Collate

Spec sheet

Product

Collate is a native Mac workspace for reading, organizing, questioning, summarizing, and highlighting PDFs.Read 4 Oct 2026 · collate.one

Audience

Collate describes itself as made for students, researchers, and anyone building understanding from documents.Read 4 Oct 2026 · collate.one

Privacy

Collate says Local AI does not send document content to a cloud model provider, and cloud API keys are stored in the macOS Keychain.Read 4 Oct 2026 · collate.one

Support

Collate provides email support at [email protected].Read 4 Oct 2026 · collate.one

Analytics

Firebase app analytics is disabled by default and can be toggled in the Collate menu.Read 4 Oct 2026 · collate.one

Cloud AI

Users can optionally select OpenAI or Anthropic models with their own API key; Collate sends content required for the request to the selected provider.Read 4 Oct 2026 · collate.one

Features

The app includes PDF chat, source citations, summaries, automatic highlights, folders, persistent conversations, and local model management.Read 4 Oct 2026 · collate.one

File support

The current reading and AI workflow is focused on PDF files.Read 4 Oct 2026 · collate.one

Local AI

Local AI processes documents on the Mac and works offline after the app and a supported model have been downloaded.Read 4 Oct 2026 · collate.one

Model requirements

The recommended local model is about 5.9 GB, larger options can exceed 8 GB, and 16 GB or more of Mac memory provides more model choices.Read 4 Oct 2026 · collate.one

Research workflow

Users can compare findings across selected documents, keep conversations with folders, and export selected work.Read 4 Oct 2026 · collate.one

Sharing

Collate can create web share links for selected answers, summaries, or highlights; links are public, unauthenticated, and expire after 90 days.Read 4 Oct 2026 · collate.one

Usage limits

Collate says it imposes no account-based document quota; practical limits depend on storage, memory, PDF complexity, and the selected model.Read 4 Oct 2026 · collate.one

Windows availability

The download page says Collate is not yet ready for Windows and invites users to join a waitlist.Read 4 Oct 2026 · collate.one

Plans and prices

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Where Specifiction places it

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