Transmute 2.0 adds compression for self-hosted file conversion
Transmute is an file converter that can run on your own server instead of a cloud website. It is built around an API, so it can connect to workflows and other s. ConvertX and Vert.sh already offer similar conversion features and are more mature.
Transmute aims to feel more polished while still supporting . Version 2.0 adds , which is the main new feature. Supported PDFs, images, videos, audio files, and GIFs can now be uploaded and made smaller without changing them into another file type.
The tradeoff is lower quality for a smaller file size. This can help with photo upload limits, reducing PDF storage use, shrinking videos before sharing, and similar everyday file tasks. The title also says 3D model formats are part of this release.
Key points
- Transmute is an file converter for s.
- It is built API-first for and connecting with other tools.
- Version 2.0 adds for supported PDFs, images, videos, audio files, and GIFs.
- makes files smaller by accepting some quality loss.
- ConvertX and Vert.sh are mentioned as more mature alternatives.