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  1. Novus Convert tutorial showing a mixed queue of image, data, and archive files becoming validated downloads
    Getting started

    How to convert and compress files privately with Novus Convert

    A complete first workflow for Novus Convert: choose an active route, add supported files, set per-file outputs, compress images, handle failures, and download validated results.

    8 min · BeginnerStart
  2. Novus Convert tutorial turning a batch of iPhone HEIC and HEIF camera-roll photos into universal JPG files locally in the browser
    Formats & batch

    Convert iPhone HEIC & HEIF photos to JPG

    Turn a whole camera roll of iPhone HEIC and HEIF photos into JPG that any app or uploader accepts, decoded locally in the browser and never uploaded, then optionally shrink the results at /compress.

    8 min · BeginnerStart
  3. Novus Convert compression tutorial showing a JPG, PNG, and WebP shrinking to a smaller measured size at the same format on the /compress surface.
    Formats & batch

    Compress JPG, PNG & WebP without changing the format

    Use the separate /compress surface in Novus Convert to re-encode a JPG, PNG, or WebP at a quality level you choose, shrinking the file locally while keeping its format, and confirm the measured result size before you download.

    8 min · BeginnerStart
  4. Novus Convert favicon workflow turning a square transparent PNG into a validated ICO file for a website root.
    Use cases

    Make a favicon: convert a PNG to an ICO

    Turn a square, transparent PNG into a website favicon by converting it to ICO in Novus Convert, confirming the route in /conversions and letting validation prove the file before you place favicon.ico at your site root.

    8 min · BeginnerStart
  5. Novus Convert tutorial showing an SVG vector source rasterizing into fixed-pixel PNG and WebP outputs with transparency preserved
    Formats & batch

    Rasterize an SVG to PNG or WebP at any size

    Turn a vector SVG into a fixed-pixel PNG or WebP with Novus Convert: understand why platforms need a raster, choose a format that keeps or flattens transparency, set the output size deliberately, and confirm the route in /conversions.

    8 min · IntermediateStart
  6. Novus Convert tutorial comparing the GIF and APNG animation-capable image outputs, weighing universal reach against full-color fidelity before confirming the route.
    Formats & batch

    Convert to animated GIF and APNG

    Convert supported images to the animation-capable GIF and APNG outputs in Novus Convert, weigh universal GIF reach against full-color APNG fidelity, and confirm the exact input-to-output pair at /conversions before you commit.

    8 min · IntermediateStart
  7. Novus Convert tutorial exporting an image to TIFF for print and archival pipelines and to BMP for a legacy tool that requires it
    Use cases

    Export TIFF and BMP for print and archival

    Export to TIFF for print shops, scanning, and long-term archives, and to BMP for the legacy tools that still demand it, confirming the exact route in /conversions, respecting the 100 MB and 80 megapixel source limits, and remembering that BMP flattens transparency onto white.

    8 min · IntermediateStart
  8. Novus Convert tutorial exporting a transparent PNG texture to a validated TGA file for game engines and art tools.
    Use cases

    Export TGA for game engines and art tools

    Convert a PNG or another supported source image to a validated TGA for game engines and art tools in Novus Convert, confirming the route in /conversions and respecting the local image limits and the validation gate.

    8 min · IntermediateStart
  9. Novus Convert delimited text tutorial comparing CSV, TSV, and TXT delimiters with encoding and byte-order mark checks in the browser
    Formats & batch

    Convert TSV & TXT: pick the right delimiter and encoding

    Choose between CSV, TSV, and TXT when a tool demands a specific delimiter, dodge the comma and tab collisions that break rows, keep text encoding and the byte-order mark clean, and prove the output parses before you trust it in Novus Convert.

    9 min · IntermediateStart
  10. Novus Convert conversion directory showing active input-to-output routes grouped by format across images, video, audio, documents, archives, and more
    Getting started

    Find any conversion in the /conversions directory

    Use the /conversions directory as the authoritative map of every active Novus Convert route — now over a thousand pairs across images, video, audio, documents, archives, ebooks, vector, CAD, and fonts — and confirm your exact input-to-output pair before you commit any files.

    8 min · BeginnerStart
  11. Novus Convert privacy model: a file processed locally in browser memory, held behind a temporary object URL, and released for download only after it passes a validation gate.
    Use cases

    Keep files private: local processing & the validation gate

    A hands-on tour of how Novus Convert keeps files private: active conversion runs in your browser memory on your device, signatures rather than filenames decide handling, and a validation gate withholds every download until the real result passes a signature, container, or decodability check.

    9 min · BeginnerStart
  12. Novus Convert image conversion tutorial comparing PNG, JPG, WebP, and AVIF outputs for transparency, photos, and web delivery
    Formats & batch

    Convert images between PNG, JPG, WEBP, and AVIF

    Pick the right raster output for every image job in Novus Convert: PNG or WebP when transparency matters, JPG for maximum compatibility, WebP or AVIF for lean web delivery — then confirm the validated result actually looks right before you use it.

    9 min · BeginnerStart
  13. Novus Convert structured data tutorial showing JSON, CSV, and TSV files converting in the browser with delimiter and encoding checks
    Formats & batch

    Convert CSV, JSON, and spreadsheet data in the browser

    Round-trip data files between JSON, CSV, TSV, and TXT in Novus Convert without a server touching them. Learn how data shape, delimiters, and encoding decide whether a conversion is clean — and how to prove the output parses before you rely on it.

    9 min · IntermediateStart
  14. Novus Convert archives tutorial showing ZIP, TAR, and TAR.GZ jobs running beside image and data conversions in one mixed queue
    Formats & batch

    Create and convert archives in a mixed batch

    Work with ZIP, TAR, and TAR.GZ in the same queue as images and data files: swap archive containers, extract contents, bundle finished outputs into one archive, and stay inside the safeguards that keep big archives from swamping browser memory.

    9 min · IntermediateStart
  15. Novus Convert troubleshooting tutorial showing a failed queue row being diagnosed, retried, and resolved
    Use cases

    Troubleshoot failed conversions in Novus Convert

    A calm, ordered way through any failed row: read what the validation gate is telling you, unmask renamed and unsupported files, work within the size limits, split batches that strain browser memory, and file a bug report that actually helps.

    8 min · BeginnerStart
  16. Novus Convert transcoding an MP4, MOV, MKV, and WebM video locally in the browser, extracting audio and capturing a poster frame.
    Formats & batch

    Convert and transcode video: MP4, MOV, MKV & WebM

    Transcode MP4, MOV, MKV, and WebM between each other, extract an audio track, and capture a poster frame in Novus Convert — every video processed locally in the browser through a WebAssembly build of FFmpeg, with each result validated before it downloads.

    9 min · IntermediateStart
  17. Novus Convert transcoding audio between MP3, WAV, FLAC, AAC, OGG, and OPUS locally in the browser, including an M4R iPhone ringtone.
    Formats & batch

    Convert audio: MP3, WAV, FLAC, AAC & M4R ringtones

    Convert audio between MP3, WAV, FLAC, AAC, OGG, OPUS, and more in Novus Convert, and make an M4R iPhone ringtone — every file transcoded locally through a WebAssembly build of FFmpeg and validated before it downloads.

    8 min · BeginnerStart
  18. Novus Convert turning Markdown, HTML, and text into DOCX, PDF, and EPUB, extracting Office text, and converting SRT and VTT subtitles locally in the browser.
    Formats & batch

    Convert documents: Markdown, HTML & text to DOCX, PDF & EPUB

    Turn Markdown, HTML, and plain text into DOCX, PDF, or EPUB, extract text and tables from Office files, make a PDF from images, and convert SRT and VTT subtitles — all locally in Novus Convert, with each result validated before it downloads.

    9 min · BeginnerStart
  19. Novus Convert decoding Canon CR2, Nikon NEF, and Sony ARW camera RAW files into JPG, PNG, and TIFF locally in the browser.
    Use cases

    Convert camera RAW photos: CR2, NEF & ARW to JPG, PNG & TIFF

    Decode camera RAW files — Canon CR2, Nikon NEF, Sony ARW, and more — into shareable JPG, PNG, or TIFF in Novus Convert, entirely in the browser, with each result validated before it downloads.

    8 min · IntermediateStart