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		graemep 8 months ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Open source and self hostable/private file convert... Which is only true if you are not interested in the “self-hostable” part and you installing an app is a significant difficulty. Once an app is installed locally it is more convenient to use - that is why it is so common for apps to replicate (or just wrap) websites. If you are not interested in the self-hostable part there are lots of online converters.

barbs 8 months ago [–]

Right, but those online ones are also usually covered in ads, don't run locally, and run the risk of infecting the output with malware.

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