Jake Manger

How to Convert Convert almost any file type locally on your device - nothing gets uploaded to the cloud. Transform HEIC to JPG, MP4 to MP3, Word to PDF and more with complete privacy. Works on Mac, Windows and Linux.

That's why I built an app that now supports 3,742 video, document, audio and image file conversions - all running locally on your machine. howtoconvert.co

I made an app that aims to convert almost any file locally.

And I just added Image to document conversions
Like PNG to PDF or DOCX.

Why? I was sick of sending my files to sketchy sites on Google.

And sick of looking up how to use command-line tools every time I needed to convert a file.

It’s How to Convert update week 💪

Lots of new updates will be announced over the next 7 days

howtoconvert.co is officially on @ecosia

And it just got a sale!

While the search went towards planting a tree 🌳

As a solo founder, what's harder??

1. building

2. marketing

3. knowing when to pivot or change ideas

Be honest.

#buildinpublic

I am considering making an API for How to Convert to integrate it into other websites and businesses.

If you use a file conversion service or API for your business already, what do you like about it/not like about it?

I don't want to build mini startups just to get rich

I just want enough to wake up every morning and say:

“I can do what I want today.”

Today, why don’t you pull out that old side project you almost finished

And finish it

I'm officially a Claude Code convert

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If you haven’t watch KPop Demon Hunters yet

Please do

Best animated film I’ve seen in years

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Today I earned $500

While hanging with the family

Building apps was the best decision I’ve ever made

Uh oh

#arch #linux

Bahn mi 🥖 = fuel for startups

What a beautiful sight

PicTiler is now earning money!
#buildinpublic

Immediately, I jumped to my computer and started making sure everything could scale to handle the traffic.

It ended with over 10,000 visitors that night with a max of 380 people on the site simultaneously. Crazy.

I didn't expect much of it at first, that was until I saw this

How?

I posted my app to hackernews.

news.ycombinator.com/item?id=447...

Ranked #1 on Google after releasing 12 hours ago 😅

The placement of this YouTube content

No wonder @bryan_johnson is doing so well there

Going viral feels wild

🤯 Looks like people are liking the new site

PDF to PNG conversions are now FREE on the How to Convert demo

Took a bit of time to get them working in the browser

How to Convert Convert almost any file type locally on your device - nothing gets uploaded to the cloud. Transform HEIC to JPG, MP4 to MP3, Word to PDF and more with complete privacy. Works on Mac, Windows and Linux.

You can get it or test out the free demo howtoconvert.co

It runs on Mac, Windows and Linux

and does over 3000 document, video, image and audio conversions

I created a drag-and-drop app to convert almost any file locally.

I've used it to convert every file I've needed for the past six months.

No more using sketchy file converters I found on Google.

Sometimes you just gotta force things into existence.

Trying to get the next site out today. 🤞

Something new is coming

Holy crap, what am I seeing 🤯

I knew my Reddit post went viral 🔥
But to see that it's still the 14th top post of all time on r/macapps hits different

Ask me anything 🤝

How a single post can change your follower count 😅

How to Convert Convert almost any file type locally on your device - nothing gets uploaded to the cloud. Transform HEIC to JPG, MP4 to MP3, Word to PDF and more with complete privacy. Works on Mac, Windows and Linux.

You can play with the list at howtoconvert.co/formats

Added a new page to show all the 3093 document, video, image and audio conversions supported by How to Convert