Format Factory is a free, multifunctional media processing tool for Windows. It converts video, audio, pictures and documents in one application, and also rips discs, records the screen and downloads online videos.

Features:

• Converts all popular video, audio and picture formats to others, including WebP and HEIC pictures.
• Video tools: clip, join, split, mux, crop and remove logos.
• Audio tools: clip, join, split and mix.
• Picture tools: zoom, rotate, flip and add tags.
• Repairs damaged video and audio files.
• Reduces file size, to save disk space and make backups easier.
• Lets you choose the exact output format, including iPhone and iPod formats.
• Rips Blu-ray and DVD to video files, and music CDs to audio files.
• PDF tools: join PDF files, convert PDF to TXT, DOC, XLS and HTM, and extract JPG pictures from PDF files.
• Extracts ZIP, RAR and 7z files.
• Records your screen.
• Downloads videos from many video websites, such as YouTube.
• Available in 62 languages.

What's new in version 5.22.0.0 (11 March 2026):

• Python updated to version 3.12.
• New: convert CAJ files to PDF.
• New: convert many document formats to Markdown (MD).
• New: convert videos to the m3u8 format.
• Fixes for some issues.

Disclaimer

This software is provided "as is" for use at your own discretion and risk; please read our Software Disclaimer (opens in a new tab) before downloading, installing, or using it.