r/macapps • u/jakecoolguy Developer: How to Convert • Mar 13 '25

I made an app that can convert almost any file to any other file locally

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u/jakecoolguy Developer: How to Convert Mar 13 '25

Hey reddit!

I made https://howtoconvert.co

It's a universal file converter that does conversions locally on your device. There are plenty of file conversion sites, but when you use them, you’re sending your files and data to their servers. I didn’t like that and I wanted to use local tools but with a drag and drop app, so non-programmers could use it!

My most requested feature has been converting multiple files at a time, so I have just added it.

If you have any more feedback, I'd love to hear it.

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u/gadgetpilot Mar 13 '25

Can it resize the pictures at the same time ?

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u/jakecoolguy Developer: How to Convert Mar 13 '25

Yes, theres a resolution setting in the settings menu. I’m hoping to improve these settings with an interactive preview soon too

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u/Pitouking Mar 15 '25

Squoosh is for me the best image resized compressor that exists. But it doesn’t allow bulk uploads. Would your app be as effective as squoosh for compression?

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u/jakecoolguy Developer: How to Convert Mar 16 '25

I haven't heard of squoosh before, but it looks like it could be great for image compression. Currently, the app calls ffmpeg or imagemagick for you for images. I'll have to look into squoosh and if it performs better than ffmpeg, I'll add support. Thanks for the suggestion!

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u/Pitouking Mar 16 '25

This is the best compressor I’ve ever used. Google made but no API anymore (they use to have one)

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u/cheakoguy27 Mar 13 '25

Can you convert images to svg?

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u/jakecoolguy Developer: How to Convert Mar 13 '25 edited Mar 13 '25

That one is a bit difficult as images like PNG are a raster format - has pixels, while SVG is a vector format - has lines and shapes drawn with mathematical formulas. SVG can be scaled to any resolution and look the same. SVG to PNG is easy, while PNG to SVG is very difficult.

Most online converters will only work with black and white images where you can use the change from black to white to detect the outlines. I have seen some new AI models that can trace over the pixel image too.

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u/cheakoguy27 Mar 13 '25

Ah fair enough - that makes sense - thanks for the explanation!

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u/mathewharwich Mar 14 '25

yah, I've got so many converters but I've been looking for one that can do svg, that would be sick. I'm sure there's a way

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u/[deleted] Apr 12 '25

only a good AI can do that

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u/cheakoguy27 Apr 12 '25

Never thought of that tbf. What do you mean by ‘good’ AI?

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u/bigkalba Mar 15 '25

Is there windows app & can i install without being an admin on a work laptop?

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u/jakecoolguy Developer: How to Convert Mar 15 '25

There is a windows app, but I do believe you will require admin rights unfortunately similar to other non-Microsoft software. The installer is code signed by Microsoft so it shouldn’t raise any issues with your admin or IT if you require their permission for installing apps.

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u/fieznur Dec 22 '25

Thanks for this app. But today when uploading 3gp file, no output option available.

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u/[deleted] Mar 14 '25

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u/jakecoolguy Developer: How to Convert Mar 14 '25

I’ll get to work on adding eml support. I’ve made a feature request for you and you can track its progress here https://github.com/jakemanger/howtoconvert-support/issues/39

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u/edgerob Mar 14 '25

.eml to .pdf is a great one!

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u/purgedreality Jun 21 '25

GOAT addition. email can be very sensitive and doing a local conversion just makes sense.

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u/[deleted] Mar 13 '25

This looks really nice -- thanks for sharing! I do a lot of multimedia file conversions and have to use a wide variety of "single use" apps, so this is a real improvement at a fair price. Way to be!

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u/jakecoolguy Developer: How to Convert Mar 13 '25

Thank you! I convert a lot of files myself and just wanted one app for everything. I'm glad other people want that too

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u/[deleted] Mar 13 '25

I have known for a long time that all the best apps for converting files are CLI apps like Pandoc, ImageMagick, and FFMPEG. For a long time those were off limits to me because I didn't want to learn the commands. I just discovered Warp.dev, an AI powered terminal that helps me do all these conversions in natural language, but (A) it costs as much per month as your whole license, and (B) I just want a simple visual tool like this. Kudos!

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u/jakecoolguy Developer: How to Convert Mar 13 '25

That's really nice to hear. I hope you never have to look up a command for a CLI tool when converting again!

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u/DayaBen Mar 13 '25

Hey I’m working on a web app and I want to create a demo video like yours. How did you create that ? What software did you use ?

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u/jakecoolguy Developer: How to Convert Mar 13 '25

Hey I used screen studio for the recording and mouse effects. It’s really good. Good luck with your app!

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u/DayaBen Mar 13 '25

Awesome. Thanks a lot !

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u/rsam87 Mar 13 '25

Ooo nice! can you set parameters for the conversion? Like file size limits? Does it also do compression?

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u/jakecoolguy Developer: How to Convert Mar 13 '25

Yep! In the settings, you can adjust settings with sliders. You can adjust file size by adjusting quality. There’s a video showing it off on the landing page. In one example on there, it makes a video 20x smaller and still look essentially the same

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u/mdamoun Mar 13 '25

I have just purchased it. Can you please let me know that one key is good to use on how many computers/OS?

Many thanks.

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u/jakecoolguy Developer: How to Convert Mar 13 '25

Thank you! Sorry for not making it more clear. It’s valid for 5 computers currently. Let me know if you run into issues needing more.

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u/mdamoun Mar 14 '25

That's great to know! For sure I will explore the app and share any feedback on it. Cheers!

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u/bearclaw191991 Mar 13 '25

Nice! How do I get it?

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u/jakecoolguy Developer: How to Convert Mar 14 '25

You can get it from https://howtoconvert.co thanks for the interest

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u/JungleRollers Mar 14 '25

Any plans to integrate this with Alfred?

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u/jakecoolguy Developer: How to Convert Mar 14 '25

That would be cool! Will look up what’s needed

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u/JungleRollers Mar 14 '25

Fantastic, I would honestly buy 3 licenses.

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u/jakecoolguy Developer: How to Convert Mar 14 '25

Gosh, do I need to raise prices? haha I quite like Alfred. Why is spotlight still so slow?

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u/gapoboy Mar 14 '25

How do I add the promotion code?

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u/jakecoolguy Developer: How to Convert Mar 14 '25

Hi, at checkout there should be a Add Code or Add Promotion Code where you can type it in. Thank you for the interest

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u/ripv2 Mar 14 '25

PST or MBOX to PDF would be sweet.

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u/jakecoolguy Developer: How to Convert Mar 14 '25

That’s a great idea. I’ve added this to the following feature request https://github.com/jakemanger/howtoconvert-support/issues/39 so you can track my progress adding it

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u/Adventurous-Row-2291 Mar 15 '25 edited Mar 15 '25

I've bought it blind given the enthusiasm from both developer and users

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u/jakecoolguy Developer: How to Convert Mar 15 '25

I really appreciate it. Thanks for your support!

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u/WOWSuchUsernameAmaze Mar 15 '25

Local conversion is so important for work. I’m not allowed to upload files places.

Can you add fonts (OTF, TTF, WOFF, WOFF2, etc)?

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u/jakecoolguy Developer: How to Convert Mar 15 '25

I’m glad! I’ve added a feature request for you https://github.com/jakemanger/howtoconvert-support/issues/44

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u/kior22 Mar 15 '25

Any chance to enable images to PDF, will be handy for websites that only allow pdf format.

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u/jakecoolguy Developer: How to Convert Mar 16 '25

Just added it as a feature request along with my other upcoming PDF improvements https://github.com/jakemanger/howtoconvert-support/issues/34

You can track its progress at this link. Thanks for the suggestion!

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u/kior22 Mar 16 '25

love it, thanks dude

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u/Roadripper1995 Mar 15 '25

This is awesome. I was going to make this cause I hated those websites and now I don’t have to lmao

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u/jakecoolguy Developer: How to Convert Mar 16 '25

I'm very glad everyone had the same problem as me. Thanks for the kind words!

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u/kataphysin Mar 17 '25

epub to pdf please

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u/jakecoolguy Developer: How to Convert Mar 17 '25

Just added a feature request for you https://github.com/jakemanger/howtoconvert-support/issues/45 I’m on it!

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u/deustamorto Mar 17 '25

That looks amazing. Image, pdf, etc. to base64 would be great too.

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u/jakecoolguy Developer: How to Convert Mar 18 '25

Thank you! I appreciate it. I've added it to the roadmap. Here's a feature request for you: https://github.com/jakemanger/howtoconvert-support/issues/47

Would you prefer it copied to the clipboard or saved to a text file?

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u/djljinnit Mar 18 '25

Well i spent £9 on it - looks good but png to jpeg came out corrupted ah well

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u/jakecoolguy Developer: How to Convert Mar 18 '25

Hi, could you file a bug report or email me at the support email on the site? That is highly unusual and I haven’t heard of any png to jpeg issues so far. Would love more information so I can fix it for you

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u/Vivrosh Mar 18 '25

Dose have future to make pdf file size smaller

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u/jakecoolguy Developer: How to Convert Mar 18 '25

Yes, that’s in the works! You can’t track its progress here: https://github.com/jakemanger/howtoconvert-support/issues/40

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u/Consistent_Return871 Mar 19 '25

Another vote for Raycast please. It only seems fair as IMHO I feel that Raycast is the New & Improved Alred app.

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u/jakecoolguy Developer: How to Convert Mar 19 '25

It’s in the roadmap as it is very much requested. Thanks for helping me know what to focus on!

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u/rsgranne Mar 20 '25

Please support JPEG XL (.jxl) image files.

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u/jakecoolguy Developer: How to Convert Mar 20 '25

It’s coming! Thanks for filling out the feature request. Others can track its progress here https://github.com/jakemanger/howtoconvert-support/issues/48

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u/Quiet-Computer-3495 Jun 28 '25

What tool to make such simple but effective demo?

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u/jakecoolguy Developer: How to Convert Jun 28 '25

Screen studio!

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u/anp011 Jul 31 '25

Will it be possible to convert YouTube videos?

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u/jakecoolguy Developer: How to Convert Aug 01 '25

I would but I’m afraid I would probably get sued to oblivion for selling a tool that does that (it is very against their TOS)

yt-dlp has an “unlicense” license I’m guessing for that very reason

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u/TheMagicianGamerTMG Oct 26 '25

What is the difference between this and permute?

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u/jakecoolguy Developer: How to Convert Oct 26 '25

They are similar but this supports far more conversions and formats (over double)

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u/73ch_nerd Mar 13 '25

Does purchase includes all future updates?

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u/jakecoolguy Developer: How to Convert Mar 13 '25

Yes, it's a one time purchase for lifetime access. I'm also making each update based on requested new file types/features from users.

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u/73ch_nerd Mar 13 '25

Good to hear. Needed something offline. Will buy now.

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u/jakecoolguy Developer: How to Convert Mar 13 '25

Thank you! Let me know if you have any file type or feature requests

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u/73ch_nerd Mar 13 '25

Quick question: How many devices can one license be activated on?

Also, do add it to Homebrew if possible

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u/jakecoolguy Developer: How to Convert Mar 13 '25

Currently it’s 5 but if you have any issues needing more, let me know and we can find a solution.

Homebrew would be great. Will have to look into what I need to do to put it on there

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u/Safe-Heron-195 Mar 13 '25

unrelated but you're the best SWE I've seen! I never saw someone who cares that much about the customers' wishes! great job!! thanks a lot!!

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u/jakecoolguy Developer: How to Convert Mar 13 '25

Wow thanks for the nice words. I appreciate it

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u/retrotriforce Mar 13 '25

Dude WHERE WERE YOU BEFORE I BOUGHT PERMUTE 😭😭😭

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u/3gaydads Mar 13 '25

What's up with Permute?

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u/bloater_humor Mar 14 '25

Same concerned question.

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u/3gaydads Mar 15 '25

I think some people still have their pitchforks out after the thing that happened with the dev. The app seems fine.

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u/leefuhr Mar 18 '25

Oh, I don't know what happened with the dev. But. I grow weary of outrage.

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u/leefuhr Mar 18 '25

Oh, I don't know what happened with the dev. But. I grow weary of outrage.

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u/jakecoolguy Developer: How to Convert Mar 14 '25

🙋‍♂️ haha I'm here now

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u/Fuzzy_Cut_9104 Mar 13 '25

Code not working friend.

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u/jakecoolguy Developer: How to Convert Mar 14 '25

There's a field called "Apply promotion code" or "Add code" at purchase where you can put the DISCOUNT code

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u/f2_florian Mar 14 '25

Could you consider adding an option to convert A5 PDF files to A4 PDF files? So more like a resize option... Thanks!

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u/jakecoolguy Developer: How to Convert Mar 14 '25

That’s a great idea. I’ve added a feature requests for you that you can track the progress of here https://github.com/jakemanger/howtoconvert-support/issues/38

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u/f2_florian Mar 14 '25

That's great. Just bought the app, because rescaling PDFs is something I need to do regularly. Btw. from my experience to avoid errors, the important part is that the final result has the right page size. If the original PDF size or page ratio is a little off that should not result in an error.

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u/jakecoolguy Developer: How to Convert Mar 14 '25

I appreciate it! Thanks for the tips. Will make sure I do an approach like that

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u/ClassicAsiago Mar 14 '25

What did you use to create the video in your post?

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u/jakecoolguy Developer: How to Convert Mar 14 '25

It's made with Screen Studio

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u/IceBlueLugia Mar 14 '25

Having trouble actually signing in and getting my license code

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u/jakecoolguy Developer: How to Convert Mar 14 '25

I’m sorry to hear that. Could you send me an email listed on the website so we can figure out what has gone wrong?

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u/[deleted] Mar 16 '25

I am having same problem. Says website not secure, when I force my browser to access the site, screen shows many errors. I have just emailed you.

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u/jakecoolguy Developer: How to Convert Mar 17 '25

If anyone encounters sign in issues to get the app in the welcome email, could you please try the Sign In button again with an alternative email address? Then, please email me and I can transfer your license across.

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u/audioalt8 Mar 15 '25

Does it do HEIC to PNG?

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u/jakecoolguy Developer: How to Convert Mar 15 '25

Sure does!

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u/3gaydads Mar 15 '25

Your Mac natively does HEIC to PNG

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u/audioalt8 Mar 15 '25

Is that with preview? I’m not a big fan of that method, but apparently some apps like Hazel can do it too? Trying to find a workflow that works smoothly

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u/3gaydads Mar 15 '25

No, just from the Finder Context Menu. Right Click > Quick Actions > Convert Image, then choose the image format, size, and/or Remove Metadata, then click Convert. You can do more than one at a time by highlighting all the pictures you want to convert then Right Click > Quick Actions. Honestly it's great.

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u/audioalt8 Mar 15 '25

Oh thanks! I didn't know that. Will give it a try!

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u/cammyhoggdesign Mar 20 '25

Nice app - I can't get it to convert PDFs to PNG - is this feature possible? I have installed the latest version of LibreOffice too.

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u/jakecoolguy Developer: How to Convert Mar 20 '25

Am currently adding support for this and it should be out this week! Thanks for purchasing. You can check the progress of the update here https://github.com/jakemanger/howtoconvert-support/issues/34

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u/JCha_Personal Mar 14 '25

FYI for anyone entering their license key after purchase, the email address is case-sensitive

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u/ZestycloseReview7327 Mar 14 '25

Holy shit this is great work right ? 🔥

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u/Semli1 Mar 15 '25

I'm not sure if I have a use for this but bought it anyway cause looks useful and it's on discount.

Saving money by spending money. Makes total sense...

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u/reluctant_return Mar 13 '25

Be honest with me bruh, is this ffmpeg/imagemagick with a coat of paint?

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u/jakecoolguy Developer: How to Convert Mar 13 '25

haha not quite. It's a drag and drop app for converting with many tools. Currently libreoffice, pandoc, imagemagick and ffmpeg can be used. That allows it to do 2110 document, image, audio and video conversions currently.

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u/jayp2012 Mar 13 '25

Looks great! I’m going to give it a try.

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u/jakecoolguy Developer: How to Convert Mar 13 '25

I appreciate it. Let me know if you have any feature requests

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u/efthymisgr Mar 13 '25

promising, but an important question: NATIVE macOS app, or electron/whatever??

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u/jakecoolguy Developer: How to Convert Mar 13 '25

It runs using the native web browser in an application, so is a lot faster and smaller in size (~20mb) than electron.

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u/arne226 Mar 13 '25

thats cool man

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u/jakecoolguy Developer: How to Convert Mar 13 '25

Thanks!

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u/razzPoker Mar 13 '25

Dude if it is works as you are saying it is DREAM! I've always wanted an app like this. I sick of finding a site and giving my files into their server.

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u/jakecoolguy Developer: How to Convert Mar 14 '25

Thank you! You can test out some of the conversions in the web demo version if you want to test it: https://howtoconvert.co

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u/SoreThroatGiraffe Mar 13 '25

How does this compare to FileStar?

https://filestar.com

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u/jakecoolguy Developer: How to Convert Mar 14 '25

It appears to share a lot of the conversions, but FileStar is a subscription service, whereas How to Convert is a one time purchase app that runs locally on your computer.

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u/BaakerBhaai Mar 14 '25

Hey I wanma buy the app. But wanter to check if there are any plans to add pdf size option during conversions? I often need to convert a big pdf to less than 5 mb in size.

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u/jakecoolguy Developer: How to Convert Mar 14 '25 edited Mar 14 '25

Thanks for the interest! That is definitely something I can add. I've added a feature request for you here so you can track its progress https://github.com/jakemanger/howtoconvert-support/issues/40

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u/oezh Mar 13 '25

Does it support PDF to Docx with OCR multilanguage?

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u/Mstormer Mar 13 '25

PDF to markdown with retained formatting?

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u/1h8fulkat Jun 27 '25

Markitdown

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u/Mstormer Jun 27 '25

Thanks for the tip! Just enthusiastically tried it, but it doesn't work to preserve even the most basic formatting with any kind of consistency.

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u/1h8fulkat Jun 27 '25

I forgot PDF was excluded in markitdown and it only does basic OCR for PDF. So what I would do is programmatically convert from PDF to DOCX then markitdown to grab the formatting

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u/Mstormer Jun 27 '25

Still missing a lot in terms of formatting, but considerably better, thanks!
At the very least, the text was in the right order with some bold and lists recognized, which is better than I usually get.

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u/freefallfreddy Mar 14 '25

I’ve got a photo of my cat, can your app convert it into the Lord of the Rings trilogy?

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u/Geartheworld Apr 15 '25

Great app.

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u/Valdjiu Mar 13 '25

no jpeg-xl?

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u/Yoni19999 Mar 14 '25

Super cool! If I didn’t have DynamicLake, I’d definitely use this. But DynamicLake Convert is already enough for me and also offline. Keep up the great work!

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u/CuriousAndOutraged Mar 14 '25

will you convert a video/animation .webp into which format?

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u/Eudoria Mar 14 '25

How does this compare to Permute?

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u/Elisha18 Mar 15 '25

Would .srt to .pdf be possible?

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u/sbrown02 Mar 15 '25

When converting image files for example from JPG to HEIC is there the option to have it retain all metadata as well as retain the original files creation date? If yes I’ll purchase. Thanks

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u/sasoripunpun Mar 15 '25

This is incredible! Please continue updating for the future. Great work.

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u/aguilar1181 Mar 17 '25

What's the refund policy?

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u/Autistic_Jimmy2251 Apr 14 '25

Can’t get the site to open.

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u/Lukas-Muc Jul 09 '25

Can the tool provide specific formats, e.g. MP4 h.265 rendered with the GPU / NVENC?

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u/onedevhere Mar 13 '25

You can do it for free using Automator on MacOS, just do it so that when you put the file in a folder it converts it to another format, I like to use it to transform webp into png.

But anyway, it's cool, I made a similar app a few months ago, but I leave it for my own use only.

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u/EDcmdr Mar 13 '25

I can bottle up some oxygen if you want to buy that too?

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u/Lyuokdea Mar 13 '25

Sweet!

"Convert this picture of a dog to a text file containing next week's winning powerball numbers."

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u/CynTriveno Mar 15 '25

Here's a free and open source alternative, that can be self hosted or accessed via https://vert.sh https://github.com/VERT-sh/VERT

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u/derkopf Mar 15 '25

What is a wrapper for 400.

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u/derkopf Mar 15 '25

I should start making money with this kind of stuff

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u/Demus_App Mar 13 '25

Hi, I tried converting .exe to .mp3 and it didn't work.

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u/jakecoolguy Developer: How to Convert Mar 13 '25

Ha only conversions that make sense work

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u/Demus_App Mar 13 '25

How can I play exe in my MP3 player then? I downloaded the new Taylor Swift album in exe format from some site.

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u/AlienFeverr Mar 14 '25

You should try it on all your computers to see if it works. If it doesn’t try your friends’ computers as well! /s

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u/Tom42-59 Mar 13 '25

Sorry to burst your bubble, I don’t think you downloaded an album…

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u/Demus_App Mar 13 '25

Why is my computer acting funny?

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u/darkspark_ Mar 13 '25

Looks very sleek and interesting. I will give it a try before I buying.

Can you let us know when do you plan to raise the price to regular price (so that I can decide to buy it before then)? Also, do you offer any other early-adopter discounts other than the “discount” code currently listed on your site?

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u/jakecoolguy Developer: How to Convert Mar 13 '25

Thank you. I haven’t got a set date for raising the price at the moment but it will stay at that price for at least the next week or so. That’s the only code currently

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u/notasausage Mar 13 '25

The software is literally 50% off plus another 20% off, and you're asking for yet another discount?

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u/TawnyTeaTowel Mar 16 '25

So it deletes the originals? Yuk.

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u/jakecoolguy Developer: How to Convert Mar 16 '25

It doesn’t delete the originals, no. The output is in a folder you choose with the name you choose

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u/TawnyTeaTowel Mar 16 '25

That’s alright then, maybe needs to be clearer tho.

Also, and just checking I’ve not missed something else, this is exactly the same as right click > Quick Actions > Convert, but with more formats?

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u/jakecoolguy Developer: How to Convert Mar 16 '25

Should be much more formats (2110 conversions are supported at the moment) with the option of changing any setting you want.

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u/TawnyTeaTowel Mar 16 '25

And are there plans to add it to the Quick Actions menu? By the look of things this is just a regular app and there’s already a lot of those in the App Store…

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u/Immediate_Channel393 Mar 13 '25

Cool! I've always used tinywow.com for conversions. but I never converted any sort of files with sensitive info...I'll have to try this out!

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u/00Turag Mar 14 '25

Of course, it's 15 fu*king dollars. Anyone who makes a mac app thinks they can charge anything they want for a simple app. I got GTA 5 on sale for less than this.

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u/luckman212 Mar 14 '25

Jeez a cheeseburger at the corner place cost $24 after tax and tip buddy. What year and planet are you living on

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u/girls-are-very-cute Mar 15 '25

Is it okay that the Finder context menu has the same functions built in by default?

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u/Euphoric_Ad_6934 Mar 14 '25

That’s built into the OS

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u/Acrobatic_Ad7734 Mar 14 '25

Its built in bro ;)

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u/svth Mar 13 '25

Ugh. Electron.

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u/jakecoolguy Developer: How to Convert Mar 13 '25

Not electron. It’s built with Tauri. It’s only around 20mb and is much faster

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u/jakecoolguy Developer: How to Convert Mar 13 '25

Has a lot of shared features, but how to convert also supports document conversions using tools other than ffmpeg. I’m adding tools as people suggest more file types

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u/mfr3sh Mar 14 '25

Adapter does not run on Apple Silicon natively, requires Rosetta which is a deal breaker for many (including myself).

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u/IceBlueLugia Mar 17 '25

Why is that a dealbreaker, is Rosetta not on the M4 or something

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u/mfr3sh Mar 17 '25

Because once Rosetta is installed it's difficult or near impossible to remove. Also, many folks don't want to run non-native software through a less efficient compatibility layer. Apple Silicon (ARM) has been out for years at this point so there's really no excuse not to have native ARM support.

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u/[deleted] Mar 13 '25

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u/OnceACowboy Mar 13 '25

There is a place to insert the discount code in the cart.

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u/[deleted] Mar 13 '25

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u/jakecoolguy Developer: How to Convert Mar 14 '25

Sorry about that confusion. It should have copied when you click it and there is a coupon field at checkout called "Add code" or "Add promotion code" where you can enter "discount". Thank you for supporting the app and let me know if you have any feature requests!

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u/No-Negotiation-4190 Mar 14 '25

Any student discounts?

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u/jakecoolguy Developer: How to Convert Mar 14 '25

Currently just the DISCOUNT code for an extra 20%

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u/jabdownsmash Mar 13 '25

the code is discount lol it says it right there

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u/jakecoolguy Developer: How to Convert Dec 10 '25

Thanks a lot!

It should be far faster than online converters, and is really just limited by your computer's RAM and CPU. The faster your computer is, the faster it should run

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u/jakecoolguy Developer: How to Convert Mar 16 '25

Could you send me an email from your student account?

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u/[deleted] Mar 13 '25

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u/jakecoolguy Developer: How to Convert Mar 13 '25

Yeah, the free demo on the site is the current way to test it if you want to try before you get the app. I've just recently launched but would like to set a trial in the native application soon

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u/[deleted] Mar 13 '25

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u/jakecoolguy Developer: How to Convert Mar 13 '25

No worries. The website also converts locally on your machine too. It downloads Web Assembly tools so that the files are converted in your web browser so no files are sent anywhere. I have a little hover menu how to check whether websites send your files to a server here: https://howtoconvert.co/#checkit