Alternatives to Zamzar

A long-running online file converter supporting over 1100 formats, with no account needed for small files. The listings below can replace it for an important use case. Each note says what changes if you switch.

  • Zamzar

    A long-running online file converter supporting over 1100 formats, with no account needed for small files.

    FreemiumProprietaryWeb

Replacements

Listings that take over the same core job as Zamzar.

  • CloudConvert

    An online file converter for more than 200 document, image, audio, video, archive and CAD formats.

    FreemiumProprietaryWeb

    CloudConvert covers more than 200 formats including RAW and CAD and adds an API for automated workflows, though it supports fewer formats than Zamzar.

  • Convertio

    A browser-based file converter that handles documents, images, audio, video, ebooks and archives in over 300 formats.

    FreemiumProprietaryWeb

    Convertio handles over 300 formats with advanced options and OCR for scanned PDFs, and allows files up to 1 GB, though files are still uploaded.

  • CleverPDF

    Set of free online and desktop PDF conversion tools.

    FreemiumProprietaryWindowsmacOSWeb

    CleverPDF focuses on PDF conversion including iWork formats and adds a Windows and macOS desktop version that keeps files local, but covers far fewer formats.

  • Online-Convert

    A browser-based converter for audio, video, image and document files between common formats.

    FreeProprietaryWebBrowser extension

    Online-Convert is free, adds optional browser extensions and presets for social services, and still uploads files to a third-party server.

Also worth comparing

These listings name Zamzar as their own alternative, so the relationship runs both ways.

  • Clideo

    A set of online tools for cutting, merging, compressing, converting and subtitling video in the browser.

    FreemiumProprietaryWeb

    Zamzar converts between over 1100 formats without an account for small files, but its free tier has a 50 MB limit on uploads.

  • HandBrake

    A video converter that turns files and unprotected discs into MP4, MKV or WebM with presets for common devices.

    FreeOpen sourceWindowsmacOSLinuxCommand line

    Zamzar is an online converter supporting over 1100 formats without an account for small files, but its free tier limits files to 50 MB and uploads them to a server.

  • Shutter Encoder

    A professional transcoding and media processing front end for FFmpeg, with batch queues, presets and genuinely lossless operations.

    FreeOpen sourceWindowsmacOSLinux

    Zamzar is a web converter supporting over 1100 formats without an account for small files, but its free tier has a 50 MB limit and uploads files to its servers.

Similar software

Related functionality, not a direct replacement.