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Best online file converters
Convert files between hundreds of formats. Facts come from each tool's own pages, and every score says where it comes from. How we rank
- Tools
- 12
- Researched
- 10
- Free option
- 7
- Only listed
- 2
Ranked by signals we can measure or quote: website health, the facts each tool's own pages state, and community discussion. Nothing here has been hands-on tested yet, so this is not a quality test. How the signals rank works
Quick answer
- No signup needed: FreeConvert
Based on what each tool's own pages say. A tool is left out when its pages say it varies or do not say. Details are listed under each tool.
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Details and sources
- Free tier
- The free plan costs 0 euros and allows 10 conversions per day. Maximum file size is 1 GB, maximum processing time is 5 minutes, up to 5 concurrent tasks, low priority. No credit card required.
- Paid plan
- Credit packages (one-time, 1,000 credits that never expire) and monthly subscriptions (1,000 credits per month, no rollover) exist, but the prices were not visible on the page. Enterprise is custom priced. The page does not say if prices vary by country.
- Signup
- The free plan has a Sign Up option; the page does not explicitly say whether an account is needed to convert.
- Watermark
- Not stated.
- Where files go
- Files are sent to and temporarily stored on CloudConvert's servers (Germany, or US-based servers if used from the US). They are deleted immediately when you use the delete button, otherwise within 24 hours at the latest.
From the tool's own pages, checked 2026-11-01. Sources: Pricing, Privacy. Prices and limits change; check the tool before you rely on them.
Details and sources
- Free tier
- Free use has 20 conversion minutes per day for web and API, with 5 conversion minutes per file. No maximum file size is listed for the free tier.
- Paid plan
- Monthly prices shown: Basic $12.99 (1,500 conversion minutes/month, 1.5 GB max file), Standard $24.99 (2,000 minutes, 2 GB), Pro $29.99 (4,000 minutes, 5 GB), Scale on-demand (up to 20 GB). Yearly billing is offered with 2 months free.
- Signup
- Not required for web use. A free account is needed to use the free minutes through the API.
- Watermark
- Not stated.
- Where files go
- Uploaded files are stored with Amazon Web Services in Ireland and are automatically deleted after 8 hours; users can delete them sooner. The policy says the company does not access or view files. How long converted outputs are kept is not stated.
From the tool's own pages, checked 2026-11-01. Sources: Pricing, Privacy policy. Prices and limits change; check the tool before you rely on them.
Details and sources
- Free tier
- A free trial plan with no payment details. The FAQ says test credits renew every 24 hours. Limits include limited batch processing and file size, 10 minutes processing time, queued tasks and limited AI tasks.
- Paid plan
- In euros: Pay As You Go 480 credits for 13.00 (one-time, credits expire after one year); monthly subscription 2800 credits for 22.42; 10000 credits for 68.00. A yearly option is said to save 20%, but no yearly prices are shown. Enterprise is custom. Country-based pricing is not mentioned.
- Signup
- The FAQ says you need to create a free account by signing up to get the free credits.
- Watermark
- Not stated.
- Where files go
- Selected files are sent to Online-Convert's conversion servers, with data stored in Europe. Access to the output is blocked after 24 hours (download limit 10 times) and files are physically deleted after 72 hours at the latest. No backups of files are made.
From the tool's own pages, checked 2026-11-01. Sources: Pricing, Privacy. Prices and limits change; check the tool before you rely on them.
Details and sources
- Free tier
- HandBrake is a free and open-source tool. The page says: “HandBrake is a open-source tool, built by volunteers, for converting video from nearly any format to a selection of modern, widely supported codecs.. Reasons you’ll love HandBrake: . Convert video from nearly any format. Free and Open Source.”
- Paid plan
- Not stated.
- Signup
- Not stated.
- Watermark
- Not stated.
- Where files go
- Not stated.
From the tool's own pages, checked 2026-11-08. Sources: Home. Prices and limits change; check the tool before you rely on them.
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Details and sources
- Free tier
- Free plan at $0. Free users can convert 2 files at a time. No daily or monthly limit is stated.
- Paid plan
- Light $8.99, Pro $13.99, Unlimited $19.99. The page has monthly and annual toggles but does not say which period these prices are for.
- Signup
- Not stated.
- Watermark
- Not stated.
- Where files go
- Output and converted files are deleted automatically after 24 hours (can be deleted sooner by the user). Where files are processed or stored: Not stated.
From the tool's own pages, checked 2026-11-01. Sources: Pricing, Privacy policy. Prices and limits change; check the tool before you rely on them.
Details and sources
- Free tier
- The free service has a file size limit of 50MB. The page says: “You are attempting to upload a file that exceeds our 50MB free limit.”
- Paid plan
- Not stated.
- Signup
- Not stated.
- Watermark
- Not stated.
- Where files go
- Files are uploaded to Zamzar's servers for processing and storage. The page says: “Free converted files are stored securely for a maximum of 24 hours. Paying users’ files are stored until they choose to delete them.”
From the tool's own pages, checked 2026-11-08. Sources: Home. Prices and limits change; check the tool before you rely on them.
Read automatically by a program, not by a person. Each fact quotes the sentence it came from, and a fact is shown only if that sentence is on the page. Where a page did not say, it reads “Not stated.”
Details and sources
- Free tier
- Not stated.
- Paid plan
- Prices in USD. Lite $11.99/month ($6.99/month billed yearly), Basic $22.99 ($13.99), Pro $44.99 ($25.99), Custom from $54 ($32.42). Plans differ in max file size (1 GB to 20 GB) and credits per month (1,000 to 1M). Payment methods depend on country; country-based pricing is not mentioned.
- Signup
- Not stated for free conversions. Paid plans link to registration pages.
- Watermark
- Not stated.
- Where files go
- Files are converted on Convertio's servers and kept in the European Union. Input and temporary files are deleted right after conversion; output files are deleted after 24 hours or when you click the X.
From the tool's own pages, checked 2026-11-01. Sources: Pricing, Privacy. Prices and limits change; check the tool before you rely on them.
Details and sources
- Free tier
- Pandoc is free software, released under the GPL. The page says: “Pandoc is free software, released under the GPL.”
- Paid plan
- Not stated.
- Signup
- Not stated.
- Watermark
- Not stated.
- Where files go
- Not stated.
From the tool's own pages, checked 2026-11-04. Sources: Home. Prices and limits change; check the tool before you rely on them.
Read automatically by a program, not by a person. Each fact quotes the sentence it came from, and a fact is shown only if that sentence is on the page. Where a page did not say, it reads “Not stated.”
Details and sources
- Free tier
- Aconvert allows users to convert all kinds of document, ebook, image, icon, video, audio, and archive files online for free. The page says: “Aconvert.com can also convert all kinds of document , ebook , image , icon , video , audio , and archive files online for free.”
- Paid plan
- Not stated.
- Signup
- Not stated.
- Watermark
- Not stated.
- Where files go
- Files are processed on 32 Windows and Linux servers. The page says: “32 servers . Windows & Linux servers.”
From the tool's own pages, checked 2026-11-04. Sources: Home. Prices and limits change; check the tool before you rely on them.
Read automatically by a program, not by a person. Each fact quotes the sentence it came from, and a fact is shown only if that sentence is on the page. Where a page did not say, it reads “Not stated.”
Details and sources
- Free tier
- Not stated.
- Paid plan
- Not stated.
- Signup
- Users can start with the free image model without logging in. The page says: “Start with the free image model without logging in, without a daily cap, and with faster generation.”
- Watermark
- Not stated.
- Where files go
- Users upload images, product assets, portraits, audio or video to use as the starting point for their workflow. The page says: “Upload images, product assets, portraits, audio or video and use them as the starting point for your workflow.”
From the tool's own pages, checked 2026-11-08. Sources: Home. Prices and limits change; check the tool before you rely on them.
Read automatically by a program, not by a person. Each fact quotes the sentence it came from, and a fact is shown only if that sentence is on the page. Where a page did not say, it reads “Not stated.”
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