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Alchemy

:crystal_ball: File conversion, all from the menu bar observed · 2026-10-21

github.com/dawnlabs/alchemy · homepage · JavaScript · MIT (permissive) observed · 2026-10-21

Health v2 · maintenance only

23/100

  • Activity 0
  • Release rhythm 8
  • Longevity 100
How is this computed?

round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-10-21. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.

  • gap_med: n/a
  • age_days: 3563
  • days_rel: n/a
  • days_push: 2046
  • n_releases_24m: 0

Full methodology

Adoption not part of the score

1000 stars · 75 forks observed · 2026-10-21

What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-09-07, confidence 0.78

Alchemy is an open-source desktop file converter built on Electron and React that lives in the menu bar on macOS and Windows. It offers a drag-and-drop interface for batch-converting files between formats and for merging multiple images into a single PDF or GIF with customizable ordering.

Use cases

  • batch convert images to different formats
  • merge multiple images into one pdf
  • create a gif from a series of images
  • convert files quickly from the menu bar
  • drag and drop file conversion without the terminal
  • reorder screenshots and combine them into a pdf

When to choose

  • You want a simple, visual drag-and-drop GUI for converting images instead of command-line tools like ImageMagick
  • You need to combine several images into a single PDF while controlling their order
  • You prefer an open-source converter that is always accessible from the menu bar

When to avoid

  • The latest release dates to March 2021, so the project appears inactive and may lack bug fixes and modern format support
  • You need to convert non-image file types such as documents, audio, or video — supported operations focus on image conversion plus PDF/GIF merging
  • You need a supported Linux build — Linux is explicitly untested
  • You need scriptable or headless batch conversion in a pipeline — this is an interactive desktop GUI

Facets

application · maturity abandoned

image-processing pdf gui files pdf media desktop-applications developer-tools windows cross-platform file-converter electron-app menubar-app drag-and-drop batch-conversion image-conversion merge-pdf gif react javascript macos desktop

1 source

Member repositories

RepositoryRoleHealth v2
dawnlabs/alchemymain23
dawnlabs/photosorcerybackend32

For agents

markdown · JSON · MCP: product_card(name="dawnlabs/alchemy")

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