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Basalt for Mac vs Cromagnon

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Basalt for Mac compared with Cromagnon
Detail Basalt for MacCromagnon logo Cromagnon
What it does18 PDF tools in one native Mac window, including redaction that destroys content and proves it Free private studios and tools for PDFs, documents, spreadsheets, data, images, slides, study, citations, maths and code, all running in your browser
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Pricing modelPaid Free
Pricing$29 lifetime license for up to 3 Macs. No subscription. Free 24-hour trial available. All studios and tools are free with no watermarks or daily limits. A free account adds sync between devices and 50 MB of cloud files, with no charge.
Key features
  • PDF redaction that permanently destroys content
  • Redaction verification with signed certificates
  • PDF merge and split
  • OCR to make PDFs searchable
  • Bates numbering for legal productions
  • PDF compression
  • Digital signature and PDF forms
  • Batch procedures and automation
  • PDF comparison tool
  • Privilege log generation in CSV and XLSX
  • PDF annotation, highlighting, text and image insertion, signing, redaction, merging, splitting, reordering, compressing, form filling, password protection and OCR
  • Word document creation with real DOCX file format export
  • Excel spreadsheet editing with working formulas
  • CSV data cleaning, reshaping and charting
  • Flashcard study with FSRS memory model and eight study modes
  • Citation formatting in APA, MLA, Chicago, Harvard, IEEE and 13 more styles
  • Mathematical problem solving with step-by-step answers
  • Photo editing with color grading, compression and format conversion
  • Offline installation as browser app with sync on reconnect
  • Support for 107 languages and right-to-left scripts
What makes it different
  • Redaction that destroys content permanently rather than covering it
  • Independent verifier proves destruction before any file is written
  • Byte-reproducible output verifiable by third parties
  • One-time $29 purchase with lifetime license, no subscription
  • All processing happens in your browser with no file uploads required
  • No account needed to use any studio or tool
  • Completely free with no watermarks, trials, daily limits or ads
  • Works offline as an installable browser app
Community votes00
DR (Domain Rating by Ahrefs)15 no change since last check9 no change since last check
Trust Flow (Majestic)90
Citation Flow (Majestic)310
Referring domains (Majestic)260

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