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Re: Show HN: A fast, privacy-first image converter that runs in browser

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Post by wainguo »

t312227 wrote: post #29

hello, as always: imho (!) congratulations on shipping!! fwiw: i have to admit, i may be getting "to old" to understand this online/service hype which took over "the it world" years ago ... create an online-service and market it with "no upload", "local", "privacy" etc... idk ... whats the advantage over "my" image-conversion-tool which i use heavily since decades ... if i remember it correctly, since around the late…

I think a quick tool online is more convinient for common use cases, without install software. when-ever, where-ever a browser is ok.

however, for professional requirements and use cases, a professional software is a MUST choice.

different requirements, different service to met :)

Re: Show HN: A fast, privacy-first image converter that runs in browser

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Post by wainguo »

raymondgh wrote: post #6

I love free+local. Can you add SVG->PNG with transparency? I never need help with any of the conversions you support today, but going from vector to raster would be super convenient!

Convert SVG->PNG Added,

now it support more From formats:

From format: "SVG, HEIC, AVIF, TIFF, GIF, JPEG, JPG, PNG or WebP" To format: "PNG, JPG, WEBP"

Re: Show HN: A fast, privacy-first image converter that runs in browser

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Post by bl4kers »

wainguo wrote: post #26
bl4kers wrote: post #24

> All processing happens in your browser. Your images never leave your device - complete privacy guaranteed. Personally I don't trust claims like this unless the source code is available, which doesn't seem to be the case from my browsing

It is easy to verify that: One way to demonstrate that all processing is being done locally is to load the website, disconnect from the internet, and then use the site.

No, it is not easy to verify without looking at the source code.

Re: Show HN: A fast, privacy-first image converter that runs in browser

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Post by wainguo »

Stasshe wrote: post #35

so now,I'm waiting for your audio converter. when a lot of files are uploaded, I want to use web-worker(wasm). I think that way is much better for bulk flow.

Thanks! I really appreciate the suggestion — that’s a great idea, and I’ll definitely consider using Web Workers/WASM for handling bulks. You clearly know your stuff — really professional feedback!

Re: Show HN: A fast, privacy-first image converter that runs in browser

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Post by Stasshe »

wainguo wrote: post #37
Stasshe wrote: post #35

so now,I'm waiting for your audio converter. when a lot of files are uploaded, I want to use web-worker(wasm). I think that way is much better for bulk flow.

Thanks! I really appreciate the suggestion — that’s a great idea, and I’ll definitely consider using Web Workers/WASM for handling bulks. You clearly know your stuff — really professional feedback!

Awesome, sounds great. (I think img converter will not need these method, but audio, or video, or some a little heavy files probably need it.

Thanks for considering it!

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