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Collate vs LayerGrab

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Collate compared with LayerGrab
DetailCollate logo CollateLayerGrab logo LayerGrab
What it doesPrivate AI for your PDFs on Mac Split any image into editable, named layers with AI
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Pricing modelFree Freemium
PricingThe Mac app is free. Local models have no per-request fees. Cloud providers using BYOK may charge their own fees. Basic: $12/month (1,200 credits, about 120 layers) or $99/year. Premium: $36/month (3,600 credits, about 450 layers) or $299/year. Credit packs: $20 for 1,800 credits (about 180 layers) or $60 for 6,600 credits (about 660 layers). One free split per account.
Key features
  • Chat with PDFs and get answers grounded in the document
  • Citations that follow back to exact pages
  • Offline PDF summaries with Local AI
  • Multi-document research across folders
  • Highlights and annotations with organization
  • Multiple export formats including HTML and PDF
  • Web share links for selected content
  • Split images into up to 16 separate transparent layers
  • Automatic English naming of each layer
  • Background fill reconstruction
  • Export as PNG, ZIP or layered PSD
  • Works as browser tool and plugins for Photoshop, Figma, Sketch, Chrome
  • Copy individual layers to design tools
  • Support for PNG, JPG and WebP files up to 20 MB
  • Processing time of 60-100 seconds per image
  • Extract single named elements from images
  • 30-day retention of split results
What makes it different
  • Keeps PDFs and AI inference on your Mac for privacy
  • Citations and highlights keep research connected to sources
  • Works offline after model download
  • No account or document quota required
  • Every layer is automatically named in plain English, making elements easy to find without clicking through Layer 1 to Layer 9
  • Fills in missing backgrounds behind removed elements so nothing is lost
  • Works directly inside Photoshop, Figma and Sketch without leaving your design tool
  • True layer splits from real processing, not mockups
  • One free split per account with full download options
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Community votes01
DR (Domain Rating by Ahrefs)27 no change since last check30 +1 (up) since last check
Trust Flow (Majestic)145
Citation Flow (Majestic)2728
Referring domains (Majestic)14725

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