Rotiva file converter for Windows, macOS & Linux

Drag. Shift. Drop.
Done.

Convert files without opening any app. While dragging a photo, video or document, press Shift — a format wheel pops up right at your cursor. Pick one, let go, and the result is saved right next to the original.

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v1.11.0 · Free · ±247 MB · No admin rights · Offline

Drag+Shift→point & drop

Three moves. Zero new windows.

Rotiva sits quietly in the system tray. It shows up only when you need it, then gets out of the way.

  1. 01
    HEIC

    Drag a file

    From Explorer, the desktop or any folder. One file or several at once.

  2. 02
    Shift

    Press Shift

    The format wheel pops up right at your cursor — tailored to the file you're holding.

  3. 03
    PNG

    Point & drop

    The direction of your cursor picks the format — no need to land exactly on a segment. Let go — done.

Try it right here

Drag one of the files below, press Shift while still holding the click, point at a format, then let go.

Converting…

This is a simulation — no real files are processed or uploaded.

The wheel adapts to the file you drag

Eleven categories, dozens of source formats. The file's own format is hidden automatically.

More than renaming extensions

Compress

Shrink photos, videos (MP4 up to 1080p) and scanned PDFs (150 dpi) without changing the format.

Merge into 1 PDF

Drag several images, documents, spreadsheets, slides or PDFs at once — the MERGE segment appears automatically.

Grab text (OCR)

The TEXT segment reads the words in an image or scanned PDF using Windows' built-in OCR — straight to your clipboard.

Split PDFs

Turn one PDF into one PDF per page, or export every page as PNG/JPG into a folder.

100% offline

FFmpeg, ImageMagick, Ghostscript, LibreOffice, Pandoc & 7-Zip come bundled. Your files never leave your PC.

ZIP & extract

Pack many files or folders into one ZIP. Drag a .zip, .rar, .7z or .tar.gz and pick EXTRACT — it unpacks straight into a folder.

Edit on the wheel

The EDIT segment opens a second page: rotate, flip or gray out images; rotate, flip or reverse videos; even out audio or save its cover art.

Burn in subtitles

Drag one video and one subtitle file together, then pick BURN IN. The subtitles become part of the picture.

Password-protected ZIP

LOCK packs files into an AES-256 ZIP that opens with 7-Zip or WinRAR. Windows only.

Contact sheet

SHEET puts several photos, or 16 frames of a video, into one picture.

Convert the clipboard

Copy files or an image, or take a screenshot, then press Ctrl+Alt+Shift+V and pick a format. Windows only.

Guide built in

Open Guide from the tray menu for step-by-step help with every feature. Windows only.

Prefer right-click? That works too.

Everything on the wheel is also in the Explorer right-click menu, under Rotiva ▸. On Windows 11 it lives in Show more options (Shift+F10). You can turn it off from the tray icon.

Download Rotiva

Complete installer: the app plus every conversion engine. No .NET or anything else to install.

Download installer (.exe) Get it from Microsoft Store

v1.11.0 · ±247 MB · Windows 10/11 64-bit

1Run Rotiva-Setup-1.11.0.exe
2SmartScreen warning? Click More info → Run anyway
3Done. Look for the wheel icon in the system tray, then drag a file + Shift

Installs per user to %LOCALAPPDATA%\Programs\Rotiva — no admin rights needed. Document, spreadsheet & slides conversion (LibreOffice + Pandoc) is optional during setup.

The Microsoft Store version is signed by Microsoft, so there is no SmartScreen warning, and the Store keeps it updated.

On a Mac or Linux? Get the macOS & Linux version (Apple Silicon, Intel, AppImage).

FAQ

Is it free?

Yes — free, unlimited and ad-free.

Why does SmartScreen show a warning?

The installer isn't signed with a paid code-signing certificate yet, so Windows doesn't "recognize" the publisher. Click More info, then Run anyway.

Are my files uploaded anywhere?

No. Every conversion runs on your PC using the bundled engines (FFmpeg, ImageMagick, Ghostscript, LibreOffice, Pandoc, 7-Zip). OCR uses the feature built into Windows.

Can it create RAR files?

It can open (extract) RAR files, but not create them: the format belongs to WinRAR and its creation tool can't be bundled with other apps. Rotiva creates ZIP files, which open on any PC without extra software.

Where are converted files saved?

In the same folder as the original. The original is never modified; if the name is taken, the result gets a number, like photo (1).png.

The wheel doesn't appear when I press Shift.

Make sure the Rotiva icon is in the system tray and that you press Shift while still dragging the file (left button held down). Folders and unsupported file types get a small wheel with ZIP only.

How do I make it start with Windows?

Tick the option during setup, or right-click the tray icon → Start with Windows.

How do I uninstall it?

Settings → Apps → Installed apps → Rotiva → Uninstall. The right-click menu and autostart entry are removed too.