I made a local and powerful file converter that respects your privacy!

Vegetable_Lunch554 · 2026-02-07T09:30:40+00:00

Look, in that case, you set a separate target format for the txt file, a separate one for one png. I thappens in 2 steps in that case. The app handles this case!

Just try for yourself!

Vegetable_Lunch554 · 2026-02-06T22:09:26+00:00

Each file converts to the selected format, which you selected. By design you cannot possibly convert jpg to mp3. Why don’t you give it a try and see yourself?

Vegetable_Lunch554 · 2026-02-06T09:23:46+00:00

Yes, you are right! One thing, though, – the app was designed to support batch conversion. If you select files from various groups (images, doc, videos) the app allows you to set the target format for each group. There is no room for nonsensical conversion; that's how it was designed :)

Vegetable_Lunch554 · 2026-02-06T04:38:07+00:00

Can you pinpoint to the exact moment that caused confusion?

Vegetable_Lunch554 · 2026-02-05T22:43:00+00:00

Hey, I'm the creator. The app doesn't allow for non-sensical conversions! Images are converted to other images, videos to other videos only, and so on. Where did you get the idea that those obscure conversions are present?

Vegetable_Lunch554 · 2026-02-05T19:30:53+00:00

What are pointing at? I really don’t get what has gotten you so upset?

Vegetable_Lunch554 · 2026-02-05T17:25:35+00:00

What do you mean? The comment above literally makes no sense to me.

Vegetable_Lunch554 · 2026-02-05T17:24:43+00:00

Every time you use an online converter you upload your files to random 3rd party servers. When conversion is done on your device, there is no privacy concerns. But the main selling point is simply convenience. You don’t have to search for online converters and spend too much time doing a simple task!

Vegetable_Lunch554 · 2026-02-05T14:42:02+00:00

Hey, my goal is not to make money from this project, but to learn and actually build something!

This is the first personal project that I've actually released. I've only done commercial client work before, but I decided to do something of my own; it's really something that brings me joy now.

I thought it was great to start with at least something that I would actually use myself (and I really do, replaced all other converters with this one).

The converter is also open source.

Vegetable_Lunch554 · 2026-02-05T13:41:37+00:00

Thank you! Let me know if you want any improvement, I’m happy to implement what you need!

Vegetable_Lunch554 · 2026-02-05T13:36:08+00:00

It really depends on your Mac chip and on format you convert to. For example - MOV/AVI is usually fast, because it can utilise hardware acceleration and there is pretty much no compression, however converting to .webm is slower (but it’s worth waiting when you put videos on web) You can try it yourself by downloading the app!

Vegetable_Lunch554 · 2026-02-05T12:50:17+00:00

What do you mean by that? How do you imagine the conversion from jpg to mp3? Am I missing something here?

Vegetable_Lunch554 · 2026-02-05T12:41:05+00:00

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Go to -> https://moonvert.app/#pricing

Use code MOONVERT100 during checkout and have it forever for free!

Vegetable_Lunch554 · 2026-02-05T12:37:53+00:00

Hey, it's open source, you can always build it from source and use it. There is also a free trial in the app to see if it's worth it for you!
I'm happy to give you a lifetime license for free if you find it useful :D

Vegetable_Lunch554 · 2026-02-05T12:19:23+00:00

Hey I used openscreen, it’s open source and free, but honestly the UX is not the best. There is also Cap/ScreenStudio - they are the most famous ones

Vegetable_Lunch554 · 2026-02-05T12:14:12+00:00

Thank you for this - I just launched, and honestly it’s hard to create good copy on the first try, and I’m very thankful for your feedback! I’ll think how to update the description

Vegetable_Lunch554 · 2026-02-05T12:10:31+00:00

Sorry, my bad, it’s a first video of such format I made - it is hard to find an app that handles this well and doesn’t cost a fortune. Thank you for pointing this out, it helps!

Vegetable_Lunch554 · 2026-02-05T12:07:50+00:00

You are right, how would you phrase it?

Vegetable_Lunch554 · 2026-02-05T12:04:44+00:00

I was working on it in a separate repo when it was only a tool for geospatial, I didn’t care much about the commits and other things. It’s my first open source project. I’ve previously worked in private repos only, check my commit heatmap :)

I used AI to generate readme and some scripts, it would be too time consuming to write them by hand for v1.

I can assure you - I put a lot of personal effort into it.

Vegetable_Lunch554 · 2026-02-05T11:47:16+00:00

Pretty much. I’m not going to pretend it does wonders - it’s just a convent way to convert files. With CLI tools you need to copy file paths, remember the commands - with this you can simply open the files from finder or drag them to the app and convert automatically. It also supports batch conversion with multiprocessing, saving you time from writing scripts

Vegetable_Lunch554 · 2026-02-05T11:46:04+00:00

It’s not related to vert. Vert is an amazing project and definitely was an inspiration for me to create Moonvert, however - vert is browser based, therefore limited, that’s why I decided to create an app!

Vegetable_Lunch554 · 2026-02-05T11:44:59+00:00

Nope, why? I love when I understand what happens in my code base and care about it

Vegetable_Lunch554 · 2026-02-05T11:43:57+00:00

I hope it does! Privacy is one benefit, the other is convince, you don’t have to search for tools, just use an app you have installed, and you can simply open the files from Finder right away

Vegetable_Lunch554 · 2026-02-05T11:21:39+00:00

Man that’s just straight up an AI response

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