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ConvertX

A self-hosted online file converter. Supports over a thousand different formats. Written with TypeScript, Bun and Elysia.

Features

Convert files to different formats
Process multiple files at once
Password protection
Multiple accounts

Converters supported

Converter	Use case	Converts from	Converts to
Inkscape	Vector images	7	17
libjxl	JPEG XL	11	11
resvg	SVG	1	1
Vips	Images	45	23
libheif	HEIF	2	4
XeLaTeX	LaTeX	1	1
Calibre	E-books	26	19
LibreOffice	Documents	41	22
Dasel	Data Files	5	4
Pandoc	Documents	43	65
msgconvert	Outlook	1	1
VCF to CSV	Contacts	1	1
dvisvgm	Vector images	4	2
ImageMagick	Images	245	183
GraphicsMagick	Images	167	130
Assimp	3D Assets	77	23
FFmpeg	Video	~472	~199
Potrace	Raster to vector	4	11
VTracer	Raster to vector	8	1
Markitdown	Documents	6	1

Any missing converter? Open an issue or pull request!

Deployment

Warning

If you can't login, make sure you are accessing the service over localhost or https otherwise set HTTP_ALLOWED=true

# docker-compose.ymlservices:convertx:image:ghcr.io/c4illin/convertxcontainer_name:convertxrestart:unless-stoppedports:      -"3000:3000"environment:      -JWT_SECRET=aLongAndSecretStringUsedToSignTheJSONWebToken1234# will use randomUUID() if unset# - HTTP_ALLOWED=true # uncomment this if accessing it over a non-https connectionvolumes:      -./data:/app/data

docker run -p 3000:3000 -v ./data:/app/data ghcr.io/c4illin/convertx

Then visithttp://localhost:3000 in your browser and create your account. Don't leave it unconfigured and open, as anyone can register the first account.

If you get unable to open database file runchown -R $USER:$USER path on the path you choose.

Environment variables

All are optional, JWT_SECRET is recommended to be set.

Name	Default	Description
JWT_SECRET	when unset it will use the value from randomUUID()	A long and secret string used to sign the JSON Web Token
ACCOUNT_REGISTRATION	false	Allow users to register accounts
HTTP_ALLOWED	false	Allow HTTP connections, only set this to true locally
ALLOW_UNAUTHENTICATED	false	Allow unauthenticated users to use the service, only set this to true locally
AUTO_DELETE_EVERY_N_HOURS	24	Checks every n hours for files older then n hours and deletes them, set to 0 to disable
WEBROOT		The address to the root path setting this to "/convert" will serve the website on "example.com/convert/"
FFMPEG_ARGS		Arguments to pass to the input file of ffmpeg, e.g.`-hwaccel vaapi`. See#190 for more info about hw-acceleration.
FFMPEG_OUTPUT_ARGS		Arguments to pass to the output of ffmpeg, e.g.`-preset veryfast`
HIDE_HISTORY	false	Hide the history page
LANGUAGE	en	Language to format date strings in, specified as aBCP 47 language tag
UNAUTHENTICATED_USER_SHARING	false	Shares conversion history between all unauthenticated users
MAX_CONVERT_PROCESS	0	Maximum number of concurrent conversion processes allowed. Set to 0 for unlimited.

Docker images

There is a:latest tag that is updated with every release and a:main tag that is updated with every push to the main branch.:latest is recommended for normal use.

The image is available onGitHub Container Registry andDocker Hub.

Image	What it is
`image: ghcr.io/c4illin/convertx`	The latest release on ghcr
`image: ghcr.io/c4illin/convertx:main`	The latest commit on ghcr
`image: c4illin/convertx`	The latest release on docker hub
`image: c4illin/convertx:main`	The latest commit on docker hub

Tutorial

Note

These are written by other people, and may be outdated, incorrect or wrong.

Tutorial in french:https://belginux.com/installer-convertx-avec-docker/

Tutorial in chinese:https://xzllll.com/24092901/

Tutorial in polish:https://www.kreatywnyprogramista.pl/convertx-lokalny-konwerter-plikow

Screenshots

Development

InstallBun and Git
Clone the repository
bun install
bun run dev

Pull requests are welcome! See open issues for the list of todos. The ones tagged with "converter request" are quite easy. Help with docs and cleaning up in issues are also very welcome!

Useconventional commits for commit messages.