* fix(assimp): pass -f<format> so non-extension targets work
The assimp converter invokes `assimp export <in> <out>` and relies on
assimp's extension-based format inference to pick the output format.
That works for targets whose id happens to match a real file extension
(glb, gltf, obj, stl, ply, etc.) but silently fails for every target
whose assimp id is not a conventional filename extension:
glb2, gltf2, objnomtl, stlb, plyb, fbxa, assbin, assxml, pbrt, assjson
Picking any of those in the UI aborts the job with:
assimp export: no output format specified and I failed to guess it
assimp_cmd's `-f<h>` flag overrides extension inference, and the values
in `properties.to.object` already correspond 1:1 to assimp's format ids
(verified against `assimp listexport`). Passing `-f${convertTo}` makes
every advertised target work without changing anything else.
Reproduction: upload any .stl, convert to glb2. Before: ENOENT on the
nonexistent output file. After: valid binary glTF 2.0.
* fix(assimp): write real file extensions for non-extension format ids
Follow-up to the previous commit. With `-f<format>` now passed to
assimp, every advertised target exports successfully — but seven of
them still produce files with assimp's internal format id as the
extension, which no third-party viewer recognises:
glb2 → .glb2 (really binary glTF 2.0, should be .glb)
gltf2 → .gltf2 (text glTF 2.0, should be .gltf)
objnomtl → .objnomtl (OBJ without .mtl, should be .obj)
stlb → .stlb (binary STL, should be .stl)
plyb → .plyb (binary PLY, should be .ply)
fbxa → .fbxa (ASCII FBX, should be .fbx)
assjson → .assjson (JSON dump, should be .json)
Map these in `normalizeOutputFiletype`, the same helper that already
handles jpeg→jpg, latex→tex, markdown→md. The format id on `convertTo`
is untouched, so `assimp -f<id>` still selects the correct
encoding/variant — only the output filename changes.
assbin, assxml, and pbrt are both the format id and the canonical
extension, so they need no mapping.
* style(assimp): fix prettier formatting
ConvertX
A self-hosted online file converter. Supports over a thousand different formats. Written with TypeScript, Bun and Elysia.
Features
- Convert files to different formats
- Process multiple files at once
- Password protection
- Multiple accounts
Converters supported
| Converter | Use case | Converts from | Converts to |
|---|---|---|---|
| Inkscape | Vector images | 7 | 17 |
| libjxl | JPEG XL | 11 | 11 |
| resvg | SVG | 1 | 1 |
| Vips | Images | 45 | 23 |
| libheif | HEIF | 2 | 4 |
| XeLaTeX | LaTeX | 1 | 1 |
| Calibre | E-books | 26 | 19 |
| LibreOffice | Documents | 41 | 22 |
| Dasel | Data Files | 5 | 4 |
| Pandoc | Documents | 43 | 65 |
| msgconvert | Outlook | 1 | 1 |
| VCF to CSV | Contacts | 1 | 1 |
| dvisvgm | Vector images | 4 | 2 |
| ImageMagick | Images | 245 | 183 |
| GraphicsMagick | Images | 167 | 130 |
| Assimp | 3D Assets | 77 | 23 |
| FFmpeg | Video | ~472 | ~199 |
| Potrace | Raster to vector | 4 | 11 |
| VTracer | Raster to vector | 8 | 1 |
| Markitdown | Documents | 6 | 1 |
Any missing converter? Open an issue or pull request!
Deployment
Warning
If you can't login, make sure you are accessing the service over localhost or https otherwise set HTTP_ALLOWED=true
# docker-compose.yml
services:
convertx:
image: ghcr.io/c4illin/convertx
container_name: convertx
restart: unless-stopped
ports:
- "3000:3000"
environment:
- JWT_SECRET=aLongAndSecretStringUsedToSignTheJSONWebToken1234 # will use randomUUID() if unset
# - HTTP_ALLOWED=true # uncomment this if accessing it over a non-https connection
volumes:
- ./data:/app/data
or
docker run -p 3000:3000 -v ./data:/app/data ghcr.io/c4illin/convertx
Then visit http://localhost:3000 in your browser and create your account. Don't leave it unconfigured and open, as anyone can register the first account.
If you get unable to open database file run chown -R $USER:$USER path on the path you choose.
Environment variables
All are optional, JWT_SECRET is recommended to be set.
| Name | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|
| JWT_SECRET | when unset it will use the value from randomUUID() | A long and secret string used to sign the JSON Web Token |
| ACCOUNT_REGISTRATION | false | Allow users to register accounts |
| HTTP_ALLOWED | false | Allow HTTP connections, only set this to true locally |
| ALLOW_UNAUTHENTICATED | false | Allow unauthenticated users to use the service, only set this to true locally |
| AUTO_DELETE_EVERY_N_HOURS | 24 | Checks every n hours for files older then n hours and deletes them, set to 0 to disable |
| WEBROOT | The address to the root path setting this to "/convert" will serve the website on "example.com/convert/" | |
| FFMPEG_ARGS | Arguments to pass to the input file of ffmpeg, e.g. -hwaccel vaapi. See https://github.com/C4illin/ConvertX/issues/190 for more info about hw-acceleration. |
|
| FFMPEG_OUTPUT_ARGS | Arguments to pass to the output of ffmpeg, e.g. -preset veryfast |
|
| HIDE_HISTORY | false | Hide the history page |
| LANGUAGE | en | Language to format date strings in, specified as a BCP 47 language tag |
| UNAUTHENTICATED_USER_SHARING | false | Shares conversion history between all unauthenticated users |
| MAX_CONVERT_PROCESS | 0 | Maximum number of concurrent conversion processes allowed. Set to 0 for unlimited. |
Docker images
There is a :latest tag that is updated with every release and a :main tag that is updated with every push to the main branch. :latest is recommended for normal use.
The image is available on GitHub Container Registry and Docker Hub.
| Image | What it is |
|---|---|
image: ghcr.io/c4illin/convertx |
The latest release on ghcr |
image: ghcr.io/c4illin/convertx:main |
The latest commit on ghcr |
image: c4illin/convertx |
The latest release on docker hub |
image: c4illin/convertx:main |
The latest commit on docker hub |
Tutorial
Note
These are written by other people, and may be outdated, incorrect or wrong.
Tutorial in french: https://belginux.com/installer-convertx-avec-docker/
Tutorial in chinese: https://xzllll.com/24092901/
Tutorial in polish: https://www.kreatywnyprogramista.pl/convertx-lokalny-konwerter-plikow
Screenshots
Development
- Install Bun and Git
- Clone the repository
bun installbun run dev
Pull requests are welcome! See open issues for the list of todos. The ones tagged with "converter request" are quite easy. Help with docs and cleaning up in issues are also very welcome!
Use conventional commits for commit messages.

