# Tichau/FileConverter

File Converter is a very simple tool which allows you to convert and compress files using the context menu in windows explorer.

Repository: https://github.com/Tichau/FileConverter
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/fileconverter
Homepage: https://file-converter.io/
Language: C#
License: GPL-3.0
License Family: copyleft
Last push: 2026-02-27T13:56:40+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 64/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 69, release rhythm 38, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 4167, "days_push": 187, "days_rel": 201, "gap_med": 354, "n_releases_24m": 2}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 15100, forks 914 (observed 2026-08-28T04:11:09.157876+00:00)

## What it is
A free, open-source Windows application that adds file conversion and compression options to the Windows Explorer context menu. It supports audio, video, image, and document formats via customizable presets.

## Use cases
- convert video files to mp4 from right-click menu
- compress images to webp in bulk
- convert audio to mp3
- convert documents to pdf
- compress large video files
- batch convert image formats

## When to choose
- you want quick file conversion without opening a separate app
- you need a free, ad-free converter on Windows
- you want customizable conversion presets in Explorer

## When to avoid
- you are on macOS or Linux
- you need Office document conversion without Microsoft Office installed
- you need scripted or headless conversion workflows

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: active
- function: image-processing, audio-processing, video-processing, pdf
- domain: files, media, developer-tools
- platform: windows
- tags: file-conversion, compression, shell-extension, context-menu

## Member repositories
- Tichau/FileConverter (main) score 64

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:11:09.157876+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 2026-08-29T17:06:44.147597+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/Tichau/FileConverter (fetched 2026-08-28T04:11:09.157876+00:00, sha 7dd0f72033c6)
  - homepage: https://file-converter.io/ (fetched 2026-08-29T08:04:35.605354+00:00, sha 97eac2835147)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.