How to Use Convert
SOFRIQ Convert changes images into a different image format. This guide walks through the complete process: adding images, choosing output formats, saving results, converting one or multiple images, and downloading your files.
How the Convert Workflow Works
- Add images to the conversion queue.
- Choose an output format for each image.
- Choose whether each converted result should be saved to Media.
- Convert an individual image or select Convert All.
- Download individual results or create a ZIP with Download All.
The input image is the source. The converted image is the output. Save options for a URL's original image and for its converted output are separate.
Add Images to the Queue
To start using Convert Go, go to Dashboard => App => Convert => New
Add images using one or more of the available input methods. Images appear as individual cards in the conversion queue.
Upload from Your Device
Drag images into the upload area or select Browse Files. Device uploads are uploaded to your SOFRIQ Media Library as source images before conversion starts. The Save to Media option for the converted output does not delete or control this source upload.
Choose Images from SOFRIQ Media
Select SOFRIQ Media to browse your existing Media Library. Choose the images you want and add them to the queue. These are existing source images; selecting them does not create another upload.
Add Images from URLs
Open the URL importer and paste image URLs, one per line. Select Add images to place them in the queue. The image is fetched by SOFRIQ when its conversion runs, so the URL must be accessible and point to a supported image.
The URL importer has a separate Save imported images to Media option. When selected, the original image fetched from the URL is saved to your Media Library. This is independent of whether you save the converted result.
Choose an Output Format
Each queue card has a format selector. Choose the output format you want for that image. Available output formats are:
- JPG
- PNG
- WEBP
- GIF
- AVIF
- TIFF
You can use the main format selector to apply a format to ready items in the queue, or choose formats individually from each card. This lets you convert different images to different formats in the same queue.
Every image needs an output format before it can be converted. If a format is missing, select one on that image's card and try again.
Decide Whether to Save Each Converted Output
The Save to Media checkbox controls whether the converted output is kept in your SOFRIQ Media Library. It is selected by default for new queue items. You can change the setting on an individual item before converting it.
When Save to Media Is Selected
SOFRIQ saves the converted output to your Media Library. It uses your available storage, and the saved file can be downloaded from the queue. While the file remains available in storage, it can also be downloaded from its conversion history details.
When Save to Media Is Not Selected
SOFRIQ returns the converted output to your browser so you can download it immediately. The converted result is not retained in SOFRIQ storage or your Media Library, and it cannot be downloaded again from history after it is no longer available on the current page.
This only applies to the converted output. A source image uploaded from your device is already in Media, and an image chosen from Media remains there. Saving a URL's original image is controlled separately in the URL importer.
Convert One Image
- Add an image to the queue.
- Choose its output format.
- Set its Save to Media preference.
- Select Convert on that image's queue card.
- Wait for the card to show that conversion has finished.
- Select that card's Download button to download the output.
A per-image Convert button processes only that queue item. You can use it when you want to convert files separately or retry an item that did not convert successfully.
Convert Multiple Images with Convert All
Select Convert All to process the ready images in the queue. Convert All sends a separate conversion request for each image and processes the images one at a time in queue order. It is not a single combined conversion request.
Each card displays its own progress and result. A successful image remains available in the queue with its download option. If an image fails, the other queue items can still be processed; use that item's Convert button to try it again.
The number of images you can convert in a batch depends on your plan. The Convert page checks the applicable limit before starting. Successfully converted items are skipped if you select Convert All again; newly added or otherwise ready items can still be processed.
Download One Converted Image
After a successful conversion, select Download on that image's card. If the result was not saved to Media, the current page uses the browser-held output for the immediate download. If it was saved, SOFRIQ checks that the saved file is available before starting the download.
If a saved output is no longer available, the download may fail. You can check the Media Library or run the conversion again.
Download All
After at least one image has converted successfully, select Download All to download the available converted outputs together in a ZIP file. The ZIP is created in your browser; SOFRIQ does not store the ZIP on its servers or in Cloud Storage.
- Successful and available converted outputs are added to the ZIP.
- Failed conversions are skipped.
- Saved outputs that are no longer available are skipped.
- Duplicate filenames are made unique inside the ZIP.
- Outputs not saved to Media can be included only while their results are available in the current page.
If some files are skipped, the ZIP can still download with the other available results. The page reports how many files were included and how many were skipped.
Remove Items or Clear the Queue
Use the remove control on an individual card to remove that image from the queue. Select Clear All to remove every item from the current queue.
Clearing or removing an item only changes the queue. It does not delete source images already in Media or converted outputs that were saved to Media.
Review Conversion History
Conversion history shows details such as input and output filenames, formats, sizes, and conversion status. A saved output can be downloaded from its history details while the file remains available in storage. An output that was not saved to Media is not retained for a later history download.
Troubleshooting
The Convert button does not start the conversion
Check that the image has finished uploading, if applicable, and that an output format is selected. Also check the batch limit shown for your plan.
An image fails to convert
Confirm that the source is a supported image format and try the conversion again. For URL imports, check that the URL is accessible and points directly to a supported image.
I cannot save the converted output to Media
Saving a converted result uses your account storage. If you have reached your storage limit, free up space or review your plan, then try again.
A file is missing from the Download All ZIP
Download All skips failed conversions and saved outputs that are no longer available. Retry failed items. If an output was not saved to Media and is no longer available on the current page, convert the source again.
I cannot download an output from history
Outputs that were not saved to Media are not retained for later downloads. Saved outputs may also become unavailable if they are removed from Media or storage. Convert the source again if the output is no longer available.