File conversion guides

Detailed, practical advice for choosing formats, preserving quality, and keeping sensitive files off conversion servers.

2026-10-08

How to add FileForge to your iPhone or Android home screen

A home-screen icon saves you from finding the website each time you need to combine a PDF or resize a photo. FileForge can be added through your phone’s browser without an app-store download. The installation guide includes real iPhone screenshots; Android uses a different browser menu.

2026-10-08

Install FileForge on your PC or Mac for everyday file tasks

When file tasks are part of your workday, a dedicated FileForge icon is easier to reach than a forgotten browser tab. Browser installation provides quick access to the same free tools, not a separate paid edition. You can continue using the website normally if your computer does not allow app installation.

2026-10-06

How to extract audio from a video without uploading it

A lecture, interview, or meeting recording may be useful even when you do not need the picture. Saving just the audio can make the recording easier to listen to and share. If it contains private conversations, keeping the conversion on your own device avoids sending the source video to a conversion service.

2026-10-06

How to password protect any file with an encrypted ZIP

Different file types use different password systems, and many have none. An encrypted ZIP provides a common wrapper for documents, images, or several files at once. FileForge creates that protected archive in your browser; it does not add a native password to the PDF, spreadsheet, or photo inside it.

2026-10-06

How to combine photos, Word files, and Excel sheets into one PDF

A submission pack rarely arrives as one tidy document. You might have receipts as photos, a letter in Word, a spreadsheet summary, and an existing PDF attachment. FileForge Create PDF brings supported files together into one ordered download without uploading the source material.

2026-08-05

How to merge PDFs without uploading your files anywhere

Combining PDFs sounds simple, but the privacy model matters. Tax records, contracts, applications, medical forms, and client documents often contain information that should not be copied to an unfamiliar server just to join a few pages. A browser-local PDF merger avoids that transfer entirely.

2026-08-05

PDF compressor vs image compressor: what is the difference?

A PDF compressor and an image compressor can both produce a smaller file, but they work on different structures and solve different problems. Choosing the wrong one can waste time or unnecessarily soften text, diagrams, and photographs.

2026-08-05

Best free alternatives to iLovePDF and Smallpdf in 2026

iLovePDF and Smallpdf are familiar choices, but they are not the only way to merge, split, compress, or convert a document. The best alternative depends on whether you value cloud collaboration, advanced editing, desktop integration, or keeping the file entirely on your own device.

2026-08-05

How to convert a scanned document to Word for free

A scanned PDF is often a set of page images rather than a text document. Converting it to editable Word content therefore requires optical character recognition, usually shortened to OCR, before a DOCX file can be built.

2026-08-05

Unit converter guide: metric to imperial for everyday use

Unit conversion is easiest when you know what the number represents, select compatible units, and round only at the end. This guide covers the metric and imperial conversions that appear most often in travel, cooking, shopping, fitness, and everyday technical work.