Is FreeConvert safe?
FilePresto publishes this page and makes its own file tools, which work without uploading your file. The facts below come only from FreeConvert's own published pages, linked beside each fact, as they read on 28th September 2026. We have tried to be fair. If anything is out of date or wrong, email [email protected] and we will correct it.
FreeConvert uploads your file to its servers, which its privacy policy says are with Amazon Web Services in Ireland. It says uploaded files are automatically and permanently deleted after 8 hours.
Based on its own published information, FreeConvert describes a service that processes files on its servers and deletes them after a stated time. For routine files, some people may be comfortable with that. For confidential, personal, client or staff documents, a tool that does not upload the file at all is the lower-exposure option, because the file stays on your device.
What happens to your file
| Is your file uploaded? | Yes. Its privacy policy says all uploaded files are stored with Amazon Web Services in Ireland. Source: Privacy policy |
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| How long is it kept? | Automatically and permanently deleted after 8 hours. Its terms say all files are removed from its servers within 8 hours of conversion. Source: Privacy policy · Terms |
| Can you delete it sooner? | Yes. Its privacy policy says you can permanently delete files manually before they are automatically deleted. Source: Privacy policy |
| Where is it processed? | Amazon Web Services, Ireland. Source: Privacy policy |
| Can its staff see it? | Its privacy policy says it does not access or view your files, and will only do so with your explicit written consent or where needed to comply with legal procedures. Source: Privacy policy |
| Security certification | None named on the pages we checked. |
| Encryption | 256-bit SSL encryption when transferring files, according to its home page. Source: Home page |
| Who runs it? | TransMedia Inc., Toronto, Canada, according to its terms. Source: Terms |
What this means in practice
For an everyday file, such as a school worksheet, a menu or a holiday photo, the main question is simply whether you are comfortable with a copy sitting on FreeConvert's servers for the time its pages give: up to 8 hours. For a passport scan, a signed contract, a payslip, a medical letter or anything about another person, that copy matters more. If you are handling other people's personal information at work, your employer may need to know which companies receive it and where.
If you would rather not upload the file at all
- FilePresto (ours) runs in your web browser and never uploads the file; the page locks itself so it cannot send anything. For the jobs people most often use FreeConvert for: Image converter, Compress video, MP4 to MP3, Compress PDF. Free for up to 5 files at a time.
- PDF24 Creator is a free program you install on your computer; PDF24 says it works offline, so files stay on your computer (PDF24 help page).
- Stirling PDF is an open-core PDF platform that an organisation can run on its own servers, or use as a desktop app (project page). It suits IT teams that want PDF tools inside their own network.
Other converters
We have written the same kind of guide for other popular services: CloudConvert · iLovePDF · Smallpdf · Convertio · PDF24 · Zamzar. Or read the overview: are online file converters safe?
About this page
How we wrote it: every fact in the tables comes from the company's own website, and each is linked so you can read it yourself. We do not use forum posts, reviews or reports from elsewhere. Where a company's own pages describe the same thing differently, we show both. Pages checked on 28th September 2026; we aim to check them again every three months. Companies change their policies, so if a decision matters, read the linked page itself. Corrections: [email protected].