XnConvert review

XnConvert is the image specialist here. XnSoft offers it free for private and educational use, including non-profits, with no adware, on Windows, Mac and Linux. It reads more than 500 image formats and exports about 70, covering everyday JPEG, PNG and WebP as well as HEIC, AVIF, JPEG-XL, PSD, OpenEXR and camera RAW files. Conversion is built from more than 80 actions you can chain together: resize, crop, rotate, adjust color, sharpen, add a watermark or edit metadata, then save the chain as a preset. Watch folders apply a preset to any new or changed image, and presets can be exported to NConvert for scripts. Because everything runs locally, there are no upload limits. The limits are scope and licensing: it handles images only, and companies must buy a license, which XnSoft prices in EUR rather than USD. We compared documented features and published prices.

Who it is for

photographers and site owners batch converting images

Price

Free for private and educational use; company licenses sold in EUR.

XnConvert is provided as FREEWARE (NO Adware, NO Spyware) for private or educational use (including non-profit organizations).
Quoted from the vendor pricing page on November 13, 2026.

Key features

• Reads 500+ image formats and exports about 70, including HEIC, AVIF, WebP, JPEG-XL and camera RAW
• More than 80 batch actions: resize, crop, watermark, metadata editing, filters
• Watch folders that apply edits to new or updated images automatically
• Saved presets and export to NConvert for command line use
• Windows, Mac and Linux, in 20+ languages

Strengths and weaknesses

• Strength: Free for private, educational and non-profit use, with no adware
• Strength: Converts thousands of images offline in one pass
• Strength: Watch folders automate repeat jobs
• Weakness: Images only; no video, audio or office documents
• Weakness: Business use requires a paid license, priced in EUR
• Weakness: Action-based workflow takes longer to learn than a drag-and-drop web tool

Key facts

• Price: Free for private use
• Formats: 500+ read, about 70 written
• Platforms: Windows, Mac, Linux
• Latest version: 1.118.0

Where it ranks

XnConvert is No. 6 in our Best File Converters verdict.