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.
Know your daily allowance before you start — a free-file counter in the sidebar counts your 8 daily files down as you work, and every tool page repeats the count in the run bar so the limit never surprises you mid-batch.
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
Every processed file now shows its size before and after plus the exact percentage saved, so a batch can't hide one file that grew
Replaced the fixed "Privacy Score 100%" on Home with a number you can check: total bytes uploaded to a server, always zero
One consistent look across PDF, Image, Video, Audio, Text, Files, Design, Privacy and AI Tools — settings, drop zones, file lists and buttons all behave the same
A calmer colour scheme — one accent colour marks everything clickable, green is reserved for saved space and successful runs
Light and dark appearances rebuilt together, so neither feels like an afterthought
Every button, field and list item now shows a clear focus outline as you tab through the app
Processing and success screens dropped the confetti in favour of the numbers that matter
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
Fixed files that grew during compression showing a misleading saving — a larger result now shows an amber "+4%" instead of hiding in the batch total
Fixed the Save button being covered by the upgrade button in the Recipes workspace

The AI Access tab in 1FileTool Settings showing the server listening on 127.0.0.1, Claude Code and Gemini CLI connected, and 64 operations available to the assistant 
The Image category filtered to 26 tools and grouped into Reduce, Resize, Convert, Edit and Adjust sections, with four queued images and a docked Run on 4 images bar 
The Resize (Pixels) tool page with its drop zone and Dimensions settings inline, so switching tools never sends you back to the start 
1FileTool's Home screen showing Pick up where you left off cards for recent Compress and Convert jobs above all-time totals and favourites 
The Recipes workflow builder editing a three-step Privacy Upload Pack chain of Compress Image, Add Prefix and Create ZIP with a Manual Run trigger 
The History screen listing 50 recorded runs with file name, tool, timestamp and output size, all recorded locally on this Mac