Your files stay on your Mac.
Convertessa reads .doc files — the Word 97–2003 binary format — and renders each page into a self-contained PDF. Text, tables, and embedded graphics are preserved as PDF elements. Conversion runs entirely on your Mac; nothing is uploaded.
Drag one or more .doc files into Convertessa, or point the CLI at a folder to queue up a batch.
Choose PDF from the output format list. Set quality to control how embedded images are compressed inside the output file.
Click Convert. Convertessa processes every file locally and writes the PDFs alongside your originals — or to a destination folder you specify.
Images, audio, video, documents, archives and eBooks — all converted natively, right on your Mac.
Pick a format you have — see everything Convertessa can turn it into.
Convert hundreds of files at once with per-type group defaults and individual overrides.
First-class support for HEIC, AVIF and WebP — encode and decode, both ways. Read JPEG XL and a dozen more modern formats too.
Drop files anywhere on the window. Native, instant, and exactly what you’d expect on a Mac.
Dial in compression, resolution and bitrate. Keep originals pristine or shrink for sharing.
Never overwrite a file by accident. Convertessa appends safe suffixes automatically.
Every job is logged locally. Re-run a previous conversion or revisit recent outputs in a click.
Bundle your converted files straight into a single ZIP, TAR or 7z — packaged and ready to share the moment a job finishes.
Right-click any file in Finder and choose Convert. A Quick Action handles it on the spot — no need to open the app first.
Shrink Convertessa to a tidy mini window that tucks into a corner — just a drop zone and a format picker for quick, one-off conversions.
No cloud. No account. No upload. Every conversion happens entirely on-device, using the power already in your Mac. What you convert is nobody’s business but yours.
Script conversions, wire them into your build, or batch a folder from the terminal. The same engine, no GUI required.
Read the full CLI documentation →Shrink Convertessa down to a small, focused window — drop, convert, done, with your recent conversions one click away.
macOS 14+ · Apple Silicon & Intel
New formats, new features, and fixes — every release, on the record.
Yes. Drag a folder into Convertessa and it converts every .doc file inside, or run convertessa ./docs/ --to pdf on the command line.
No. Convertessa runs entirely offline. Your .doc files are read and converted on-device; nothing is sent to any server.
Yes. Use the quality slider before converting to adjust how embedded images are stored inside the PDF. Higher quality produces larger files; lower quality reduces file size.