About PixMovo

PixMovo is a fast, private, and free online toolkit for image and file conversion. We built it because the existing tools were either bloated with tracking, required accounts for basic tasks, or hid their essential functions behind paywalls. We think conversion should be a utility — quick, honest, and forgotten within seconds.

Our mission

We want to give everyone on the web a set of tools that respect their time and privacy. Every file uploaded to PixMovo is processed in isolated storage, converted with battle-tested open-source software (ImageMagick, FFmpeg, libheif, poppler-utils, and rembg), and deleted from our servers within 15 minutes. No account, no email address, no tracking pixels tied to your conversions.

Our approach

Every tool on PixMovo follows the same three principles. First, do one thing well — each converter has a single focused purpose rather than trying to be a Swiss army knife with hundreds of half-broken features. Second, be transparent about how it works — we document the underlying libraries, the exact quality settings, and the expected trade-offs. Third, remove friction — no signup, no CAPTCHA, no drag-and-drop that mysteriously fails on your file type.

How it works

The site is built on a native systemd deployment (no Docker overhead), a Next.js 16 frontend, a FastAPI backend running on uvicorn, and a Celery worker pool for the actual conversions. All conversion tools are wrappers around well-known open-source projects that have been maintained for decades. When you upload a file, it lands in a UUID-named directory owned by an unprivileged system user, gets converted in a subprocess, and the directory is atomically removed after you download the result — or after 15 minutes, whichever comes first.

Editorial standards

PixMovo Editorial Team

Content on PixMovo is produced by the PixMovo Editorial Team. Topics are selected based on common image and video conversion questions and practical user needs. Each article receives technical review before publication to verify accuracy. We rely on authoritative sources — including format specifications, browser vendor documentation, and standards bodies — and cite those sources at the end of every article. Articles carry an update date so you can tell how recently the content was reviewed.

Support & feedback

If a conversion fails or you notice a bug, tell us. The best bug reports include the input file (or a description if you cannot share it), the target format, and any error message shown on screen. Feature requests are welcome, though we filter aggressively for features that would compromise privacy, add third-party dependencies, or duplicate what a full-featured desktop tool already does better.

Open source acknowledgements

PixMovo depends heavily on open-source software. Notable projects: ImageMagick for image conversion, libheif for HEIC support, poppler-utils for PDF operations, rsvg-convert and potrace for SVG, FFmpeg for video, rembg for background removal, and the entire Next.js and FastAPI ecosystems. We are grateful to the maintainers of these projects.