDFs or their text for document processing.
Network actions are explicit: Updates use GitHub release metadata and downloads. An optional signing timestamp request sends a signature hash; macOS may download a language model before on-device translation.
Free and inspectable: Apache 2.0 source, no subscription, and no analytics pipeline. The app is still beta; inspect the output you plan to share.

Before important paperwork

Know the edges.

More controls are useful only when you know what they preserve.

Forms need care

Form-bearing pages cannot move between source documents. Form-answer saving remains under investigation; verify answers after reopening a saved copy.

Current form limits

Keep source attachments

Moving the last page removes its source from the workspace. Transfer of that source’s embedded files has not been verified. Keep the original and inspect attachments.

Page-move boundaries

Visual edits aren’t redaction

Original text may remain discoverable after visual replacement. The separate beta Redact tool refuses unsupported cases; check its result before sharing.

Read the redaction guide

Take the workspace with you

Made for your Mac.

macOS 14 Sonoma or newer. One universal app for Apple Silicon and Intel.

Download for Mac

v0.12.2 · DMG · 34 MB

Release notes & checksums ZIP alternative Install guide

Install from Terminal

The bootstrap downloads the prebuilt app to ~/Applications/Orifold.app. No Xcode is needed.

curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/udhawan97/Orifold/main/install.sh | zsh

The script clears the downloaded app’s quarantine. Use the manual DMG route in the install guide if you prefer macOS’s normal first-launch approval flow.

All install options, including Homebrew

Build from source

Use macOS and Apple Command Line Tools with Swift 6.1+.

git clone https://github.com/udhawan97/Orifold.git
cd Orifold
swift build

Build and test instructions

Update and uninstall

Use Check for Updates… in the Orifold menu, or install the next release deliberately. Cancelling quit stops the uninstaller before removal.

Update, restore, and removal details

A little company. Optional.

Gami and Ori keep a quiet corner of the workspace. Choose a companion or turn the buddy off from the app menu.

Meet the paper companions

Many files.One clear PDF.

One workspace.A deliberate last step.