Choose iLovePDF if
- Works in any browser on any computer
- A very broad PDF set: Office to PDF, PDF/A, compare, forms, e-signature
- Cheap team plans and mobile apps
OneMacTools vs iLovePDF
iLovePDF is a web-based PDF toolkit, with desktop and mobile apps for Premium subscribers. OneMacTools is one native Mac app with 138 on-device tools for video, PDFs, images, audio and files, plus Mac Clean Up, Mac Health, Dev & Agents and AI Space. Choose iLovePDF for works in any browser on any computer; choose OneMacTools if you want files never leave your Mac, with no file size or daily limits.
| OneMacTools | iLovePDF | |
|---|---|---|
| What it is | Native Mac app, 138 tools | |
| Price | Free download; a licence is $19 once for 1 Mac (launch price $9), or $39, $79 or $99 for 5, 15 or 25 Macs | Free with limits; Premium $4 a month billed yearly ($48) or $7 monthly (their pricing) |
| Runs on | Mac (macOS 26 or later) | Web; Mac and Windows apps and mobile apps with Premium |
| Your files | Processed on your Mac | Web tools upload your files (deleted within two hours); the desktop app works on your computer |
| Merge, split and compress PDFs | ✓ | ✓ |
| Make scanned PDFs searchable (OCR) | ✓ | ✓ |
| Redact PDFs | ✓ | ✓ |
| Edit the text inside a PDF | — | ✓ |
| Works offline, files stay on your Mac | ✓ | Partly |
| Works from Finder (Quick Actions) | ✓ | Partly |
| Compress video to a target size | ✓ | — |
| Convert video formats | ✓ | — |
| Convert and compress images (incl. HEIC) | ✓ | Partly |
| Transcribe audio to text | ✓ | — |
| Find duplicate files | ✓ | — |
| Disk space map / storage breakdown | ✓ | — |
| Clean up junk and leftovers | ✓ | — |
| Per-app CPU and memory | ✓ | — |
| System stats in the menu bar | ✓ | — |
| Battery health | ✓ | — |
| Dev servers and ports | ✓ | — |
| AI apps' disk use (caches, models, chats) | ✓ | — |
| AI assistants can use it (MCP) | ✓ | Not listed |
| Shortcuts actions | ✓ | Not listed |
Choose OneMacTools if
- Files never leave your Mac, with no file size or daily limits
- Paid once instead of every year
- Also video, images, audio and on-device AI, from Finder, the menu bar and Shortcuts
How we compared: from iLovePDF's own website and documentation, checked 14 October 2026. “Not listed” means we couldn't confirm it there, not that it's missing. Prices change; check theirs. Sources: www.ilovepdf.com, www.ilovepdf.com, www.ilovepdf.com. Something out of date? Tell us.
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