GitHub - sudo-py-dev/fmx: Lightweight, fast media converter (video, audio, image, PDF) in Rust with an egui GUI
FMX - Free Media Xpress
[](https://github.com/sudo-py-dev/fmx#fmx---free-media-xpress) **Convert video, music, pictures, documents and discs - free, simple, and all in one app.**
⬇️ Download FMX
[](https://github.com/sudo-py-dev/fmx#%EF%B8%8F-download-fmx) Windows · macOS · Linux
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✨ Why FMX?
[](https://github.com/sudo-py-dev/fmx#-why-fmx)
- **Everything in one place** - video, music, pictures, PDFs, eBooks and DVDs. No need for five different apps.
- **Nothing extra to install** - everything FMX needs comes inside the download. Install it and start converting.
- **Clean and calm** - a simple, modern window inspired by GNOME and Ubuntu, with smooth animations and no clutter.
- **Light and dark mode** - follows your system, or pick one yourself.
- **Right-click to convert** - choose files in your file manager, right-click, and pick **Convert with FMX**.
- **Many files at once** - add a whole folder; FMX works on several files side by side and shows the progress of each.
- **Speaks your language** - English, Español, Français, Deutsch and עברית.
- **Free, no ads, no account** - open source and free forever.
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🚀 How it works
[](https://github.com/sudo-py-dev/fmx#-how-it-works) 1. **Pick what you want to make** - choose a category on the left (Video, Audio, Image…) and click a format, like **MP4** or **MP3**. 2. **Add your files** - drag them into the window, or click **Add files**. 3. **Click "Add to queue"** - that's it. Your new files are saved next to the originals (or in a folder you choose).
The default settings work well for most people. If you want more control, open **Output settings** or **Edit** to trim, crop, rotate or add subtitles.
When everything is done, FMX can play a sound, show a notification, open the folder - or even shut down your computer.
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🧰 What can it do?
[](https://github.com/sudo-py-dev/fmx#-what-can-it-do) | | | | --- | --- | | 🎬 **Video** | Convert to MP4, MKV, WebM, MOV, AVI, GIF and more. Trim, crop, rotate, add subtitles or a watermark. | | 📱 **Phones & devices** | Ready-made settings for iPhone, iPad, Android, smart TVs, YouTube, WhatsApp, PlayStation and Xbox. | | 🎵 **Audio** | Convert to MP3, M4A, FLAC, WAV, OGG and more. Pull the sound out of any video. Make iPhone ringtones. | | 🖼️ **Pictures** | Convert to JPG, PNG, WebP and more. Resize, rotate, make black-and-white. Opens iPhone (HEIC) photos. | | 📄 **Documents** | Pictures → PDF, PDF → Word, Excel or pictures, Word/Excel/PowerPoint → PDF. Merge, split and shrink PDFs. Convert eBooks. | | 💿 **DVD / CD** | Copy DVDs and Blu-rays to video files, rip music CDs, and make or open ISO disc images. | | 🔧 **Extras** | Join videos or songs, make a video smaller, change speed or volume, remove a logo, download videos from a link, record your screen. |
**See every supported format** **Video:** MP4 (H.264 · H.265) · MKV · WebM · MOV · AVI · FLV · WMV · MPG · VOB · TS · OGV · 3GP · SWF · GIF · Animated WebP
**Audio:** MP3 · AAC · M4A · M4R ringtone · FLAC · WAV · OGG · Opus · WMA · AIFF · AC3 · MP2 · WavPack · MKA · MMF · AMR · APE
**Image:** PNG · JPG · WebP · BMP · TIFF · GIF · ICO · TGA · QOI · AVIF · JPEG XL · PCX
**Documents:** PDF · Word · Excel · TXT · HTML · EPUB · FB2 · MOBI / AZW3 (with Calibre)
**Discs:** DVD · Blu-ray · Music CD · ISO · CSO
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📦 Download and install
[](https://github.com/sudo-py-dev/fmx#-download-and-install) Get the file for your computer from the **latest release**:
| Your computer | Download | Then | | --- | --- | --- | | **Windows 10 / 11** | `…-windows-x64-setup.exe` | Double-click it and follow the steps. | | **Mac** (Intel or Apple) | `…-macos-universal.dmg` | Open it and drag FMX to Applications. | | **Ubuntu / Debian** | `…_amd64.deb` | Double-click it to install, or run `sudo apt install ./fmx_*_amd64.deb` | | **Other Linux** | `…-linux-x86_64.tar.gz` | Unpack it and run `fmx` - no install needed. |
> **Windows says "Windows protected your PC"?** Click **More info → Run anyway**. This appears for new apps that aren't from a big company. > > > **Mac says FMX "can't be opened"?** Right-click FMX in Applications and choose **Open** the first time.
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🖱️ Convert with a right-click
[](https://github.com/sudo-py-dev/fmx#%EF%B8%8F-convert-with-a-right-click) Select one or more files in your file manager, right-click, and choose **Convert with FMX**:
| Files | You can turn them into | | --- | --- | | Videos | MP4 · MKV · WebM · GIF · MP3 (just the sound) | | Music | MP3 · M4A · FLAC · WAV · Opus | | Pictures | JPG · PNG · WebP · PDF (all pictures in one PDF) | | Word, Excel, PowerPoint | PDF | | eBooks | PDF · TXT · EPUB · FB2 | | PDF | Word · TXT · Pictures |
FMX starts right away and saves the new files next to the originals. Choose **Open in FMX** instead if you want to change the settings first.
- **Windows 11:** it's under **Show more options**.
- **Linux:** in Dolphin and Nemo it's in the menu; in Files (Nautilus) and Caja it's under **Scripts**.
- Turn it on or off any time in **Settings → General → Right-click menu**. (Not available on Mac.)
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🌙 Light or dark - your choice
[](https://github.com/sudo-py-dev/fmx#-light-or-dark---your-choice) 
Open **Settings → General → Appearance** and pick **System**, **Light** or **Dark**. If animations bother you, turn on **Reduce motion**.
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🔄 Staying up to date
[](https://github.com/sudo-py-dev/fmx#-staying-up-to-date) FMX checks for a new version once a day. When one is ready, a small blue dot appears on **Settings** - open **Settings → Updates** and click **Update now**. Nothing pops up while you work.
Every update is digitally signed, so FMX only installs genuine releases from this page.
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➕ Optional extras
[](https://github.com/sudo-py-dev/fmx#-optional-extras) A few tools need a free program that FMX doesn't include because it's very large. If you have it installed, the tool just works; if not, FMX shows it greyed out with a short note.
| To… | Install | | --- | --- | | Turn PDFs into pictures, Word, Excel or text, or merge/split PDFs | Poppler (`poppler-utils`) | | Make PDFs smaller | Ghostscript | | Convert Kindle books (MOBI, AZW3) | Calibre | | Turn a folder into an ISO | xorriso | | Convert old `.doc` / `.ppt` files | LibreOffice |
You can check what's installed in **Settings → Programs**.
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❓ Something went wrong?
[](https://github.com/sudo-py-dev/fmx#-something-went-wrong) 1. Open **Settings → General** and turn on **Debug logging**. 2. Try the same thing again. 3. Click **Open logs folder** and attach the files when you report the problem.
If FMX closes unexpectedly, it saves a crash report in the same folder and tells you about it the next time it starts.
**Good to know**
- Copy-protected DVDs and Blu-rays can't be converted.
- On Linux with Wayland, the screen recorder can only record some windows. Log in with an "Xorg" session to record the whole screen.
- On Windows and Mac, choose your language in **Settings → General** (it isn't detected automatically yet).
- On Ubuntu, turn off the right-click menu in Settings _before_ uninstalling FMX.
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💙 Free and open source
[](https://github.com/sudo-py-dev/fmx#-free-and-open-source) FMX is free to use, share and change, under the MIT or Apache 2.0 license.
Want to build FMX yourself or help out? See **DEVELOPMENT.md**.