Convertio is the Swiss Army knife of file conversion. It handles well over 300 formats across images, audio, video, documents, ebooks, archives and even fonts — and adds OCR for pulling text out of scans.
Most online converters specialise: one site does images, another does video, a third does documents. Convertio covers essentially all of them in one interface, which saves you from hunting for a new website every time an unusual format appears.
Beyond straight conversion it includes OCR (optical character recognition) for extracting text from images and scanned PDFs, basic video options like resolution and codec settings, and archive handling so you can pull files out of a zip without installing software.
Files are uploaded for processing, and the free tier caps file size. Registration raises the limit substantially.
| Registration | Not required for small files (free account raises limits) |
|---|---|
| Watermark | None |
| Free file size limit | Capped; larger files need an account or paid plan |
| Formats | 300+ across image, audio, video, document, ebook, archive |
| Notable extras | OCR text extraction, video codec/resolution options |
| Cloud import | Google Drive, Dropbox, URL |
| Processing | Server-side (files are uploaded) |
Check before you rely on it: free quotas, file limits and pricing change frequently. Confirm current terms on the official site before depending on it for regular work.
Office workers who receive odd file types, students converting ebooks, video editors needing a quick transcode on a machine without editing software, and anyone who needs text pulled out of a scanned document.
There is a free tier with a file-size cap and no registration for small files. Bigger files and heavier use require an account or paid subscription.
The free tier is capped at a size suitable for small images and short audio; video and large PDFs generally need an account. Check the current limit on their site, as it changes.
Yes — it can extract text from images and scanned PDFs, and you can select the document language for better accuracy.
Yes, with options for format, codec, resolution and quality, though free conversions are limited by file size and duration.
Yes, processing is server-side. Avoid using it for confidential documents.
Yes, it imports from Google Drive, Dropbox and direct URLs.