# Convertis

## Description

Convertis is a CLI tool to convert files from one format to another. It's main design goal is to be able to convert *any* format to *any* other format, including different types, like MP4 to JPEG, MP4 to MP3 and in the future more exotic paths like HTML to JPEG or PNG to ZIP.

As it attemps to effectively cover an infinite number of possible conversions, it uses a pathfinding algorithm, that may include multiple conversions before reaching the target goal.

## Installation

Convertis can be installed in a few ways.

Note: Convertis has three different targets "gnu", "musl" and "windows". The "gnu" build targets regular GNU/Linux systems, the "musl" build targets systems using the musl C standard library and the "windows" build targets windows systems. Only the "gnu" build is actively tested.

### Via repository

Convertis is available on GNU/Linux for Debian-based systems and Fedora/CentOS-based systems via my gitea repository.

Packages are published for both the gnu and musl targets, although the gnu build should always be preferred.

See <https://git.ewenlau.net/ewenlau/convertis/packages> for options.

### Manual package install

You may download a .deb file for Debian-based systems and a .rpm file for Fedora/CentOS-based systems from the releases page. You can then install the package using your system's package manager.

See <https://git.ewenlau.net/ewenlau/convertis/releases>

### Binary download

If you use Windows, do not use a supported linux system or do not want to install any packages, you can download a binary release from the releases page.

See <https://git.ewenlau.net/ewenlau/convertis/releases>

## Building

Building convertis is simple, you just need the Rust toolchain installed:

```sh
cargo build --release
```

## Usage

```sh
convertis <input> <output> [options]
```

Options are available with the --help flag:

```sh
convertis --help
```

## License

Convertis is licensed under the GNU General Public License v3.0 exclusively. See LICENSE for more details.