Changelog
Shipped, fixed, and improved
Every 1FileTool release, straight from the release notes that ship with the product.
SHIPPED · v1.10.0
AI Chat — Talk to Your Files
New
- AI Chat — attach files or a whole folder and ask an AI to summarize, refactor, explain, rename, or fix them without leaving 1FileTool. It drives the coding-agent CLIs already installed on your machine — Claude Code, Grok, Codex, Gemini, Antigravity, OpenCode, Hermes Agent, Cline, Amp, Qwen and Aider — so only your instructions are sent and the files are read where they live. Let Auto pick the first agent it finds or choose a specific one and its model, watch supported agents stream their reply live, and open anything the agent creates or edits from a result card with Reveal Folder and Open with 1FileTool. Past chats stay in the sidebar, and if no CLI is detected you can rescan or install OpenCode from the app.
- iPhone photos, everywhere — HEIC and HEIF images now work in every image tool instead of only the dedicated converter: compress, resize, convert, crop, rotate, flip and make icons from the photos your iPhone takes, strip location and camera data from them, and remove their backgrounds offline. Typing "HEIC" in search jumps straight to a HEIC to JPG tool.
Fixed
- Fixed iPhone photos failing to open in most image tools — HEIC and HEIF files now load and process everywhere instead of erroring out
- Fixed photos coming out sideways after converting to another format — images now keep the right orientation when you change their format
SHIPPED · v1.9.1
Better Navigation
New
- Tools in the menu bar — Image, Video, Audio and PDF each get their own menu listing every tool in the category, plus an "All … Tools" entry, so Compress, Convert, Merge and the rest are one click away instead of a scroll through the sidebar.
- A Tools menu for everything else — Files, Text, Privacy, Design, Markdown and AI grouped exactly as they are inside the app, with Compress / Convert / Resize / Watermark quick groups and direct entries for PDF Editor, Markdown Editor, Workflow Recipes, Folder Monitor and Power Tools.
- A Go menu for your workspace — Home, History, Workflow Recipes, Folder Monitor and Settings in one place.
Improved
- Windows and Linux look like a native desktop app — no empty band under the title bar, and the top of the window no longer swallows clicks meant for the sidebar or page.
- Shortcuts and privacy copy match your device — Windows and Linux show Ctrl instead of ⌘, and "Nothing leaves this PC" instead of Mac-only wording.
- The menu bar says 1FileTool — About, Hide and Quit use the real app name instead of a generic label.
Fixed
- Fixed video conversion to WebM failing every time — WebM now encodes with VP8 video and Opus audio, the formats the container actually accepts, so Convert → WEBM works like MP4, MOV, AVI and MKV.
- Fixed "Open with 1FileTool" stacking the same files twice — a second handoff from Finder or File Explorer replaces the previous selection instead of doubling the list.
SHIPPED · v1.9.0
AI Access, One Workspace
New
- AI Access (MCP) — let Claude Code, Codex, or Gemini drive 1FileTool in plain language. Say "use 1filetool mcp to compress these images" and 64 operations become available to your assistant: compress and convert images, PDFs, video and audio; split, merge and OCR PDFs; extract text; strip metadata; zip and rename; run your saved recipes. One click in Settings → AI Access wires up every CLI it finds. Files never leave your Mac — the assistant sends instructions only. Destructive jobs like Shred and Rename refuse without explicit confirmation, inspection questions cost no quota, and the whole thing stays off until you switch it on.
- A faster way through 200+ tools — filter the tool list as you type, browse each category by the job it does (Reduce, Resize, Convert, Edit, Protect) instead of one long list, switch tools without losing your files or settings, and keep the run button docked at the bottom with your file count and total size.
- Pick up where you left off — Home now shows your last three jobs so you can jump straight back into the tool and file you were using, plus a recent-output list showing which tool produced each file, how long ago, and a click to reveal it in Finder.
Improved
- The sidebar free-file meter updates the moment an AI-driven job finishes, so the count is right whether you pressed Run or your assistant did
- Searching for "AI", "MCP", or "assistant" jumps straight to the AI Access setup screen
- Rebuilt navigation — the sidebar is grouped into Workspace, Editors, Tools and Automation, with counts for saved recipes, watched folders and history
Fixed
- Fixed Power Tools being unreachable — the category had a page but no sidebar entry, and its Run button had no visible background
- Fixed the daily file count not updating after a run — the sidebar meter and run bar now refresh the moment a job finishes
- Fixed the notifications bell sitting underneath the upgrade button — both are now fully visible and clickable
SHIPPED · v1.8.0
On-Device Background Removal
New
- On-Device Background Removal — remove image backgrounds fully offline after a one-time model download, in single images or full batches with per-file progress and cancellation. Supports JPG, PNG, WebP, HEIC, TIFF, AVIF, and BMP; export a transparent cutout or replace the background with white, black, or a custom color. Right-click a supported image and choose Remove Background to jump straight in.
Improved
- Much cleaner cutouts — upgraded the offline AI from 320px Silueta to the 1024px IS-Net model, with smoother confidence-based edges and preserved existing transparency
- Clearer background-removal setup — see the one-time model download size and progress, cancel a download, or delete the model to reclaim storage
- Safer image compression — JPG, PNG, WebP, and GIF compression now keeps the original file whenever reprocessing would not make it smaller
Fixed
- Fixed background-removed images showing horizontal scan lines and broken transparency
- Fixed small PNGs losing clean transparency after compression
- Fixed compressed images becoming larger than the originals
SHIPPED · v1.7.0
Background Updates & Flexible Pro Licensing
New
- Background Software Updates — keep converting and processing files while a new version downloads in the background, with a compact progress notice and install-on-quit control
- Flexible Pro Options — compare 1, 3, and 5-device one-time licenses and open the matching checkout directly, plus see bundle and next-app loyalty savings
Improved
- Clearer Free vs Pro comparison showing the Free plan's 8-file daily allowance next to unlimited processing, full-length on-device AI, live Smart Folder automation, and workflow recipes
- Simpler update renewals — keep using your current Pro version forever after its included update period ends, and renew only when you want future features
- One place for license details — plan, registered email, active devices, update eligibility, activation options, and renewal choices together
Fixed
- Fixed background update downloads stopping after a connection change — they now retry automatically and keep their status visible
- Fixed opening the update window restarting an in-progress download — the current download now continues in the background with its progress intact
- Fixed Restart & Install reopening the previous version on macOS — the app now closes cleanly so the update can finish installing
SHIPPED · v1.6.0
Quiet Updates, Clearer Pro
New
- Background Software Updates — keep converting and processing files while a new version downloads in the background, with a compact progress notice and install-on-quit control
- Flexible Pro Options — compare 1, 3, and 5-device one-time licenses and open the matching checkout directly, plus see bundle and next-app loyalty savings
Improved
- Clearer Free vs Pro comparison showing the Free plan's 8-file daily allowance next to unlimited processing, full-length on-device AI, live Smart Folder automation, and workflow recipes
- Simpler update renewals — keep using your current Pro version forever after its included update period ends, and renew only when you want future features
- One place for license details — plan, registered email, active devices, update eligibility, activation options, and renewal choices together
Fixed
- Fixed background update downloads stopping after a connection change — they now retry automatically and keep their status visible
- Fixed opening the update window restarting an in-progress download — the current download now continues in the background with its progress intact
- Fixed Restart & Install reopening the previous version on macOS — the app now closes cleanly so the update can finish installing
SHIPPED · v1.5.0
On-device AI (read-aloud, audiobooks, voice cleanup), silence cutting, and true redaction
New
- AI Tools — All On Your Device: Read Aloud turns a document or text file into natural speech (MP3), Document to Audiobook converts a PDF or Markdown file into a chaptered M4B or MP3 with chapters pulled from headings and bookmarks, and Voice Cleanup removes background noise, hum, and hiss from recordings. Everything runs offline, you pick from several natural voices downloaded once, and you can try each tool free with a short preview before unlocking full-length output and batch with Pro.
- Silence Cut for Video and Audio: automatically remove silent gaps from screen recordings, lectures, sermons, and podcasts; review the cut plan and how much time you'll save before exporting; and tune silence sensitivity and the padding kept around speech.
- Visual Duplicates: find near-duplicate photos rather than just exact copies, auto-pick the best version of each group (largest and sharpest) and send the rest to a review folder, running on thousands of photos entirely on your device.
Improved
- Background Tasks: long jobs now run in the background with a status bar in the corner, so you can keep using other tools, run several operations at once, watch each one's progress from any page, cancel a running task anytime, and reveal finished files in one click.
- Faster batch processing: image, PDF, and video batches now process multiple files at the same time to finish sooner.
- New AI Tools category appears at the top of the sidebar and shows up automatically for existing users.
Fixed
- Redaction now permanently removes content instead of only covering it with a black box, so redacted text can no longer be copied out or recovered.
SHIPPED · v1.3.1
Folder Selection
New
- Folder Selection: Drop whole folders into any file drop zone and 1FileTool collects supported files inside
- Select folders from the file picker instead of opening folders and selecting files one by one
Improved
- Cleaner large-folder handling skips duplicates and adds folder contents in a consistent order
- Open multiple files from Finder more reliably on macOS
- Linux release packaging prepares downloads with the right file type support
Fixed
- PDF image watermark file selection now accepts the PDF plus JPG or PNG watermark image in the same selection
- The sidebar and Recipes page now consistently show the 1FileTool app name
SHIPPED · v1.3.0
Workflow Recipes
New
- Build multi-step file workflows — chain everyday file actions into saved recipes you can run again whenever the same job comes up.
- Start from ready-made recipes — use Privacy Upload Pack, Image Web Pack, or PDF Delivery Pack as a starting point, or create a blank workflow.
- Process more file types in one flow — combine image, PDF, video, audio, privacy, rename, and ZIP actions in a single recipe.
Improved
- Recipe outputs stay organized — each workflow run saves final files into a dedicated recipe folder, with an option to keep intermediate files when you need them.
- Folder Monitor shows recipe runs clearly — monitors label recipe targets, show the number of enabled steps, and include recipe activity in monitor history.
SHIPPED · v1.2.0
PDF to Word & Word to PDF
New
- PDF to Word & Word to PDF
- Anonymous Usage Analytics
Improved
- Smarter output placement — conversion tools save the new file next to your original instead of replacing it
- Batch conversion keeps going when a file fails — skips unreadable files and reports which were skipped
Fixed
- Fixed Repair PDF failing on encrypted or password-protected PDFs
- Fixed batch conversion aborting on the first bad file
SHIPPED · v1.1.0
Favorites, unified batch tools, and a cleaner workflow
New
- Favorite Tools
- Unified Batch Tools
- Settings — Tabbed Layout
Improved
- History page now shows accurate file sizes for batch jobs
- Better history search and sorting works correctly even for batch tools
- "Replace source" is now on by default for new users
Fixed
- Fixed history not updating file paths after replacing source
- Fixed batch operations showing zero file sizes in history
SHIPPED · v1.0.5
Batch Compress — Real-Time Per-File Progress
Improved
- Batch Compress — Real-Time Per-File Progress
- Software Updates — Release Notes
Fixed
- Fixed batch compress only showing the first file's progress
- Fixed Check for Updates dialog not opening
4 older 1FileTool releases are listed in the release history.