Open Media Converter

A fully featured GUI (GTK 4 via java-gi) Linux app to convert video, audio, image and document formats using (FFmpeg, ImageMagick, Pandoc, LibreOffice).

Quick highlights

• Multi-format conversions: video, audio, image, documents
• Batch processing with per-file progress and presets
• Portable AppImage or native DEB package
• Bundles tools for an easy out-of-the-box experience (optional)

Get the app

• Releases: https://github.com/albilu/open-media-converter/releases

Quick examples:

• Run the AppImage:

  chmod +x Open_Media_Converter-*.AppImage
  ./Open_Media_Converter-*.AppImage

• Install DEB on Debian/Ubuntu:

  sudo dpkg -i open-media-converter_*.deb
  sudo apt-get install -f

Build from source (short)

Prerequisites: Java 23+, Maven 3.8+, GTK 4 (for system runtime if not using AppImage).

Docker Build, test, dev, and run:

make compile
make test
make dev
make run

See scripts/ and packaging/ for packaging helpers (AppImage / DEB).

Usage overview

1. Add files or folders in the UI.
2. Select or create a preset in Settings.
3. Click Convert to start a batch.
4. Monitor per-file progress and open the output folder when finished.

Troubleshooting & docs

Short troubleshooting is in docs/troubleshooting.md. For more details see the docs/ folder.

If you hit a problem, enable debug logging and check logs:

# GUI/AppImage
OMC_DEBUG=1 ./Open_Media_Converter-*.AppImage
# Logs
~/.local/share/open-media-converter/logs/

Contributing

Contributions are welcome. Please:

1. Open an issue describing the change or bug.
2. Fork the repo and create a branch for your work.
3. Run tests: mvn test and keep changes small and focused.