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Basalt for Mac vs FixMyScan

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Basalt for Mac compared with FixMyScan
Detail Basalt for MacFixMyScan logo FixMyScan
What it does18 PDF tools in one native Mac window, including redaction that destroys content and proves it Clean, searchable PDFs from scanned books for e-readers
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Pricing modelPaid Paid
Pricing$29 lifetime license for up to 3 Macs. No subscription. Free 24-hour trial available. Personal plans: $9.99 per week (billed weekly) or $79.99 per year (billed yearly, equivalent to $6.67 per month). Team plans start at $29 per month (billed yearly as $348) for up to 3 people and 20,000 pages per month. Department plan: $69 per month (billed yearly as $828) for up to 10 people and 50
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
  • Automatic margin removal and page cropping
  • Page straightening for tilted scans
  • Two-page scan splitting into single pages
  • Yellow and grey paper conversion to white
  • OCR in 19 languages
  • File compression and size reduction
  • Works with Kindle, Kobo, reMarkable and other e-readers
  • Greyscale preservation for images and photos
  • Integration with ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini and Grok
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
  • Single crop applies to all pages automatically
  • Processes up to 1,000 pages in minutes without installation
  • Preserves page numbers and citations from original book
  • Works on all major e-readers with one PDF output
Community votes00
DR (Domain Rating by Ahrefs)24 −1 (down) since last checkNot checked yet no change since last check
Trust Flow (Majestic)90
Citation Flow (Majestic)310
Referring domains (Majestic)260

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