File Genie
Convert files in your browser. Nothing ever uploads.
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File Genie is a free, browser-based toolkit for everyday file conversion — turning images into PDFs, extracting text from photos and scans, generating favicons, and viewing PDFs online. Every tool runs client-side: your files never leave your device. No sign-up, no account, no watermark. Tools: Convert Image, ICO/Favicon Generator, OCR (Image to Text), Image↔PDF, PDF to Text, PDF Viewer.
PH · launched Sep 17, 2026 · 1 upvote (top 69%) · 0 views
Niche: browser-based file converters · 213 launches, 34 in the last 7 days ▲ +79% · Explore this niche →
Category and tags
- Horizontal
- Workflow automation
- B2C
- Not AI
- Commercial product
- Productivity
- Privacy
- Photography
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More like this: all 213 launches in browser-based file converters →
Could you build this?
Yes Client-side file conversions and OCR are easily assembled using open-source WebAssembly libraries like pdf-lib, tesseract.js, and browser canvas APIs.
Competitors
Other products that read as similar to this one : 1316 launches clear the similarity bar, closest 8 shown.
Attention rank: #1028 of 1317 (itself plus its competitors, highest first, normalized so YC and Product Hunt are compared fairly).
Launched 273 days after the earliest competitor.
- JPG to PDF Web · ph · 2026-11-09 · 1 upvotes · similarity 0.57
- Azpy · ph · 2026-11-14 · 1 upvotes · similarity 0.55
- ConvertNicely · ph · 2026-10-02 · 1 upvotes · similarity 0.55
- Instant Doc - All File Tools · ph · 2026-09-16 · 1 upvotes · similarity 0.55
- FileFlip · ph · 2026-10-26 · 1 upvotes · similarity 0.54
- Convert Files Free · ph · 2026-09-22 · 1 upvotes · similarity 0.53
- Image to PDF - Convertly · ph · 2026-10-01 · 1 upvotes · similarity 0.53
- FileKit · ph · 2026-10-11 · 1 upvotes · similarity 0.53
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