Private and open-source alternatives to CloudConvert
8 file converters rated against the same public privacy criteria as CloudConvert, with our picks first.
Why look for an alternative?
- Open source: no. Closed source.
- No trackers or telemetry: partial. Only technically necessary cookies and no third-party analytics, but first-party telemetry tied to IP address and user ID is collected by default.
- Independent audit: partial. Only the ISO 27001 certificate is public, not the audit report.
See the full CloudConvert rating.
The alternatives
ConvertX Grade B
A self-hosted web app for converting files between over a thousand formats, using converters such as FFmpeg, LibreOffice, Pandoc and ImageMagick, with password-protected accounts.
ConvertX scores 80 out of 100 (grade B) on the file converters criteria. It meets 3 of 4 criteria: open source, no trackers or telemetry and no ads or data sales.
FFmpeg Grade B
Cross-platform command-line tools and libraries to record, convert and stream audio and video, supporting a wide range of codecs and formats.
FFmpeg scores 80 out of 100 (grade B) on the file converters criteria. It meets 3 of 4 criteria: open source, no trackers or telemetry and no ads or data sales.
File Converter Grade B
A Windows tool that converts and compresses audio, video, image and document files from the File Explorer context menu, using customizable presets.
File Converter scores 80 out of 100 (grade B) on the file converters criteria. It meets 3 of 4 criteria: open source, no trackers or telemetry and no ads or data sales.
HandBrake Grade B
A video transcoder that converts video from nearly any format to modern codecs such as H.264, H.265 and AV1, with presets for common devices.
HandBrake scores 80 out of 100 (grade B) on the file converters criteria. It meets 3 of 4 criteria: open source, no trackers or telemetry and no ads or data sales.
Pandoc Grade B
A command-line tool and Haskell library that converts documents between markup formats such as Markdown, HTML, LaTeX, DOCX, EPUB and PDF.
Pandoc scores 80 out of 100 (grade B) on the file converters criteria. It meets 3 of 4 criteria: open source, no trackers or telemetry and no ads or data sales.
Switcheroo Grade B
A GNOME app for converting and manipulating images, such as changing format, resizing and compressing, built on ImageMagick.
Switcheroo scores 80 out of 100 (grade B) on the file converters criteria. It meets 3 of 4 criteria: open source, no trackers or telemetry and no ads or data sales.
VERT Grade B
Web-based file converter for images, audio and documents that runs locally in the browser using WebAssembly. Video conversions are processed on the VERT server, and the app can be self-hosted.
VERT scores 80 out of 100 (grade B) on the file converters criteria. It meets 3 of 4 criteria: open source, no trackers or telemetry and no ads or data sales.
ImageMagick Grade F
A command-line suite and set of libraries for creating, editing, converting and composing raster and vector images in over 200 formats.
Based in the United States (Five Eyes). ImageMagick scores 30 out of 100 (grade F) on the file converters criteria. It meets 1 of 4 criteria: open source.