# dawnlabs/alchemy

:crystal_ball: File conversion, all from the menu bar

Repository: https://github.com/dawnlabs/alchemy
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/dawnlabs-alchemy
Homepage: https://dawnlabs.github.io/alchemy
Language: JavaScript
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: convert, files, images, electron, react, menubar, alchemy
Last push: 2021-03-14T20:55:52+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 23/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3514, "days_push": 1998, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1002, forks 75 (observed 2026-09-03T02:15:11.203215+00:00)

## What it is
Alchemy is an open-source desktop file converter built with Electron and React that lives in the macOS/Windows menu bar. It lets users drag and drop files to batch-convert them between formats or merge images into a PDF or GIF.

## Use cases
- convert images to pdf
- batch convert image files to different formats
- merge multiple images into one pdf
- convert files from the menu bar
- make a gif from images
- drag and drop file converter app

## When to choose
- you want a simple, free, open-source GUI for converting images
- you need to merge several images into a single PDF quickly
- you prefer a lightweight menu bar utility over command-line tools

## When to avoid
- you need conversion of non-image file types like video or documents
- you need a tool that is actively maintained with recent updates
- you require guaranteed Linux support

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: maintenance
- function: image-processing, pdf, file-system, gui
- domain: files, image-processing, pdf, cross-platform, developer-tools
- platform: windows
- tags: file-conversion, menubar-app, drag-and-drop, image-to-pdf, batch-conversion, macos, electron, desktop

## Member repositories
- dawnlabs/alchemy (main) score 23

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-09-03T02:15:11.203215+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T07:13:57.803438+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/dawnlabs/alchemy (fetched 2026-09-03T02:15:11.203215+00:00, sha fcd963a936aa)
  - homepage: https://dawnlabs.github.io/alchemy (fetched 2026-08-29T13:14:05.735456+00:00, sha 22302ae83fb6)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.