Warning over free online file converters that actually install malware
Warning over free online file converters that actually install malware
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Warning over free online file converters that actually install malware
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I always wondered what their deal was. They always had the scammiest looking urls. I assumed it was malware or spam ads, but I never stuck around long enough to find out.
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The legitimate ones could charge for large files / batch processing
As for which ones are legitimate and which ones are malware,
¯\_(ツ)_/¯
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Does anyone have a list of safe file converters to use, then?
What are you trying to convert? Generally shoving "open source software" on the end of the search query will get you something legit
I figured it would just be good to get a list of safe options going, since the post is about unsafe options
In this case the advantage is that you don't need to download anything, and I'll admit that I used websites like this years ago
For example, PNG to ICO, or PDF to Word, when people don't have a tool installed and they look up how to do it, these websites pop up and it feels very convenient.
Maybe there is a utility that can be self hosted for this. Something like StirlingPDF but for all kinds of files
https://github.com/Stirling-Tools/Stirling-PDF
Pandoc perhaps. But it depends on what you are converting right?
Edit: Added link https://pandoc.org/