How to convert and compress files privately with Novus Convert

Open convert.novusstreamsolutions.com/convert or choose an active conversion route from the live formats directory. The working set now spans images (including camera RAW such as CR2, NEF, and ARW), video, audio, documents and subtitles, archives, ebooks, vector, CAD, and 3D-mesh formats, and fonts, well over a thousand active input-to-output pairs. The complete, always-current matrix is published at /conversions, so confirm the exact pair you need there rather than assuming a specific route from such a large set exists.

Choose the job, not just the extension. Use /compress when the goal is a smaller JPG, PNG, or WebP. Use /convert when the file needs a different format or archive container.

Drag files into the workspace or use the file chooser. Novus Convert reads signatures and browser capabilities instead of trusting the filename alone. This protects the workflow from a renamed or malformed file that only looks supported by extension.

You can add a mixed batch. An HEIC photo, JSON export, and ZIP archive can sit in the same queue because each row keeps its own compatible output choices. The source files remain unchanged.

Select the output shown for each compatible file. Image rows expose the raster outputs the current route can genuinely produce: JPG, PNG, WebP, GIF, APNG, BMP, TIFF, TGA, and ICO, depending on the source. Structured-data rows expose the active JSON, CSV, TSV, or TXT destinations. Archive rows expose the supported ZIP, TAR, or TAR.GZ containers. Browse /conversions for the full input-to-output matrix.

When exporting a transparent source to JPG, remember that JPG cannot preserve transparency. Novus Convert places the transparent region on white rather than pretending the alpha channel survived.

Open /compress for image-size reduction. Add a JPG, PNG, or WebP, adjust the quality control, and compare the measured result size before download. Compression is a re-encode rather than an extension change, so judge the visual result and file-size saving together.

A lower quality setting is not automatically better. Start conservatively, inspect detailed edges and text, then lower quality only while the output still looks right for its destination.

Start processing and leave the tab open while the browser works. HEIC and HEIF decoding lazy-loads a local WebAssembly worker; other active paths use browser-side decoders, encoders, parsers, and archive handlers. The site does not send supported source files to a remote conversion service for these routes.

A malformed, encrypted, unsupported-codec, over-limit, or invalid file can fail. That row can be retried or removed without discarding completed files elsewhere in the queue. The original is never overwritten.

Novus Convert checks the expected signature, container, or decodability before enabling a download. This means a result can finish processing and still fail the quality gate. Treat that as useful protection: a file with the right extension but the wrong internal data is not a successful conversion.

Download each successful row and open important outputs in the application that will consume them. Temporary result URLs disappear when you remove a job or close the page, so save the finished files before leaving the session.

Active image routes accept files up to 100 MB and 80 megapixels. Structured text accepts up to 25 MB. Archives accept compressed inputs up to 200 MB, no more than 5,000 entries, and no more than 512 MB expanded. These are browser-memory and archive-bomb protections, not arbitrary upload limits.

The free app also tracks downloads separately by input format and local calendar day. Current defaults are 15 for HEIC or HEIF, 20 for AVIF, 10 for archive formats, 50 for structured text, and 25 for other active formats. The interface shows the remaining allowance beside the download action.