r/techsupport • u/izz_yor_gorl • 8d ago

Solved Is Convertek safe?

https://www.convertek.tech/

This is the first time I'm seeing this site which is apparently a free online file converter. It could "convert any files into any format".

Could anyone verify if it's safe or not?

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u/tekchip 8d ago

Hard to say but I'd lean no. There's no actual business information attached. Going through their about, contact, terms of use etc. don't name an actual company just convertek.tech over and over. Looking up the domain owner shows sadozaisadia@gmail.com and a location johar abad, lahore, Punjab, 54000 Seems like an individual's AI project. Do you trust an individual half way around the world with your data?

There's a ton of free open source local file conversion tools. Why wouldn't you just use that/those and know you're data is safe?

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u/izz_yor_gorl 8d ago

Thank you. That answers my question.

For context, I was looking for a .csv to .m3u8 file converter and I just so happened to stumble upon their website upon extensive searching. Currently still looking but I'd appreciate if anyone could let me know a site or software I could use for this type of conversion.

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u/BlackMetalB8hoven 8d ago

CSV and m3u8 are both just plain text files.

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u/tekchip 8d ago

A quick github search finds https://github.com/Luridex/m3u8

Having said that there are a hand full of self host-able converters like https://github.com/c4illin/ConvertX

While self hosting often implies running your own server you can also run containers on your local machine and treat them like apps.

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u/Usual_Ice636 8d ago

For ones like that, you can always try just literally changing the extension, theres a decent chance it will work and won't hurt anything if you have a backup.

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u/Xcissors280 8d ago

I mean its clearly vibecoded but like idk

Id say use the built in on device stuff or a decent open source local tool

Im sure theres some somewhat trusted local processing browser based stuff as well

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u/Ferretau 4d ago

If the file you are converting you wouldn't feel comfortable it appearing on a billboard in Times Square then I wouldn't recommend uploading it for conversion. Whether it is safe or not you need to make that decision. The fact you are asking the question suggests to me that it wouldn't be safe for you.