FileCenter Alternatives for Mac

FileCenter is not available for Mac but there are some alternatives that runs on macOS with similar functionality. The best Mac alternative is DEVONthink. It's not free, so if you're looking for a free alternative, you could try PDFfiller.com or Karp. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 25 alternatives to FileCenter and five of them are available for Mac so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Mac alternatives to FileCenter are Quick PDF Join and SpringNotes.

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FileCenter alternatives are mainly Note-taking Tools but may also be PDF Editors or Research Managers.  Filter by these or use the filter bar below if you want a narrower list of alternatives or looking for a specific functionality of FileCenter.
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FileCenter alternatives page was last updated Feb 18, 2025
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  1. DEVONthink icon
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    DEVONthink is a solution to the digital age conundrum. It is your second brain, the one and only database for all your digital files, be they PDFs, emails, Word docs or even multimedia files.

    156 DEVONthink alternatives

    License model

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • iPhone
    • iPad

    Top DEVONthink Features

    1.  File Tagging
    2.  Indexed search
    3.  File Organizer
    4.  Built-in viewer
    5.  Reminders
    6.  Works Offline
    7.  Full-Text Search
    8.  Support for MarkDown
    9.  Split PDF files
    10.  Recurring Tasks
    11.  OCR
    12.  Support for scripting

    DEVONthink VS FileCenter

     
    • DEVONthink is the most popular Mac, iPhone & iPad alternative to FileCenter.

    • DEVONthink is the most popular commercial alternative to FileCenter.

    • DEVONthink is Paid and ProprietaryFileCenter is also Paid and Proprietary
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    PDFfiller is a comprehensive online document management platform that provides the services of an online editor, cloud storage platform, and a signature request manager all in one package.

    37 PDFfiller.com alternatives

    License model

    • FreemiumProprietary

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Google Chrome

    PDFfiller.com Features

    1.  Sign PDF files
    2.  Fill PDF Forms
    3.  Convert PDF to Word document
    4.  Edit PDF
    5.  Convert PDF to Excel document
    6.  Web-Based

    PDFfiller.com VS FileCenter

     
  3. Karp icon
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    Karp - gives simple UI for PDF files modification. With a few mouse strokes user can:

    51 Karp alternatives

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • DE flagGermany
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Mac

    Karp VS FileCenter

     
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    The application reads input PDF files from, and stores output PDF files to the user's Documents folder.

    53 Quick PDF Join alternatives

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
    • Mac
    • Windows

    Properties

    1.  Privacy focused

    Features

    1.  Works Offline
    2.  No registration required
    3.  Combine PDF
    4.  PDF compression
    5.  Dark Mode
    6.  Ad-free
    7.  No Tracking
    8.  Edit PDF

    Quick PDF Join VS FileCenter

     
  5. SpringNotes icon
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    Write styled Markdown notes, sync across Mac, iPhone and iPad add to-dos and tags, export to a variety of formats and choose your favourite style from a variety of colourful themes.

    184 SpringNotes alternatives

    License model

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • GB flagUnited Kingdom

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • iPhone
    • iPad

    SpringNotes Features

    1.  Support for MarkDown
    2.  Note organization
    3.  Notebook

    SpringNotes VS FileCenter

     
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