This release adds 2 notable features for engineering teams evaluating rollout.
✓ No known CVEs patched in this version
Summary
AI summarymacOS and Linux install scripts add Finder and file‑manager right‑click submenus plus a SwiftUI progress window.
Changes in this release
| Type | Severity | Summary | CVE |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feature | Medium |
Adds macOS Finder right-click "File Converter" submenu and native SwiftUI progress window using VideoToolbox. Adds macOS Finder right-click "File Converter" submenu and native SwiftUI progress window using VideoToolbox. Source: llm_adapter@2026-07-16 Confidence: high |
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| Feature | Low |
Provides Arch Linux installation via yay (fileconverter or fileconverter-git). Provides Arch Linux installation via yay (fileconverter or fileconverter-git). Source: granite4.1:30b@2026-07-16-audit Confidence: low |
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| Feature | Low |
Offers raw Linux binary for manual placement by power users. Offers raw Linux binary for manual placement by power users. Source: granite4.1:30b@2026-07-16-audit Confidence: low |
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Full changelog
Install
Linux
- Download
fileconverter-v1.4.0-linux-x86_64.tar.gzbelow. - Open a terminal in your downloads folder and run:
tar -xzf fileconverter-v1.4.0-linux-x86_64.tar.gz
cd fileconverter-v1.4.0
./install.sh
The installer detects your file manager (Nautilus / Nemo / Dolphin / Thunar / PCManFM)
and sets up the right-click "File Converter" submenu.
macOS
- Download
fileconverter-v1.4.0-macos.tar.gzbelow. - Open a terminal in your downloads folder and run:
tar -xzf fileconverter-v1.4.0-macos.tar.gz
cd fileconverter-v1.4.0-macos
./install.sh
The installer builds the Finder right-click submenu ("File Converter"),
the native SwiftUI progress window, and File Converter.app.
Requires the Xcode Command Line Tools and Homebrew.
To remove later (both platforms):
fileconverter --uninstall
Arch Linux: yay -S fileconverter (or fileconverter-git for the latest main).
Power users: the raw Linux fileconverter binary is also attached if you want to manage placement yourself.
What's Changed
- macOS port: Finder submenu, native SwiftUI UI, VideoToolbox (v1.4.0) by @AlexDevFlow in https://github.com/AlexDevFlow/Media-Converter/pull/8
Full Changelog: https://github.com/AlexDevFlow/Media-Converter/compare/v1.3.0...v1.4.0
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