How to choose File Tools
Start with the file type, then choose the job. File Tools is split into PDF, archive, presentation, ebook, document, and file management categories. Each category contains groups for tasks such as compressing, converting, editing, merging, splitting, extracting, repairing, or organizing files.
PDF and archive tools
Open PDF Tools when you are working with a PDF. The category includes compression, conversion, editing, merging, splitting, redaction, repair, and text extraction. You can convert Word files to PDF, convert PDF files to Word, or pull text and tables out of a PDF.
Use Archive Tools for ZIP and TAR files. You can create archives, extract files, inspect contents, repair broken ZIP files, and remove junk files such as macOS metadata.
Document, ebook, and presentation tools
- Document Tools compresses documents, merges them, and extracts their content.
- Ebook Tools converts HTML to EPUB, converts EPUB to MOBI, and edits EPUB metadata.
- Presentation Tools converts PPTX files to images or PDF, merges slide decks, and extracts speaker notes.
Choose based on the file you are starting with. A PDF conversion belongs in PDF Tools. A PPTX job belongs in Presentation Tools, even if the output is an image or PDF.
File management tools for folders and filenames
Open File Management Tools when the task concerns the files themselves rather than one document format. Its groups can find duplicates, detect file types, check sizes and encodings, rename files in batches, clean filenames, strip metadata, and list folder trees.
Common file jobs
- For a report, open PDF Tools to compress a PDF, convert a Word file to PDF, or extract text and tables.
- For a release archive, use Archive Tools to create or inspect a ZIP or TAR file and remove macOS metadata.
- For a mixed folder, use File Management Tools to find duplicates, check file types and encodings, rename files in batches, or remove metadata.
- For a book, use Ebook Tools to convert HTML to EPUB, edit EPUB metadata, or convert EPUB to MOBI.
Choose by file format
Use PDF Tools for PDF files, Archive Tools for ZIP or TAR, Presentation Tools for PPTX, Ebook Tools for EPUB or HTML-to-ebook work, Document Tools for document compression or merging, and File Management Tools for duplicates, filenames, metadata, or folder checks.
Frequently asked questions
Which File Tools page should I use for a PDF?
Open PDF Tools, then choose the group that matches the job, such as compressing, converting, editing, merging, splitting, repairing, or extracting text.
Where can I compress or merge a document?
Open Document Tools for document compression or merging. If the file is a PDF, use PDF Tools because PDF has its own compression and merge groups.
Can File Tools handle ZIP and TAR files?
Archive Tools handles ZIP and TAR files. It includes archive creation, extraction, inspection, ZIP repair, and removal of junk files.
Where do I find duplicate-file and filename tools?
Open File Management Tools for duplicate finding, file type and encoding checks, batch renaming, filename cleanup, metadata removal, and folder-tree listings.