Conversion guides
Every guide here describes a conversion Convexy can actually perform — the list is generated from the app's real conversion matrix, not from a marketing wishlist.
Images
AVIF to JPGFor when the newest codec is too new
DNG to JPGDevelop a raw negative into a shareable photo
GIF to JPGA still frame from a 256-colour format
HEIC to AVIFSame idea, royalty-free codec, browsers accept it
HEIC to JPGThe fix when Windows won't open your iPhone photos
HEIC to PNGLossless from here, but a much bigger file
HEIC to WebPiPhone photos, ready for the web
JPG to PDFWrap a photo in a document, one page per image
JPG to PNGLossless from here — but no quality is restored
JPG to WebPSmaller files for the web — the direction iOS can't do alone
PNG to ICOFavicons and Windows icons, square-only
PNG to JPGMuch smaller, permanently lossy, no transparency
PNG to PDFScreenshots and graphics as documents
PNG to WebPAlpha channel kept, file size slashed
SVG to ICOVector logo to favicon, rendered at icon size
SVG to PNGVector to pixels, at whatever size you choose
TIFF to JPGScanner and archive files, cut down to size
WebP to JPGFor the images you saved from the web
WebP to PNGKeeps the alpha channel, costs you file size
Video
MOV to GIFShort silent loops. Know the limits first.
MOV to M4AThe sound from an iPhone video, on its own.
MOV to MP4iPhone video, in the container everything accepts.
MP4 to GIFThe size arithmetic, and how to keep it small.
MP4 to M4AKeep the audio, drop the video.
MP4 to MOVBack into Apple's container for Mac tooling.
Audio
AIFF to MP3Apple's uncompressed format, shrunk for the real world.
FLAC to M4AGet a lossless library into Apple's world.
FLAC to MP3Lossless master, portable copy. Keep both.
FLAC to WAVUnpack a lossless master for tools that need WAV.
M4A to FLACBigger file, same audio. Read before you do it.
M4A to MP3Lossy to lossy. When it is worth it, and when it is not.
M4A to WAVFor editing and stubborn tools. Not for quality.
MP3 to M4AInto Apple's format. Lossy to lossy — know the cost.
WAV to FLACSame audio, half the size. Genuinely lossless.
WAV to M4AShrink a huge WAV the right way, once.
WAV to MP3Lossless source, first-generation encode. The good kind.
Documents
CSV to JSONArray of objects, keyed by the header row
HTML to MarkdownTurn a formatted page back into editable text
HTML to PDFRender a local .html file to a fixed page
JSON to CSVWorks on a flat array of objects. Only that.
Markdown to HTMLA standalone page you can open in any browser
Markdown to PDFHeadings, lists and bold, rendered to a page
PDF to JPGRender a page to an image — first page only
PDF to PNGLossless page rendering — best for text and diagrams
PDF to TIFFLossless page rendering at 72, 150 or 300 dpi
PDF to TXTPull the text out — if the PDF actually has any
RTF to PDFFreeze a rich-text document's layout for good
TXT to PDFPlain text, laid out on Letter, A4 or Legal
TXT to RTFPlain text in a word-processor envelope