flickdialEarly access

A little flick. A whole new file.

Convert, edit and send files,
right where you find them.

One gesture on your computer.
Your files stay on your computer.

Take it for a spin

One file. Three ways forward.

Original, unchanged

ripple.png → JPG
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The same ripple print in a new fileJPGripple.jpg

A new copy

ripple.jpg is a new copy. ripple.png stays unchanged.

Interactive illustration · no files processed

Tap an option. Mac: ⇧ / ⌘ / ⌃. Windows & Linux: Shift / Ctrl / Alt.

Tab to a wheel and use arrows to move, Enter or Space to choose. Mac: hold ⇧ Shift for Convert, ⌘ Command for Tools, ⌃ Control for Actions. Windows and Linux: hold Shift for Convert, Ctrl for Tools, Alt for Actions. On Linux Wayland, drop files onto the Flickdial window instead of using the drag wheel.

Offline by designMac · Windows · LinuxFree during early access

Less going through menus. More getting on with it.

A shortcut that comes to you.
Convert, edit, and act on a file
without losing your place.

Same ripple.png. Three wheels. Hover, focus or tap an option to see where it leads. Illustrated previews; no files processed.

Shift

Shift to convert.

A new format. The same starting point.

JPGlossyWEBPimageBMPlosslessHEICimage3 morePDFdocumentDOCXnew copyAVIFlossyPNG
The same ripple print in a new fileJPGripple.jpg

A new copy

ripple.jpg is a new copy. ripple.png stays unchanged.

Ctrl

Ctrl for tools.

A quick edit, or room to fine-tune.

CropCompressRedactAdjustcolors9 moreAddbackgroundVectorizeRemovebackgroundPNG
Crop result illustrationPNGCrop

Fine-tune, then save

Frame the part that matters. Save a cropped copy.

Alt

Alt for actions.

Move it, share it, or keep it handy.

AirDropFloatingshelfMoveOpen inTerminalCopy pathCopyPNG
Floating shelf
ripple.png

Ready for the next step

Keep files within reach while you work.

All kinds of files. All kinds of possibilities.

327 conversions · 285 on Windows and Linux.
50 source formats. Explore your next file.

Images

83 conversions · 61 on Windows and Linux
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PNG

Make a new copy as

Tap a sector to explore the route.

The original stays just as it is.

Images

PNG AVIF · BMP · DOCX · HEIC Mac only · JPG · PDF · SVG · TIFF · TXT · WEBP

Video

MOV AVI · GIF · M4A · MKV · MP3 · MP4 · WEBM · WMV

Audio

MP3 AIFF · FLAC · M4A · OGG · OPUS · WAV · WMA

Documents

DOCX EPUB · FOLDER OF JPG · FOLDER OF PNG · HTML Mac only · MD Mac only · PAGES · PDF · TXT Mac only

Spreadsheets

XLSX CSV · MD · ODS · PDF · TSV

PDF

PDF DOCX · EPUB · FOLDER OF JPG · FOLDER OF PNG · HTML · MD · PAGES · PPTX · TXT · XLSX

Archives

ZIP GZ · TAR

Presentations

PPTX FOLDER OF JPG · FOLDER OF PNG · HTML · MD · PDF · TXT

Ebooks

EPUB DOCX · HTML · MD · PAGES · PDF · TXT

Subtitles

SRT TXT · VTT

Browse all 50 source formats

AIFF · AVI · AVIF · BMP · CSV · DOC · DOCX · EPUB · FLAC · GIF · GZ · HEIC · JPG · JXL · M4A · MD · MKV · MOV · MP3 · MP4 · ODP · ODS · ODT · OGG · OPUS · PAGES · PDF · PNG · PPT · PPTX · RAR · RTF · RTFD · SRT · SVG · TAR · TAR.GZ · TEXT_CLIPPING · TIFF · TSV · TXT · VTT · WAV · WEBM · WEBP · WMA · WMV · XLS · XLSX · ZIP

Source formats for conversions. Some formats also have editing tools. Folder inputs are listed under Archives.

Small edits. Visible differences.

44 tools · 43 on Windows and Linux.
From “I have a file” to “it’s ready.”

A tighter frame. A stronger image.

Choose the part that matters. Save a cropped copy and keep the full original.

Before · the whole print
Before · the whole print
After · a closer crop
After · a closer crop

Original geometric print. The result is an actual pixel crop.

Flickdial Crop editor with crop handles and aspect ratio controls.
Inside Flickdial · Crop Full-size capture (opens in a new tab)

Keep the good part.

Set the start. Set the end. Save a trimmed copy of your video or audio.

Before · the whole clip
Before · the whole clip
After · the selected passage
After · the selected passage

Illustrated waveform. The app capture shows a real trim selection.

Flickdial Trim editor showing a preview, waveform and selected start and end points.
Inside Flickdial · Trim Full-size capture (opens in a new tab)

Share the work. Keep the details.

Cover sensitive parts of an image with solid redaction, then save a separate copy.

Before · contact details visible
Before · contact details visible
After · details covered
After · details covered

Illustrated print-studio note with invented contact details.

Flickdial Redact editor showing solid rectangles covering selected parts of an image.
Inside Flickdial · Redact Full-size capture (opens in a new tab)

Pixels, meet paths.

Turn an image into SVG. Compare the trace and adjust it before saving.

Before · pixel edges
Before · pixel edges
After · smooth paths
After · smooth paths

Illustrative raster/vector comparison. See the real app trace alongside.

Flickdial Vectorize editor with a real split before-and-after trace comparison.
Inside Flickdial · Vectorize Full-size capture (opens in a new tab)

The little jobs, taken care of.

Remove backgrounds. Make a PDF searchable. Add page numbers or a watermark. Compress, merge, and split.

Explore all 44 tools

Images

  • Compress
  • Edit metadata
  • Adjust colors
  • Annotate
  • Add background
  • Crop
  • Assemble PDF
  • Collage
  • Read QR code Mac only
  • Redact
  • Clean for sharing
  • Remove background
  • Vectorize
  • Get colors
  • Recipes
  • Optimize PNG
  • Find duplicates

Video

  • Compress
  • Edit metadata
  • Remove audio
  • Trim
  • Crop
  • Change speed
  • Join videos
  • Extract frames
  • Split video
  • Redact

Audio

  • Compress
  • Edit metadata
  • Normalize loudness
  • Visualize audio
  • Trim
  • Mix audio channels
  • Bleep audio

PDF

  • Compress
  • Edit metadata
  • Split pages
  • Organize pages
  • Merge PDFs
  • Make searchable
  • Add page numbers
  • Add watermark

Archives

  • Extract archive
  • Compress

Background removal on Windows and Linux requires a 64-bit Intel or AMD processor with AVX2.

One photo. Every place it goes.

Recipes

23 presets for social platforms. Make a Portrait feed image at 1080 × 1350, saved as JPEG under 1.9 MB, or choose Story, X header, LinkedIn banner, YouTube thumbnail or Profile photo.

Drag the frame to choose what stays. See the safe zone or the profile circle before saving.

Pad with a color or a blurred copy, and allow enlarging when you need it.

Each copy is saved without location or camera details. Your starred recipes appear as a wheel.

Original landscape illustration cropped to the selected frame

1080 × 1350 · JPEG under 1.9 MB

Original illustration · interactive preview
Recipes in the Flickdial app
Inside Flickdial · View the full app capture

The photo has a palette. Let it out.

Get colors

Find a photo’s main colors: choose 4, 6, 8 or 10. Copy any code with one click, or save a color card as PNG or SVG.

Original landscape illustration with blue sky and warm layered hills

Pick a chip. Keep the color.

Original illustration · interactive preview
Get colors in the Flickdial app
Inside Flickdial · View the full app capture

All those pixels. All your photo tools.

Big iPhone photos

24 MP and 48 MP iPhone photos, HEIC included, now open in every photo tool. Remove background included.

HEIC photo tools and saving in HEIC are Mac-only.

Original landscape illustration, opened in one motion
48MP

24 MP · 48 MP · HEIC

Original illustration · interactive preview

A background that belongs to the photo.

Backdrop

Choose colors and gradients taken from your own photo. Undo and redo give you room to try another direction.

Original landscape illustration on a matching background
Original illustration · interactive preview
Backdrop in the Flickdial app
Inside Flickdial · View the full app capture

Keep the photos you want. Clear the copies.

Find duplicates

Find exact copies, checked byte for byte, and look-alike photos in a folder.

Choose which to keep. The rest go to the Trash, and Put back restores them.

Cloud-only files are never downloaded. Save the list as CSV.

Find duplicates in the Flickdial app
Inside Flickdial · View the full app capture

Share the photo. Choose what stays private.

Clean for sharing

Scan a photo for faces, QR codes, names, emails and phone numbers, then cover what you choose.

Location and camera details are removed from the copy. Your original stays unchanged.

Automatic face and QR-code detection, and text recognition from images, are Mac-only.

Clean for sharing in the Flickdial app
Inside Flickdial · View the full app capture

Also new in 1.1

Checksums

Get the SHA-256 checksum for any file. Copy it, compare it with a pasted value, verify a checksum file, or save one.

Modern photo formats

JPEG XL photos open everywhere WebP photos do. Save AVIF photos up to 50 megapixels, including iPhone’s 12, 24 and 48 MP photos.

Saving in HEIC and text recognition from images are Mac-only.

Optimize PNG

Make smaller PNGs with every pixel checked identical. Choose to keep or remove metadata.

Documents

Open and save Apple Pages documents. Convert PowerPoint to PDF and images, and PDF to Excel.

Edit metadata

Inspect and edit a photo’s metadata, or remove details from the saved copy.

Checksums in the Flickdial app
Inside Flickdial · View the full app capture

Send it on its way.

Hold Control on Mac, Alt on Windows and Linux.
6 actions · 5 on Windows and Linux.

AirDrop Mac only

Hand a file to a nearby Apple device.

ripple.pngNearby Mac

Floating shelf

Keep files within reach while you work.

ripple.pngFloating shelf

Copy

Make a copy where you need it.

ripple.pngClipboard

Move

Put files where you need them.

ripple.pngChosen folder

Copy path

Get the file’s location onto your clipboard.

ripple.pngpathCopied path

Open in Terminal

Go straight to the file’s folder.

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Your files stay on familiar ground.

Conversions run on your computer. Your files are never uploaded. There’s no account to make, and your originals stay unchanged.

Local processingNo uploadsNo account

Flickdial can check for app updates. File conversion stays local.

Flickdial app icon

Just a flick away.

A new file habit for Mac, Windows and Linux.

Free during early access

Mac, Windows, and Linux are available.

Flickdial for Mac

Version 1.1.0 · 70.6 MB · macOS 12 or later · Apple silicon

Download for Mac

SHA-256 a7e7e4c663288e64eab7a1d715e1e4dfd1144db8421f1cfe555c5f1040ed104b

Flickdial for Windows

Version 1.1.0 · 219.8 MB · Windows 10 or 11, 64-bit · x86-64

Download for Windows

SHA-256 8252f302ee12e3a224e020cf22b2551c55e608900ead0a393e9c9b90acf68bcb

If Windows shows “Windows protected your PC”, choose More info, then Run anyway.

Flickdial for Linux

Version 1.1.0 · 227.4 MB · 64-bit · X11 desktop · glibc 2.28 or newer · x86-64

Download for Linux

SHA-256 692bb4dbdc9019151fc01e5608213d7e2c66b7dde7fdd56a035fd5b846a64afd

On Wayland, drop files onto the Flickdial window; the drag wheel is not available.

No account needed. Background removal on Windows and Linux requires a 64-bit Intel or AMD processor with AVX2.