A command bar for Finder

Tell Finder
what you want.

Select the files. Say the outcome. Sift handles the repetitive steps without pulling you out of the folder you're already in.

macOS 14+ · Apple Silicon and Intel · signed and notarized

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Real Sift · Real Finder
Sift selecting all PNGs, cropping them, selecting the largest image, making a three-second video clip, merging two PDFs, and creating a ZIP archive in a real Finder window
Images, video, PDFs, and archives—without leaving Finder.

Native Finder workflowNo separate file browser

Local-firstYour files stay on your Mac

ReviewableSee risky work before it runs

See it work

One thought.
One command.

Built-in actions are instant and offline. Longer requests can use the local model you choose.

01 make 1000×1000 square copies, keeping the center

Crop for the destination.

Ask for exact dimensions in plain language. Sift plans the batch locally, shows the output names, and creates the square copies beside the originals.

Local model · Reviewed
Sift creating four 1000 by 1000 center-cropped image copies directly in Finder
02 make a 3-second mp4 clip

Cut the clip you need.

Turn a selected six-second MOV into a three-second MP4 without opening another app. The original stays right where it is.

6 seconds → 3 seconds
Sift turning a selected six-second MOV into a three-second MP4 directly in Finder
03 merge these two PDFs

Make one finished document.

Combine two selected PDFs into one file beside the originals. Sift shows the exact plan before anything changes.

2 PDFs → 1 PDF
Sift merging two selected PDF files into one PDF directly in Finder
04 zip

Package it. Move on.

Create an archive from the selected output. Sift reveals the result, keeps it selected, and leaves Undo one click away.

Built-in · Offline
Sift creating Archive.zip from the compressed MP4 file directly in Finder
More than presets

From file chores
to finished folders.

Select precisely

By type, size, date, or a plain-language description.

Transform in batches

Images, video, audio, PDFs, filenames, metadata, and archives.

Stay in control

Progress, cancellation, Activity, Reveal, and filesystem-checked Undo.

Local-first by construction

Your files stay
on your Mac.

No cloud account. No telemetry. No mystery automation.

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Less clicking around

More finished folders.

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