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File Conversion Guides

Useful conversion is more than changing an extension. These guides explain what data survives, what can be lost, and how to check the result before you rely on it.

File to URL and Base64

Understand Data URLs, raw Base64, size overhead, and which output developers should use.

Read the encoding guide

Convert images to AVIF

Compare AVIF with WebP and JPEG, check compatibility, and convert without uploading.

Read the AVIF guide

Generate a QR code PNG

Create, download, size, and test a QR image before using it online or in print.

Read the QR guide

Image aspect ratios

Calculate matching dimensions and resize images without stretching the content.

Read the sizing guide

How browser conversion works

Understand local processing, memory limits, downloads, and why some file types need specialist software.

Read the guide

PDF conversion quality

Learn why selectable text, scans, columns, tables, fonts, and forms produce different Word results.

Read the guide

PNG, JPEG and WebP

Compare transparency, compression, editing quality, compatibility, and good uses for each image format.

Compare image formats

CSV and JSON conversion

A practical look at headers, data types, nested records, delimiters, character encoding, and validation.

Read the data guide

Private file conversion

Know what browser-based processing protects, what website services can still see, and how to handle sensitive files.

Read the privacy guide

Compress images for email

Reduce dimensions and file size while keeping text, faces, and product details readable.

Read the compression guide

PDF to Word without uploading

Use a local workflow, understand its limits, and decide when OCR or desktop software is the better choice.

Read the PDF guide