Is FixMyFiles safe?

Your files stay with you

Online converters normally upload your file to their server, convert it there and let you download the result. Even with good intentions, that leaves a copy on a machine you don’t control, for a time you can’t check.

FixMyFiles skips the server. The file is read, converted and saved on your own device, so there is no copy to leak, sell or forget to delete. The no upload page shows how to confirm this with your browser’s developer tools or by turning off your internet.

Nothing to install, nothing to sign up for

• No downloads to run. Everything happens in a normal browser tab, which can’t reach your other files or apps.
• No account. We never ask for an email address or a password, so there is nothing to leak.
• No ads or trackers. No third-party scripts are loaded, so no one else sees what you use.

What the page can and can’t do

A web page can only read the files you choose to give it, and only while the tab is open. It can’t browse your folders, see other tabs or run anything outside the browser. When you close the tab, the files it was working on are gone from memory.

The page stores a few preferences in your browser, such as dark mode, and the engines it has downloaded so they work offline. None of that includes your files or anything about them.

Built on well-known open-source code

The heavy lifting is done by long-established open-source projects: FFmpeg, the codecs behind AVIF, WebP and JPEG, libheif for iPhone photos and Mediabunny for video. They are listed on the licenses page.

Staying safe

• Use the real address, fixmyfiles.cc. We never ask you to install an extension or download a program.
• Keep your browser up to date; its security updates protect every site you use.
• Found a problem? Email [email protected] and we’ll look at it quickly.