# Open-source file converters

7 open-source file converters rated against public privacy criteria.

1. [ConvertX](https://privacyratings.com/file-converters/convertx/): B (80/100). 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.
2. [FFmpeg](https://privacyratings.com/file-converters/ffmpeg/): B (80/100). Cross-platform command-line tools and libraries to record, convert and stream audio and video, supporting a wide range of codecs and formats.
3. [File Converter](https://privacyratings.com/file-converters/file-converter/): B (80/100). A Windows tool that converts and compresses audio, video, image and document files from the File Explorer context menu, using customizable presets.
4. [HandBrake](https://privacyratings.com/file-converters/handbrake/): B (80/100). 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.
5. [Pandoc](https://privacyratings.com/file-converters/pandoc/): B (80/100). A command-line tool and Haskell library that converts documents between markup formats such as Markdown, HTML, LaTeX, DOCX, EPUB and PDF.
6. [Switcheroo](https://privacyratings.com/file-converters/switcheroo/): B (80/100). A GNOME app for converting and manipulating images, such as changing format, resizing and compressing, built on ImageMagick.
7. [VERT](https://privacyratings.com/file-converters/vert/): B (80/100). 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.

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