# File converters privacy ratings

Converters that run locally.

| Name | Grade | Jurisdiction | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [ConvertX](https://privacyratings.com/file-converters/convertx/) | B (80/100) | Unknown | 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. |
| [FFmpeg](https://privacyratings.com/file-converters/ffmpeg/) | B (80/100) | Unknown | Cross-platform command-line tools and libraries to record, convert and stream audio and video, supporting a wide range of codecs and formats. |
| [File Converter](https://privacyratings.com/file-converters/file-converter/) | B (80/100) | Unknown | A Windows tool that converts and compresses audio, video, image and document files from the File Explorer context menu, using customizable presets. |
| [HandBrake](https://privacyratings.com/file-converters/handbrake/) | B (80/100) | Unknown | 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. |
| [Pandoc](https://privacyratings.com/file-converters/pandoc/) | B (80/100) | Unknown | A command-line tool and Haskell library that converts documents between markup formats such as Markdown, HTML, LaTeX, DOCX, EPUB and PDF. |
| [Switcheroo](https://privacyratings.com/file-converters/switcheroo/) | B (80/100) | Unknown | A GNOME app for converting and manipulating images, such as changing format, resizing and compressing, built on ImageMagick. |
| [VERT](https://privacyratings.com/file-converters/vert/) | B (80/100) | Unknown | 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. |
| [CloudConvert](https://privacyratings.com/file-converters/cloudconvert/) | D (45/100) | Germany (Fourteen Eyes) | An online file conversion service and API that converts audio, video, documents, ebooks, archives, images and spreadsheets on its servers, with files deleted after processing. |
| [ImageMagick](https://privacyratings.com/file-converters/imagemagick/) | F (30/100) | United States (Five Eyes) | A command-line suite and set of libraries for creating, editing, converting and composing raster and vector images in over 200 formats. |

## Criteria

- **Open source** (weight 3): Is all the source code needed to run the product public?
- **No trackers or telemetry** (weight 3): Are the website and apps free of third-party trackers, with any analytics anonymous and any telemetry off by default?
- **No ads or data sales** (weight 2): Is the product funded without advertising, ad targeting or selling user data?
- **Independent audit** (weight 2): Has an independent security or privacy audit been published within the last three years?

Source: https://privacyratings.com/file-converters/