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Manatee vs DOCX.now

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Manatee compared with DOCX.now
DetailManatee logo ManateeDOCX.now logo DOCX.now
What it doesA Mac app that opens damaged video, PDFs, archives and documents and writes out everything it can still read. REST API for document and image conversion
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Pricing modelNot given Freemium
Pricing$9 USD once, lifetime licence with all updates included. Guest: free, 10 conversions/day, 10 MB file limit. Free Account: free, 20 conversions/day, 50 MB file limit. Premium: €9.99/month (€95.99/year), unlimited conversions, 200 MB file limit. Premium Plus: €29.99/month (€287.99/year), unlimited conversions, 1 GB file limit. API credits: 1,000 credits for
Key features
  • Repairs damaged video, audio, image and document files that won't open
  • Shrinks files to a specified size limit
  • Strips metadata and location data before sharing
  • Works entirely on your Mac with no uploads
  • Previews all repairs free before purchase
  • REST API with async conversion workflow
  • API key authentication
  • Rate limiting and quota management
  • Credit-based pricing system
  • Batch upload and processing
  • OCR and image editing
  • Automatic file deletion
  • Conversion history and dashboard
  • Webhooks and batch API
  • White-label and commercial licensing
What makes it different
  • No uploads, accounts or telemetry required
  • Bundles ffmpeg for immediate video and audio repair without dependencies
  • 12 focused converters tailored to DOCX and related document formats
  • Free forever with no credit card required for core tools
  • Simple three-step async REST API with no SDK installation
  • No overage charges with automatic back-off on quota limits
  • Secure HTTPS processing with automatic file deletion
Community votes00
DR (Domain Rating by Ahrefs)29 +1 (up) since last check9 no change since last check
Trust Flow (Majestic)100
Citation Flow (Majestic)228
Referring domains (Majestic)83

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