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Convertto

A CloudConvert alternative that converts in your browser

People searching this way want to convert a file from one format to another without much ceremony.

Convertto is a file conversion alternative that runs the conversion inside your browser tab instead of on a server. Documents, images, audio, video, archives and data formats are read, converted and written back on your own device, so no file is uploaded, no account is needed, and the only size limit is your machine's memory.

Where conversion happens
In the browser tab, using JavaScript and WebAssembly
Files uploaded
None for the local tools, which is most of the catalogue
Account
Not required, and there is no sign-up
File size limit
None imposed by us. Your available memory is the ceiling
Cost
Free, with no conversion minutes or credits

What you are looking for, and the tool that does it

The jobConvertto toolWhat it does
PDF to WordPDF to Word ConverterExtracts the text and layout of a PDF into an editable .docx
Word to PDFWord to PDFRenders a .docx to PDF with its formatting intact
Image format conversionImage ConverterConverts between PNG, JPG, WebP and AVIF, in batches
Video format conversionVideo ConverterConverts video between MP4, WebM and MKV in the browser
Audio format conversionAudio ConverterConverts audio between MP3, WAV, AAC, OGG and FLAC
Excel to CSVExcel to CSV ConverterExports Excel sheets to properly quoted CSV
Bundling files into an archiveZIP File CreatorBundles any number of files into a ZIP archive in the browser
Opening an archiveZIP File ExtractorLooks inside a ZIP, EPUB, DOCX or JAR and extracts the files you pick
Ebook conversionEPUB to PDF ConverterConverts EPUB e-books into printable PDF

The difference a local conversion makes

A server-side converter has to receive your file before it can work on it. That is a perfectly reasonable architecture, and it is what makes very heavy conversions and format matrices possible. It also means the file leaves your device. For a holiday photo that is irrelevant. For a signed contract, a payslip, a passport scan or a client deliverable under NDA, it is the entire question, and it is usually easier to avoid the transfer than to audit what happens after it.

Convertto's local tools avoid the transfer. The file is read with the File API, processed in a Web Worker, and the result is handed back as a download. You can verify this: open your browser's network panel, run a conversion, and watch that no request carries the file.

Three side effects of working locally

  • No upload wait. A 400 MB video starts converting immediately rather than after the upload finishes.
  • No queue. There is no shared worker pool to sit behind, because the worker is your CPU.
  • No size cap. We impose none. Large files are bounded by the memory the browser will give the tab.

Where a browser genuinely cannot do the job

Heavy media work is also honest about its cost. Video and audio conversion loads an FFmpeg WebAssembly build of roughly 30 MB on first use, which is then cached. That download buys you conversion that never uploads the video itself.

Browsing the catalogue

Converters are spread across PDF tools, image tools, audio and video tools, data and format tools and developer tools. The full tool list shows every one in a single page, and direct format pairs such as PNG to JPG have their own URLs.

Frequently asked questions

Do I need an account to convert a file?

No. There is no sign-up on Convertto and no per-conversion allowance to spend.

Is there a file size limit?

We do not impose one. The practical ceiling is how much memory your browser will allocate to the tab, which for most machines is well past the size of an ordinary document or photo.

Are my files uploaded?

Not for the local tools, which is the large majority of the catalogue. Each tool page states whether it runs in your browser or uses a server, and the privacy policy lists the server-backed ones.

Can it convert video?

Yes. The video converter runs FFmpeg compiled to WebAssembly in a worker. The first run downloads about 30 MB of FFmpeg core, which is then cached for later conversions.

Does it work offline?

Once a tool page and its worker have been cached, the local tools continue to work without a connection, because the conversion was never using the network.

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