One drop. A clean cut-out.
Nabi lifts the person, pet or object onto a transparent background with Apple's on-device vision.
BeforeAfter
Free A tiny butterfly for your Mac
Convert anything
with a flutter.
Nabi lives in your menu bar. Drag any file, press ⌃ ⌘, and drop it on a wing. Photos, videos, PDFs and documents, converted right where they are, entirely on your Mac.
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Tue 9:41Drag a file, press ⌃ ⌘ — or just tap one
Small butterfly, big talents
Everything you'd open five apps for.
One gesture for every everyday conversion, and a few bits of magic you won't find in a converter.
BeforeAfter
Too big to send? Not anymore.
Videos, photos and PDFs, shrunk to fit email and chat.
48.2MB
vlog.mov→ vlog small.mp4
- iPhone photo4.8 MB → 0.9 MB
- Scanned PDF18 MB → 3.2 MB
- Screen recording220 MB → 22 MB
The trend, in one second.
Type something. It slides in behind the subject.
NABI
Markdown, Word & Pages → beautiful PDFs.
Styled, paginated, with tables and code. Word, RTF, text and HTML too.
Release notes ♡
Nabi is a cute converter for your Mac.
What's new
- Background cut-outs
- Text behind you
⌃⌘anywhere
| From | To |
|---|---|
| HEIC | JPG |
| MOV | GIF |
Read any picture.
Screenshots and photos become text you can paste.
Shopping list ♡
Strawberries — 2 boxes
Oat milk · Stickers
Total: $18.40
Strawberries — 2 boxes
Oat milk · Stickers
Total: $18.40
Many files, one PDF.
Photos, PDFs and docs merged in the order you picked them.
Your files never leave your Mac.
0 bytesuploaded. Ever.
- No accounts
- No tracking
- Works on a plane
Photos, video, audio, PDFs and documents.
The whole butterfly
60+ things, one shortcut.
Nabi only shows what fits the file you picked, so the wings stay simple. Here's everything that's in there.
Photos
- Any formatJPG, PNG, HEIC, WebP, TIFF, GIF, BMP or PDF
- CutoutRemoves the background, transparent PNG
- Text behindBig words tucked behind the subject
- BeautifyScreenshots on a soft gradient, ready to post
- Crop · Rotate · Flip · ResizeSquare, 4:5, 9:16, 16:9, ½ size, 1080px
- WatermarkYour name in the corner, centre or tiled
- Palette · Read QR · TextColours, links and words pulled out of a picture
PDFs
- Word & PagesEdit any PDF: headings, lists and tables come back
- SearchableScans you can ⌘F, copy and find in Spotlight
- PasswordLock a PDF, or unlock one you have the password for
- Split · Pick pagesOne file per page, or just 2–4, 7
- Pictures & textEvery page as JPG or PNG, or plain text
- Watermark · SmallerStamped on every page; squeezed for email
Video & audio
- Any formatMP4, MOV, HEVC, GIF, WebM, MKV, MP3, M4A, WAV, FLAC
- Auto subtitlesA timed .srt, or captions burned into the video
- 9:16 for ReelsVertical, keeping the whole picture
- TrimQuickTime's trim bar, cut instantly
- 2× speed · Slow-mo · RotateVoices stay natural
- SmallerUnder ~24 MB for WhatsApp and email
Privacy
- BlurFaces, emails, phone numbers, addresses and cards, found for you
- RedactBlack boxes in PDFs that can't be copied out
- CleanStrips hidden location, camera and dates
Documents
- To PDFMarkdown, Word, Pages, text and HTML, beautifully paged
- Between formatsWord, Markdown, HTML, RTF, ODT, EPUB
- 1 PDFMany photos, PDFs and docs merged in order
- QR codeFrom a link or any text file
Little luxuries
- Type to findStart typing “ocr” or “lock”, press ⏎
- Copy · AirDrop · ShowRight from the butterfly when it's done
- Works everywhereFinder, Photos, open documents, the clipboard, right-click
- Watch foldersNew files convert themselves
Wherever you are
Press ⌃⌘.
Press ⌃⌘.
Nabi knows what you mean.
FinderWhatever you've selected.
PhotosThe photos you've picked, as originals.
Open documentsThe file in Preview, QuickTime or TextEdit.
ClipboardAnything you've copied, even an image.
Drag & dropFrom Mail, Safari, Photos, any app.
Right-click"Convert with Nabi" in Finder.
Watch foldersNew files convert themselves.
In the backgroundLong jobs keep going; a chime when done.
The film
One minute of flutter.
Questions
Good to know.
Is Nabi really free?
Yes. No account, no ads, no subscription. Download it, drag it into Applications, and it's yours.
macOS says it can't check Nabi. Is that safe?
Nabi isn't from the App Store yet, so the first time you open it macOS asks you to confirm. Open System Settings → Privacy & Security, scroll down and click Open Anyway. You only do this once.
Which Macs does it run on?
Macs with Apple Silicon on macOS 14 Sonoma or later.
Does Nabi upload my files?
Never. Every conversion happens on your Mac with Apple's own frameworks, and Nabi works without an internet connection.
Why does it ask for Accessibility?
That's what lets Nabi notice ⌃⌘ and see which file you've selected or are dragging. Nabi never reads what you type.
Do I need anything else installed?
No. Pages documents go through Apple's free Pages app, and a handful of extra video and audio formats (WebM, MKV, burned-in captions, 9:16) use a small optional add-on Nabi installs for you.
Why a butterfly?
Nabi (나비) is Korean for butterfly. Butterflies are all about transformation, and so is Nabi. It also flaps its wings while it works, which we consider essential.
Your files deserve better
than upload sites.
Nabi is free. Download it, and the butterfly is one ⌃⌘ away.
- 1
Open the download
Drag the butterfly into your Applications folder.
- 2
Say hello once
macOS asks you to confirm apps from outside the App Store: System Settings → Privacy & Security → Open Anyway.
- 3
Allow Accessibility
So Nabi can hear ⌃⌘. Then select any file and press it.
All versions and notes on GitHub.