File Converter — The Complete Guide: Convert and Compress Images and Video From the Right-Click Menu
File Converter is a small open-source Windows tool that adds conversion and compression options to the right-click menu in the file explorer. Select one file or many, right-click and pick a format — without opening any program. It is especially handy for shrinking site photos and recordings before attaching them to a site inspection report or an email.
File Converter
Adrien Allard
Convert and compress images, video and audio straight from the Windows right-click menu, without opening an app.
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- Images — PNG, JPG, WebP and AVIF.
- Video — MP4, WebM and GIF.
- Audio — MP3 and other formats.
- Many files at once — multiple selection in the explorer.
- Your own presets — size and quality settings you reuse.
Working tip
Define one preset named something like Report photos, with a fixed width and quality, and every photo from a site visit goes through it with one click. Converting Office documents to images requires Office to be installed on the computer.
Related tools
For batch processing with renaming and numbering — Converseen. For video compression with more control — HandBrake. For editing a single image — GIMP.
Converseen
Faster3ck
Convert and resize hundreds of images at once — prepare site photos and figures for reports, including PDF to images.
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HandBrake
HandBrake team
Compress and convert large video files — screen recordings and site videos down to a shareable size.
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ImageMagick
ImageMagick Studio LLC
A command-line suite for processing and converting images in more than 200 formats — automate resizing, cropping and conversion.
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XnView MP
XnSoft
A cross-platform image browser and batch converter supporting more than 500 formats, including RAW and HEIC.
Get it from the vendorThe bottom line
File Converter is the fastest way to shrink files before sending them. Open source and free for any use.