Filee
Free, offline file converter you use by dragging files onto a format wheel.
- Stars
- 20.5k
- Forks
- 1.2k
- Licence
- MIT
- Language
- C#
- Last update
- 4 days ago
- Type
- App
What it is
Filee is a desktop app for converting files between formats. You hold a key, drag a file, and drop it on a format in a donut menu that opens at your cursor. The README says conversion happens on your computer, nothing is uploaded, and it works offline, covering images, PDF, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, HWP, video, audio, e-books and archives.
- Convert a folder of photos to PNG or WEBP by dragging them onto a format
- Turn a Word or PowerPoint file into PDF without installing Office
- Convert HWP documents to HWPX or DOCX
- Batch-convert files with watch folders that process new files automatically
- Crop pictures before saving them
Great for
- People who regularly convert images or documents and want a drag-and-drop workflow
- Users who need to convert files without uploading them to a website
- Anyone who works with Korean HWP/HWPX documents, based on the README's format list
- Users who want batch conversion with watch folders
Not ideal for
- People who need the Office suite itself: the README says conversions work without Office, but it is not an editor
- Linux users on Wayland who want drag gestures: the README says drag gestures need X11
- Users on Windows 10 without recent updates who may hit the startup problem described in the README
How to get it
- 1
Download the app
Clone the repository
git clone https://github.com/KnifeLemon/Filee - 2
Run it
- Download the package for your system from the Releases page
- On Windows, run the Setup file or unzip the portable package and run Filee.exe
- On Linux or macOS, unpack the package and run ./install.sh
- Hold Ctrl (Option on macOS), drag a file, and drop it on a format in the donut
- 3
Get the most out of it
- Use the Tab key or mouse wheel to flip the donut to less common formats and tools
- Set up watch folders to convert every file that lands in a folder automatically
- Use the right-click menu or the filee command line tool for scripting
- Adjust toolbar presets for quality, size, DPI, PDF compression and output folder
Downloads
Strengths
- Converts files on your own computer, with no upload step according to the README
- Offers a broad range of formats, with the README listing 263 to 270 depending on the section
- Has a Windows installer, portable zip, Linux packages and a macOS preview
Trade-offs
- macOS support is labeled preview, and the build is not yet notarized
- Drag gestures on Linux require X11
- Some features such as Live Photo conversion are marked experimental in the README
How it compares
| Project | Stars | Type | Level | Updated | Best for |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Filee (this) | 20.5k | App | beginner | 4 days ago | People who regularly convert images or documents and want a drag-and-drop workflow |
| Avalonia | 31.7k | Framework | intermediate | 4 days ago | C# developers who already know XAML or WPF |
| Files | 46.4k | App | intermediate | 4 days ago | Windows users who want a more modern alternative to File Explorer |
| CleanArchitecture | 18.5k | Framework | intermediate | 2 months ago | C# developers starting a new ASP.NET Core project who want a structured layout |
| winsw | 14.4k | Dev tool | intermediate | 3 months ago | Developers who need to run a server or background program as a Windows service |
| spectre.console | 11.7k | Library | beginner | 11 days ago | C# or .NET developers writing command-line tools |
Stats synced from GitHub. The assessment above was drafted with AI from the project's README on 2026-10-29 and may miss recent changes — check the README before relying on a command. MIT licence: free to use, modify and distribute, including commercially, as long as you keep the copyright notice.