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Core, step-by-step guidance for the tools, grouped by app and written to stand on its own. Each app has a deeper library inside the product itself; these are the essentials. For the full reference see the documentation, and for the stories behind the builds, the product blog.

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Novus Convert

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  1. Novus Convert tutorial showing an SVG vector source rasterizing into fixed-pixel PNG and WebP outputs with transparency preserved
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    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
  2. Novus Convert tutorial comparing the GIF and APNG animation-capable image outputs, weighing universal reach against full-color fidelity before confirming the route.
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    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
  3. Novus Convert tutorial exporting an image to TIFF for print and archival pipelines and to BMP for a legacy tool that requires it
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    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
  4. Novus Convert tutorial exporting a transparent PNG texture to a validated TGA file for game engines and art tools.
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    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
  5. Novus Convert delimited text tutorial comparing CSV, TSV, and TXT delimiters with encoding and byte-order mark checks in the browser
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    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
  6. Novus Convert conversion directory showing active input-to-output routes grouped by format across images, video, audio, documents, archives, and more
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    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
  7. 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.
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    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
  8. Novus Convert image conversion tutorial comparing PNG, JPG, WebP, and AVIF outputs for transparency, photos, and web delivery
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    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
  9. Novus Convert structured data tutorial showing JSON, CSV, and TSV files converting in the browser with delimiter and encoding checks
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    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
  10. Novus Convert archives tutorial showing ZIP, TAR, and TAR.GZ jobs running beside image and data conversions in one mixed queue
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    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
  11. Novus Convert troubleshooting tutorial showing a failed queue row being diagnosed, retried, and resolved
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    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
  12. Novus Convert transcoding an MP4, MOV, MKV, and WebM video locally in the browser, extracting audio and capturing a poster frame.
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    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
  13. Novus Convert transcoding audio between MP3, WAV, FLAC, AAC, OGG, and OPUS locally in the browser, including an M4R iPhone ringtone.
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    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
  14. 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.
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    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
  15. Novus Convert decoding Canon CR2, Nikon NEF, and Sony ARW camera RAW files into JPG, PNG, and TIFF locally in the browser.
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    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
  16. SRT, VTT, SBV, and LRC caption files converting between one another locally in the browser
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    Convert captions between SRT, VTT, SBV, and LRC

    Four caption formats, four different jobs. SRT and VTT for video, SBV for YouTube, LRC for synced lyrics, all converting locally in the browser.

    6 min · BeginnerStart
  17. CSV and JSON converting into XLSX and ODS spreadsheets, and Markdown into DOCX, PDF, and EPUB, locally
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    Convert spreadsheets and documents locally

    CSV, JSON, and TSV into XLSX or ODS; XLSX and ODS interchanging with multi-sheet extraction; and Markdown, HTML, or text into DOCX, PDF, or EPUB, all in browser memory.

    7 min · BeginnerStart

Novus Learn

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  1. Novus Learn tutorial showing a search query resolving to the right Wikipedia page and a claim traced to its citation
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    Getting started with Novus Learn: from search to source

    Learn the core Novus Learn flow (Search, Select, Inspect) by taking one query all the way to its source: type a topic, pick the exact Wikipedia edition and page you mean, then read it and follow a single claim to the citation behind it.

    8 min · BeginnerStart
  2. Novus Learn tutorial showing a single claim traced to the citation that supports it, with the source identity of the page in view
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    Read the citations: verify claims and judge sources in Novus Learn

    The heart of source-grounded reading: how Novus Learn attaches a source identity to every topic and a citation to individual claims, how to follow a single statement to the reference behind it, and how to judge whether that reference actually holds the claim up.

    8 min · BeginnerStart
  3. Novus Learn Featured surface showing a curated grid of source-grounded Wikipedia topics ready to open
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    Start from Featured: a curated way into Novus Learn

    When you do not have a specific query in mind, Featured is the browse-first door into Novus Learn: a curated set of real, source-grounded topics you can open directly, read with citations attached, and branch from into your own search.

    6 min · BeginnerStart
  4. Novus Learn local library tutorial showing saved Wikipedia topics stored privately in the browser
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    Save topics to your local library in Novus Learn

    Build a personal library of topics in Novus Learn without an account: save a source-grounded page to return to later, reopen it exactly as you left it, and remove it when you are done, all stored locally in your browser, with no tracking and nothing synced to a server.

    7 min · BeginnerStart
  5. Novus Learn appearance tutorial showing theme, motion, and accessibility settings for comfortable reading
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    Appearance, motion, and accessibility in Novus Learn

    Tune Novus Learn to how you read: switch between light and dark themes, reduce motion for calmer pages, and turn on the accessibility controls that make long source-grounded topics comfortable, with a clear sense of who each setting is really for.

    6 min · BeginnerStart
  6. Novus Learn Visual Studio showing a source-grounded relationship diagram whose structure is drawn from the underlying article
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    Read structure with Visual Studio in Novus Learn

    Visual Studio turns a source into a picture you can read, visuals whose shape comes from the underlying material rather than decoration bolted on afterward. This guide covers what it is for, the diagram types it renders, presentation mode, and how to read a visual the way you read a citation.

    7 min · BeginnerStart
  7. A URL pasted into Novus Learn, its sentences highlighted and lifted into study notes with citations attached
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    Read a URL in Novus Learn: turn any web page into a cited project

    Paste a link at /read and Novus Learn treats that page the way it treats an encyclopedia topic: claims extracted from its own sentences, notes and cards built from those claims, and nothing invented to fill the gaps.

    7 min · BeginnerStart