#fileconversion — Public Fediverse posts

Converting Files into Minecraft Worlds

https://wuemeli.com/blog/sulfur-part-1/

Comments: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48984760

#HackerNews #Minecraft #FileConversion #Gaming #Tech #CreativeProjects

Converting Files into Minecraft Worlds

https://wuemeli.com/blog/sulfur-part-1/

Comments: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48984760

#HackerNews #Minecraft #FileConversion #Gaming #Tech #CreativeProjects

Maps Mania: How to Turn Interactive Maps into Vector Graphics. “Map2SVG is an interactive web application built on MapLibre that lets you select any area on a map and export it as a layered SVG file. Simply navigate to the location you want, draw either a rectangle or a custom polygon around the area of interest, and click Export.”

Maps Mania: How to Turn Interactive Maps into Vector Graphics. “Map2SVG is an interactive web application built on MapLibre that lets you select any area on a map and export it as a layered SVG file. Simply navigate to the location you want, draw either a rectangle or a custom polygon around the area of interest, and click Export.”

🔄 transmute-app/transmute

Converts and compresses files locally with Docker support for 100+ formats including images, video, and documents

⭐ Stars: 1090
📅 Last Update: Jul 03, 2026

https://github.com/transmute-app/transmute

#selfhosted #homelab #selfhost #selfhosting #opensource #fileconversion

Merci au projet https://transmute.sh pour cet excellent outil.

#SelfHosting #OpenSource #Linux #BlablaLinux #Transmute #FileConversion

Merci au projet https://transmute.sh pour cet excellent outil.

#SelfHosting #OpenSource #Linux #BlablaLinux #Transmute #FileConversion

Hackaday: NoiseCloud: Storing Data On YouTube. “Created by [Lucas], Noisecloud is a tool that lets you use YouTube as a form of effectively-unlimited file storage. It works by taking whatever file data you have on hand, and turns it into frames of digital noise that can be stored and transported as an MP4 file and uploaded to YouTube.”

Hackaday: NoiseCloud: Storing Data On YouTube. “Created by [Lucas], Noisecloud is a tool that lets you use YouTube as a form of effectively-unlimited file storage. It works by taking whatever file data you have on hand, and turns it into frames of digital noise that can be stored and transported as an MP4 file and uploaded to YouTube.”

Information Overload: Markdown.new + bookmarklet. “Markdown.new is a nice little tool to convert a webpage into Markdown without any fuss. To make it even easier, I created a bookmarklet to instantly convert the page you’re viewing to Markdown.”

Information Overload: Markdown.new + bookmarklet. “Markdown.new is a nice little tool to convert a webpage into Markdown without any fuss. To make it even easier, I created a bookmarklet to instantly convert the page you’re viewing to Markdown.”

🎉 Ứng dụng Mac Consul: chỉ cần đổi phần mở rộng, nó tự động chuyển đổi file (hình, video, âm thanh, ebook, config…) hoàn toàn offline. Hỗ trợ chuyển đổi lossless, cả chuyển loại (video→audio, GIF→video). Dùng thử 14 ngày, sau đó mua bản perpetual + 1 năm cập nhật. Thử ngay! #Mac #Consul #FileConversion #TiệnÍch #MacOS #CôngCụ

https://www.reddit.com/r/SideProject/comments/1qk09hs/rename_to_convert_i_turned_a_viral_tweet_into_a/

Người dùng Reddit tìm kiếm giải pháp chuyển đổi file self-hosted thay thế Morphos Server (đã ngừng phát triển). Bạn dùng công cụ nào để chuyển đổi hình ảnh/tài liệu qua giao diện web sạch sẽ? 🤔

#SelfHosted #FileConversion #OpenSource
#TuHost #ChuyenDoiFile #MaNguonMo

https://www.reddit.com/r/selfhosted/comments/1qjdve3/your_favourite_file_converter/

Người dùng Reddit tìm kiếm giải pháp chuyển đổi file self-hosted thay thế Morphos Server (đã ngừng phát triển). Bạn dùng công cụ nào để chuyển đổi hình ảnh/tài liệu qua giao diện web sạch sẽ? 🤔

#SelfHosted #FileConversion #OpenSource
#TuHost #ChuyenDoiFile #MaNguonMo

https://www.reddit.com/r/selfhosted/comments/1qjdve3/your_favourite_file_converter/

FYI: Making Money: Can You Profit from This? Let's Find Out! #shorts: Discover how MDishkins earns money working with huge files, converting and merging SEPA and SWIFT payment batches for major financial companies. It's significant work in the financial industry. #SEPA #SWIFT #payments #fileconversion #financialindustry https://www.youtube.com/shorts/PI4UQwpoSx4

FYI: Making Money: Can You Profit from This? Let's Find Out! #shorts: Discover how MDishkins earns money working with huge files, converting and merging SEPA and SWIFT payment batches for major financial companies. It's significant work in the financial industry. #SEPA #SWIFT #payments #fileconversion #financialindustry https://www.youtube.com/shorts/PI4UQwpoSx4

ICYMI: Making Money: Can You Profit from This? Let's Find Out! #shorts: Discover how MDishkins earns money working with huge files, converting and merging SEPA and SWIFT payment batches for major financial companies. It's significant work in the financial industry. #SEPA #SWIFT #payments #fileconversion #financialindustry https://www.youtube.com/shorts/PI4UQwpoSx4

ICYMI: Making Money: Can You Profit from This? Let's Find Out! #shorts: Discover how MDishkins earns money working with huge files, converting and merging SEPA and SWIFT payment batches for major financial companies. It's significant work in the financial industry. #SEPA #SWIFT #payments #fileconversion #financialindustry https://www.youtube.com/shorts/PI4UQwpoSx4

Making Money: Can You Profit from This? Let's Find Out! #shorts: Discover how MDishkins earns money working with huge files, converting and merging SEPA and SWIFT payment batches for major financial companies. It's significant work in the financial industry. #SEPA #SWIFT #payments #fileconversion #financialindustry https://www.youtube.com/shorts/PI4UQwpoSx4

Making Money: Can You Profit from This? Let's Find Out! #shorts: Discover how MDishkins earns money working with huge files, converting and merging SEPA and SWIFT payment batches for major financial companies. It's significant work in the financial industry. #SEPA #SWIFT #payments #fileconversion #financialindustry https://www.youtube.com/shorts/PI4UQwpoSx4

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Overview: ConvertX is a self-hosted, web-based file conversion platform implemented in TypeScript on Bun with the Elysia framework. It aggregates many established converters into a single service that can convert across image, video, document, e-book, 3D, and vector formats.

Key features:
• Aggregation of converters: ImageMagick, GraphicsMagick, FFmpeg, Pandoc, LibreOffice, Calibre, Vips, Inkscape, libheif, libjxl, resvg, Assimp, Potrace, dvisvgm and more.
• Batch processing: accepts multiple files in a single job and returns converted outputs.
• Access controls: multiple accounts support and password-protected output files.
• Packaging and distribution: container images and CI badges indicate published images for deployment scenarios.

Technical implementation (conceptual):
• The service is written in TypeScript and runs on the Bun JavaScript runtime, exposing HTTP endpoints via the Elysia framework.
• Conversion jobs are dispatched to established converter binaries/libraries. Each converter backend handles specific format domains (images, video, documents, e-books, 3D assets, vector graphics) and is invoked as a processing step in a job pipeline.
• File handling is performed per-job with support for parallel conversions; outputs can be protected with passwords and associated with user accounts.

Use cases:
• Centralized conversion service for teams that need consistent output formats across media types.
• Automated content pipelines where documents, images, and videos must be normalized before ingestion.
• On-premise privacy-concerned environments requiring self-hosting of transformation workflows.

Limitations and considerations:
• Supported format coverage depends on included converter backends; gaps exist where specific converter functionality is absent.
• Security posture depends on how external converters are executed and sandboxed; untrusted input handling requires careful isolation practices.
• Operational constraints include resource consumption for heavy tasks (FFmpeg/ImageMagick) and the need to manage converter versions and compatibility.

References: ConvertX lists numerous underlying converters and emphasizes a broad-format surface area leveraging established open-source tools.

🔹 tool #fileconversion #selfhosted #typescript #ffmpeg

🔗 Source: https://github.com/C4illin/ConvertX

MakeUseOf: I can convert literally anything with these free FFmpeg-powered apps. “FFmpeg is a powerful, open-source media engine that handles virtually any format you can think of. The only catch: it’s command-line based, which can be intimidating if you’re not comfortable typing commands. Fortunately, there are plenty of free apps that give you the full strength of FFmpeg without the […]

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/10/04/makeuseof-i-can-convert-literally-anything-with-these-free-ffmpeg-powered-apps/

Peter Bengtsson: Video to screenshots app. “I made a web app that helps you extract screenshots from a video file. You technically don’t ‘upload’ it but you select a video file from your computer into the web app, and the screenshots are generated more or less instantly.”

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/07/01/peter-bengtsson-video-to-screenshots-app/

University of Michigan: U-M develops free tool to empower municipalities, modernize financial reporting. “When Congress passed the Financial Data and Transparency Act in 2022, it required most municipalities in the U.S. to modernize and digitize their financial reports. This is a heavy lift for small towns and school districts, most of which still report their financial information in PDF […]

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/05/25/university-of-michigan-u-m-develops-free-tool-to-empower-municipalities-modernize-financial-reporting/

Lifehacker: This Site Can Convert Files in Your Browser Without Uploading Them. “This is an open source, browser-based tool that can convert the most common image, audio, video, and document formats. It isn’t clogged with ads and you don’t need to create an account to use it. More importantly: the tool works (almost)entirely in your browser, meaning your files are never actually uploaded […]

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/05/25/lifehacker-this-site-can-convert-files-in-your-browser-without-uploading-them/

Microsoft’s MarkItDown Tool Gains MCP Server for AI Agent Access

#AI #Microsoft #MarkItDown #Python #OpenSource #LLM #DataPrep #Markdown #DeveloperTools #MCP #AIagents #API #FileConversion

https://winbuzzer.com/2025/04/22/microsofts-markitdown-tool-gains-mcp-server-for-ai-agent-access-xcxwbn/

Microsoft’s MarkItDown Tool Gains MCP Server for AI Agent Access

#AI #Microsoft #MarkItDown #Python #OpenSource #LLM #DataPrep #Markdown #DeveloperTools #MCP #AIagents #API #FileConversion

https://winbuzzer.com/2025/04/22/microsofts-markitdown-tool-gains-mcp-server-for-ai-agent-access-xcxwbn/

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Calishat Snaps pointed me to this tool which converts sprite sheets to GIFs. It by itself is not quite enough to include in ResearchBuzz, but check the other cool free tools created by the same person. There’s a link toward the bottom of the page.

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/04/06/convert-sprite-sheets-to-gifs-and-other-cool-tools/

Lifehacker: PowerToys Now Converts Videos and Audio Too. “A new feature means that Advanced Paste can turn any copied audio or video file into either an MP3 or an MP4 file. To use this feature, you need at least version v0.89.0 of PowerToys—open the application and check the General tab to make sure.”

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/04/04/lifehacker-powertoys-now-converts-videos-and-audio-too/

TechCrunch: Mistral adds a new API that turns any PDF document into an AI-ready Markdown file. “On Thursday French large language model (LLM) developer Mistral launched a new API for developers who handle complex PDF documents. Mistral OCR is an optical character recognition (OCR) API that can turn any PDF into a text file to make it easier for AI models to ingest.”

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/03/23/techcrunch-mistral-adds-a-new-api-that-turns-any-pdf-document-into-an-ai-ready-markdown-file/

TechCrunch: Mistral adds a new API that turns any PDF document into an AI-ready Markdown file. “On Thursday French large language model (LLM) developer Mistral launched a new API for developers who handle complex PDF documents. Mistral OCR is an optical character recognition (OCR) API that can turn any PDF into a text file to make it easier for AI models to ingest.”

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/03/23/techcrunch-mistral-adds-a-new-api-that-turns-any-pdf-document-into-an-ai-ready-markdown-file/

The New Stack: Convert a Google Spreadsheet to JSON-Formatted Text. “This article provides a step-by-step guide on how to convert data from a Google Sheet into JSON-formatted text. The author explains the importance of JSON as a lightweight and easy-to-understand file format used for data interchange. They then walk through creating a Google Sheets document with sample data, freezing the […]

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/03/07/the-new-stack-convert-a-google-spreadsheet-to-json-formatted-text/

• 🔒 Secure File Handling – Safe document processing with proper cleanup
• ⚙️ Configurable Settings – Customize paths, storage disks, and conversion options
#opensource #PHP #fileconversion #documentconversion
https://github.com/Blaspsoft/doxswap

• 🔒 Secure File Handling – Safe document processing with proper cleanup
• ⚙️ Configurable Settings – Customize paths, storage disks, and conversion options
#opensource #PHP #fileconversion #documentconversion
https://github.com/Blaspsoft/doxswap

Apple just made my life tiny bit easier! Taking a bunch of screenshots and converting them into a PDF file does automatically OCR, too, making all of the content searchable!

I don't know who to thank, but manual OCR step I used to need is now completely unnecessary and my precious time ⌚ is wasted now only elsewhere.

Let the computers do the tasks they are good at (and only that).

#apple #OCR #fileConversion #automation

Apple just made my life tiny bit easier! Taking a bunch of screenshots and converting them into a PDF file does automatically OCR, too, making all of the content searchable!

I don't know who to thank, but manual OCR step I used to need is now completely unnecessary and my precious time ⌚ is wasted now only elsewhere.

Let the computers do the tasks they are good at (and only that).

#apple #OCR #fileConversion #automation

Make Use Of: How to Save Photo Files as JPEG 2000 (and Why You Should) https://www.makeuseof.com/how-to-save-photos-as-jpeg-2000/ #Tech #MakeUseOf #TechNews #IT via @morganeogerbc #AdobePhotoshop #FileConversion #ImageEditor #Creative #Image

Make Use Of: What Are TIF and TIFF Files? https://www.makeuseof.com/what-are-tif-tiff-files/ #Tech #MakeUseOf #TechNews #IT via @morganeogerbc #ImageConverter #FileConversion #Creative #Image

Make Use Of: How to Change File Types on Windows https://www.makeuseof.com/change-file-types-windows/ #Tech #MakeUseOf #TechNews #IT via @morganeogerbc #FileConversion #WindowsTricks #Windows10 #Windows11 #Windows

Make Use Of: How to Export Your Apple Notes as PDF Files on Any Device https://www.makeuseof.com/how-to-save-apple-notes-as-pdf/ #Tech #MakeUseOf #TechNews #IT via @morganeogerbc #FileConversion #AppleNotes #iPhoneTips #iPadTips #MacTips #IPhone #PDF

Make Use Of: The 10 Best Tools to Open RAR Files https://www.makeuseof.com/tag/how-to-open-rar-files/ #Tech #MakeUseOf #TechNews #IT via @morganeogerbc #FileCompression #FileManagement #FileConversion #Productivity #ZIPFiles

@tillgrallert So, I tried it out with one of the more complex files, and it did not result in a useable SVG: one OPML resulted in 5 SVGs that were empty. I tried several programs that can read SVGs. I will do another try with a less complex diagram and see if it works. #DataRecovery #FileConversion #OMPL #SVG #ResearchDataManagement

Make Use Of: How to Convert an Image With Handwriting to Text Using OCR https://www.makeuseof.com/tag/convert-handwriting-text-ocr/ #Tech #MakeUseOf #TechNews #IT via @morganeogerbc #MicrosoftOfficeTips #MicrosoftOneNote #FileConversion #ImageConverter #Productivity #GoogleDrive #Adobe #OCR

Make Use Of: The 6 Best Audio to Video Converters Available Online https://www.makeuseof.com/best-audio-video-converters-online/ #Tech #MakeUseOf #TechNews #IT via @morganeogerbc #FileConversion #AudioConverter #WebsiteLists #OnlineTools #Internet #Video

Make Use Of: How to Convert PNG to JPEG on a Mac https://www.makeuseof.com/how-to-convert-png-to-jpeg-on-a-mac/ #Tech #MakeUseOf #TechNews #IT via @morganeogerbc #FileConversion #ImageConverter #MacTips #macOS #Mac

#video #GIF #FileConversion

MakeUseOf: 5 Ways to Turn a Video Into a GIF

https://www.makeuseof.com/ways-to-turn-video-into-gif/