Let’s get
you flowing.
This is a developer preview of fildora. It runs on macOS 13 or later, with Apple Silicon and Intel binaries included. Apple Silicon has been tested on hardware; Intel hardware validation is pending.
01 / Get the preview
Download the disk image, open it and copy fildora to Applications. Opening the app starts it quietly in your menu bar. It does not open a regular app window.
Download developer preview ↗02 / Add the extra possibilities
Core PDF and raster-image quick actions use macOS frameworks. Extended formats and tools use optional local engines. If you have Homebrew installed, run:
brew install ffmpeg imagemagick pandoc qpdf sevenzip
brew install --cask libreofficeThe engines stay separately installed on your Mac. They are not included in the fildora download. Reselect your file after installing an engine to refresh its available actions.
03 / Meet your new shortcut
Select files in Finder, then press Control + Option + C. The floating glass wheel appears. Tap Shift for conversion formats, or Command for file tools. You can also click these options.
The first Finder invocation can request Automation permission. Optional Accessibility permission in Settings helps the wheel center around the selected file; otherwise it uses your pointer. Escape dismisses the wheel; Command + K searches.
A few honest limits
- PDF-to-Word, Markdown and EPUB reconstruct text with optional OCR. Original layout is not preserved.
- PDF-to-PowerPoint uses page images. PDF-to-Excel requires aligned table columns.
- Pages, Keynote and Numbers files require the respective Apple apps.
- Modern plist text clippings are supported; legacy resource-fork-only clippings must first be saved as TXT.
- Image inputs use the first frame. Lossy conversions can change quality. Optimized files may not get smaller.
- Regular files are limited to 256 MB, PDFs to 500 pages, and jobs to 100 files. Archive expansion limits apply; password-protected or unsafe archives are rejected.
- Results default beside the originals. Use a local folder supporting hard links, such as APFS.
Local feels good
Conversion happens on your Mac. The app has no cloud converter, account or analytics, and does not upload your file contents. Optional engine downloads require internet access. Preferences stay in macOS settings. Temporary files are removed after normal completion or handled errors; a forced exit can leave temporary files.