Last updated July 21, 2026
Paragra is a Mac app that turns PDFs into EPUB books. This page explains what happens to your data while you use it — in plain language, not legal filler.
Text recognition (Apple's Vision framework) and AI paragraph cleanup (Apple's on-device language model) both run entirely on your Mac. The PDF you open, the text Paragra recognizes, and the EPUB it produces are never uploaded anywhere — not to Paragra's developer, not to Apple, not to anyone. There is no server involved in converting a book.
When you save a finished book, you choose exactly where the .epub file goes using the standard macOS save panel. Paragra doesn't keep a copy anywhere else, doesn't sync your books to iCloud or any other service on your behalf, and has no account system to attach them to.
Paragra's in-app purchases (converting a book past the free page limit, or unlocking everything) are handled entirely by Apple through the App Store and StoreKit. Paragra never sees or stores your payment details — Apple processes the transaction, and Paragra only ever learns the result: which credits or unlock you currently own. Apple's own handling of that transaction is covered by Apple's Privacy Policy, not this one.
Paragra uses Firebase Analytics (a Google service) to understand, in aggregate, how the app is used — things like which screens are opened and which features get used — so it can be improved over time. This never includes your book's content, file names, or anything you typed or scanned. Paragra has no accounts or sign-in, so this data isn't tied to your identity.
Firebase processes this data under Google's Privacy Policy.
Paragra isn't directed at children and doesn't knowingly collect personal information from anyone under 13.
If anything here changes — most likely as Paragra grows new features — this page will be updated and the date at the top revised accordingly.
Questions about this policy? Write to support@paragra.app.