Drop your file into the box on the home page, pick a target format from the dropdown, hit Convert, and download the result. That's the whole thing.
Documents: PDF, DOCX, TXT, HTML. Images: JPG, PNG, GIF, BMP, TIFF, WebP. OCR: extract text from PDF or image. See the catalogue.
Yes. No trial, no watermark, no sign-up. Free for personal and commercial use.
20 MB per file, up to 5 files per upload. Heavier jobs — write in.
Most documents: a few seconds. Image conversions: usually sub-second. OCR on a long PDF: up to a minute.
Up to 5 at a time through the main uploader. Each is processed independently and shown in a status list underneath.
Common causes: file is corrupted, password-protected, larger than 20 MB, or in a format we don't yet support. Try a different file, or email bugs@formatly.app with the filename.
Uploads happen over HTTPS, land in a signed, time-boxed bucket, and are auto-deleted within an hour. Nobody on the team reads them. See Security for details.
No. Both the source and the converted output are deleted one hour after upload.
No. Conversion runs in an isolated worker process. There's no UI for us to browse uploaded files.
Any current version of Chrome, Firefox, Safari, or Edge. Formatly is a single page of plain HTML — it works anywhere.
Not yet. If that's something you'd use, email feedback@formatly.app — we're gauging interest.
Yes. Upload a JPG, PNG, or PDF and pick OCR (Extract Text) as the target. You'll get a plain-text file back.