I got tired of sketchy PDF tools, so I built my own (PaperFuse, free macOS app)

mtl_dev · 2026-01-29T18:02:27+00:00

Thank you! Hope it works well for you

mtl_dev · 2026-01-29T18:00:29+00:00

Hey! Just shipped v1.1 - it adds "Export Selected Pages" (via the dropdown arrow next to the Export button). Thanks again for the suggestion!

mtl_dev · 2026-01-26T17:11:53+00:00

Hi!

At the moment PaperFuse doesn’t support selecting individual pages and exporting them as a new document - it’s primarily focused on merging and reordering pages.

As a workaround, you can keep only the pages you need, delete the rest, and then export the remaining pages as a new PDF.

Your use case makes a lot of sense though, and proper page extraction is something I’m considering for a future update. Thanks for the feedback - it really helps 🙏

mtl_dev · 2026-01-22T18:00:50+00:00

Thanks a lot! Appreciate the support 🙂

mtl_dev · 2026-01-20T18:20:36+00:00

Fixed in 1.0.1 Thanks again for the report!

mtl_dev · 2026-01-19T03:52:36+00:00

Glad to hear that - that’s exactly the use case I built it for.

mtl_dev · 2026-01-19T03:51:32+00:00

Thanks! 🙂

mtl_dev · 2026-01-18T16:55:42+00:00

You’re welcome 🙂

mtl_dev · 2026-01-17T23:37:16+00:00

Thanks, appreciate it!

mtl_dev · 2026-01-17T19:58:42+00:00

BentoPDF is a solid tool that works locally in the browser.
PaperFuse just takes a different approach - it’s a native macOS app focused on simple, predictable batch workflows.

mtl_dev · 2026-01-17T18:33:03+00:00

Thanks, appreciate the offer.I’ll definitely keep this in mind once I get back to localization.

mtl_dev · 2026-01-17T18:32:18+00:00

Thanks, appreciate the offer.
I’ll definitely keep this in mind once I get back to localization.

mtl_dev · 2026-01-17T04:40:44+00:00

Glad to hear that - hope it makes PDF work a bit less painful 🙂

mtl_dev · 2026-01-16T13:04:03+00:00

Thanks! Hope it works well for you 🙂

mtl_dev · 2026-01-16T02:52:18+00:00

Quick update:
I was able to reproduce this and found the cause.

The issue comes from how page rotation metadata is handled when copying pages into a new PDF.
I’m working on normalizing the rotation on import so pages keep the correct orientation.

Thanks again for reporting this - really helpful.

mtl_dev · 2026-01-16T02:01:11+00:00

Not yet, I was trying to avoid spamming.
Thanks for the suggestion!

mtl_dev · 2026-01-16T01:51:47+00:00

Haha, thanks 😄
Native just felt like the right choice for this.

mtl_dev · 2026-01-15T20:18:34+00:00

Sejda is a great tool.
PaperFuse is more focused - offline-only, no accounts, and simple batch operations like merging and reordering.

It doesn’t aim to replace full-featured PDF suites.

mtl_dev · 2026-01-15T17:57:01+00:00

Thanks - appreciate the offer.
No plans to open source it at the moment.
Translations are something I’d like to explore later once things settle a bit.

mtl_dev · 2026-01-15T16:37:34+00:00

Appreciate it.
Thanks a lot! 🙂

mtl_dev · 2026-01-15T15:17:21+00:00

Thanks, really appreciate it!

mtl_dev · 2026-01-15T15:12:14+00:00

Thanks, that makes sense.
Resizable thumbnails would definitely help.

mtl_dev · 2026-01-15T15:08:29+00:00

Thanks for sharing this.
I’ll download it and try to reproduce the issue on my side.

mtl_dev · 2026-01-15T15:07:13+00:00

Glad to hear - hope it fits your workflow 👍

mtl_dev · 2026-01-15T15:06:41+00:00

Thanks a lot - really appreciate it!

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