Try every tool for free. Buy Pro once.
No subscription. One license activates one device, and you can buy several at once.
Free
$0
- All 21 tools
- 5 runs a day on each device
- Up to 5 files per run
- Files are processed on your own computer
Counting free runs needs an internet connection. Runs that fail or are cancelled don't count.
Pro
one-time purchase per device$29.90 per license
- Unlimited runs and files
- Run tools from the right-click menu in Finder and File Explorer
- 1 license activates 1 device
- Buy several licenses for several computers
- Updates included
You'll sign in with your email first, so your licenses are kept in your account.
Payment is handled by Polar. Taxes may be added depending on your country.
How licenses work
- One license, one device
- Each license activates File Acture Pro on one device. For three computers, buy three licenses in one go.
- Moving to a new computer
- Open your account on this site and press Remove device next to the license. Then paste the key on the new computer.
- Everything in your account
- Your keys, the device each one is on, and your purchases. Sign in with your email and a one-time code.
- Payments by Polar
- Polar handles the payment and the receipt as the seller of record. File Acture never sees your card details.
- Mac App Store purchases
- In the Mac App Store version, Pro is an in-app purchase with your Apple Account that you can restore on your other Macs. It works only in that version, and a key from this site doesn’t work there.
- The Microsoft Store version
- The Microsoft Store installs the same Windows app as this site, so a license key from here activates Pro in it too.
Questions
Are my files uploaded anywhere?
No. Every tool runs on your device. The app contacts our server only to check a Pro license, to count free runs, to look for updates, to send crash and error reports (you can turn these off in Settings) and, if you allow it, to send anonymous usage counts. Files, file names and their contents are never sent.
Do I need an account?
Not to use the app. You create one when you buy Pro: sign in with your email and a one-time code. Your licenses, devices and purchases are kept there.
How many devices does a license cover?
One. Each license activates File Acture Pro on one device. Buying for several computers? Choose how many licenses you need before you pay.
How do I move a license to a new computer?
Sign in on fileacture.com, open your account and press Remove device next to the license. Then paste the same key on the new computer. You can also deactivate it in the app under Settings › License.
What does the free version include?
Every tool, 5 runs a day on each device, up to 5 files per run. Pro removes those limits.
Can I use it without opening the app?
With Pro, yes. On a Mac, select files in Finder, right-click and choose Quick Actions › File Acture…; macOS adds the action switched off, so turn it on once (File Acture's Settings has a button that takes you there). On Windows 11, right-click the files in File Explorer and choose File Acture under Show more options; Windows 10 has no such menu, so open the files with File Acture from Open with. Pick a tool and it runs in the background with the settings you last used; a notification tells you when the new files are ready. In the free version the same menu opens the tool with your files.
Is Pro a subscription?
No. You pay once per license and keep it, including updates.
I lost my license key.
Sign in on fileacture.com with the email you used to buy. Your keys are on the Account page, and they were also sent to you by email.
Which computers are supported?
Macs with macOS 14 Sonoma or later (Apple silicon or Intel), and PCs with Windows 10 version 1809 or later, 64-bit.
Is there a Windows version?
Yes. File Acture for Windows is out, with the same twenty-one tools and the same engine as the Mac app. A license key works on either system — one license per device, as before. iOS, Android and web versions come after it.
Is File Acture on the Mac App Store and the Microsoft Store?
Yes, on both. The Mac App Store version has the same tools; there, Pro is an in-app purchase with your Apple Account that you can restore on your other Macs. That purchase works only in the App Store version, and a license key from this site doesn’t work in it. The Microsoft Store installs the same Windows app as this site, so a license key from here works there too.