March 16, 2026
Fixed: RTF to DOCX Conversion
Fixed RTF → DOCX conversion which was incorrectly routed through ImageMagick instead of LibreOffice. RTF files now convert to DOCX, DOC, and ODT formats correctly via LibreOffice.
New: Star Rating System
Users can now rate converter and tool pages with 1–5 stars after a successful conversion. Ratings are aggregated and displayed as a badge below the page title (after 10+ votes). After 50+ votes, star ratings appear in Google search results via AggregateRating JSON-LD schema.
New: Dynamic OG Images for Social Sharing
Every page now generates a unique branded preview image (1200×630) for social media sharing. When links are shared on Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Discord, Slack, or WhatsApp, a custom image is displayed with the page title and CleverUtils.com branding.
- Dynamic PHP+GD generator with disk caching
- Blue gradient background with conversion arrows icon
- Auto-injected
og:image,og:image:width/height, andtwitter:imagemeta tags - Twitter card upgraded to
summary_large_imagefor large previews - Converter pages show "Free Online Converter" subtitle, tools show "Free Online Tool"
New: Hub Pages: Image Tools, Audio, Video, Document Converters
4 new directory/hub pages for easier navigation:
- Image Tools — 8 image tools + 34 converter links
- Audio Converters — all audio converters grouped by target format
- Video Converters — 3 video tools + 21 converters
- Document Converters — 44 converters by category (PDF, Office, Data, eBooks, 3D)
Hub links added to navbar, footer, and index page.
Improved: Better Error Messages for Failed Conversions
Improved user-facing error messages for 10+ failure scenarios:
- Password-protected PDFs now suggest Unlock PDF tool
- Encrypted PDF merge failures give specific guidance
- LibreOffice document load failures explain possible causes
- Scanned PDF detection extended to PDF→HTML/SVG/PPTX conversions
- Timeout errors (large files) show clearer messages with size guidance
- EPS/AI Ghostscript failures, moov atom (truncated videos), AAC timescale issues — all with specific messages
- Memory allocation failures suggest smaller files
New: PDF Tools: Unlock, Rotate, Remove Pages
3 new PDF tools added to the PDF Tools suite:
- Unlock PDF — remove password protection and restrictions (printing, editing, copying). Supports owner-password auto-removal and user-password entry.
- Rotate PDF — rotate pages by 90°, 180°, or 270°. Rotate all pages or specific ones (e.g., 1,3,5-7).
- PDF Page Remover — delete specific pages from a PDF. Visual page grid selector with click-to-toggle.
Backend: pikepdf (Python) for lossless PDF manipulation.
New: QR Code Generator & Reader
Two new QR code tools:
- QR Code Generator — create QR codes from text, URLs, or any data. Customizable size and error correction level. Download as PNG.
- QR Code Reader — upload an image with a QR code or barcode and decode it instantly. Supports QR, EAN, UPC, Code 128, and more.
Backend: qrencode for generation, zbar for decoding.
March 15, 2026
New: Video Tools: Extract Audio, Remove Audio, Speed Changer
3 new video processing tools:
- Extract Audio from Video — extract MP3 or WAV audio from any video file
- Remove Audio from Video — strip audio track, keep video only
- Video Speed Changer — speed up or slow down video (0.5x to 2x)
New: WebM to MP4 and Archive Converters
New converters: WebM to MP4 (VP9/VP8 to H.264), RAR to ZIP, and 7Z to ZIP. Archive conversion powered by p7zip and unrar.
New: Document Converters: EPUB, MOBI, HTML, DOC, Webpage
6 new document converters added:
- EPUB to PDF — convert ebooks to PDF via Pandoc
- PDF to EPUB — convert PDF documents to EPUB ebook format
- EPUB to MOBI — convert EPUB to Kindle-compatible MOBI format
- HTML to PDF — convert HTML files to PDF via LibreOffice
- DOC to PDF — convert legacy Word .doc files to PDF
- Webpage to PDF — save any web page as a PDF document
Backend: Pandoc + wkhtmltopdf for ebook/webpage conversions, Amazon kindlegen for MOBI.
Fixed: ICO to PNG Multi-Frame Conversion
Fixed ICO files with multiple icon sizes (16×16, 32×32, 256×256, etc.) failing to convert to PNG. When ImageMagick splits a multi-frame ICO into separate files, the converter now automatically selects the largest (highest resolution) frame as the output.
New: RTF to DOCX Conversion
Added support for converting Rich Text Format (RTF) files to Microsoft Word DOCX format via LibreOffice. Preserves text formatting, images, and document structure.
New: Data Format Converters
New converters for developer data formats: JSON to YAML, YAML to JSON, JSON to Excel, XML to JSON, XML to CSV. Powered by Python with PyYAML and openpyxl. UTF-8 encoding with full Unicode support.
New: PDF to Markdown Conversion
New PDF to Markdown converter. Extracts text from PDF documents and saves as Markdown (.md) format — ideal for documentation, GitHub READMEs, and CMS imports. Uses pdftotext with layout preservation.
New: JSON to CSV Converter
New JSON to CSV converter. Transforms JSON arrays of objects into flat CSV tables — ready for Excel, Google Sheets, or database import.
New: JPEG to JPG Extension Converter
New JPEG to JPG converter. Changes the .jpeg file extension to .jpg for compatibility with software that requires the shorter extension. No re-encoding — identical quality.
New: OTF to TTF Font Converter
New OTF to TTF font converter. Converts OpenType (CFF) fonts to TrueType format with proper cubic-to-quadratic outline conversion via fonttools. Preserves glyph shapes and OpenType layout features.
New: 3D Model Converters
New 3D model converters: STEP to STL (via OpenCASCADE), FBX to OBJ, STL to OBJ, OBJ to STL (via assimp). Convert CAD models for 3D printing, game engines, and rendering.
New: Base64 Image Tools
New client-side Base64 image tools: Image to Base64 encoder with ready-to-use HTML, CSS, and Markdown code snippets, and Base64 to Image decoder with instant preview. 100% browser-based — your files never leave your device.
New: B2 Image Converters
8 new image converters: PNG to PDF, SVG to PNG, PDF to PNG, JPG to ICO, AI to PNG, Flip Image, Compress PNG, Compress JPG.
March 13, 2026
Fixed: Video Conversion with Odd Dimensions
Videos with odd width or height (e.g. 240×189) failed to convert to MP4, MOV, MKV, WebM, and AVI because libx264/libxvid/libvpx-vp9 require even dimensions. Added automatic padding via scale=trunc(iw/2)*2:trunc(ih/2)*2 to ensure compatibility with all input resolutions.
March 12, 2026
New: Merge PDF Tool
New Merge PDF tool to combine multiple PDF files into one document. Upload 2–20 PDFs, drag to reorder, and download the merged result. Lossless merging preserves all text, images, fonts, links, and annotations. Uses pdfunite backend.
New: Split PDF Tool
New Split PDF tool to extract every page from a PDF into individual files. Upload a PDF (up to 200 pages), and download a ZIP archive with each page as a separate PDF. Lossless extraction using pdfseparate.
New: Compress PDF Tool
New Compress PDF tool with four compression levels: Maximum (72 DPI, up to 90% smaller), Balanced (150 DPI), High Quality (300 DPI, print-ready), and Max Quality (no downsampling). Uses Ghostscript pdfwrite backend with PDFSETTINGS presets. Ideal for email attachments, government portal uploads, and reducing storage.
Fixed: Camera RAW Conversion (ARW, CR2, NEF, etc.)
Camera RAW photos (Sony ARW, Canon CR2, Nikon NEF, and other RAW formats) were being misidentified as TIFF files by MIME detection, bypassing the dedicated dcraw pipeline and causing “ImageLength” errors. RAW extensions are now preserved during format auto-detection, routing them through the correct conversion path.
Improved: Scanned PDF Error Message
Scanned/image-based PDFs that contain no extractable text now show a clear message explaining the issue, instead of a generic “Conversion failed” error. Users are suggested to convert to JPG instead.
March 11, 2026
New: Crop Image Tool
New Crop Image tool with a visual crop editor. Upload an image, drag to select the crop area, resize with corner handles, and download the result at full original resolution. Supports freeform cropping or fixed aspect ratios: 1:1 (square), 4:3, 3:2, 16:9, 9:16, 3:4, and 2:3. Works with 20+ image formats including JPG, PNG, WebP, HEIC, and AVIF.
New: OG Image Resizer
New OG Image Resizer tool for creating perfectly sized Open Graph images. Resize and center-crop images to 1200×630 and other platform-specific dimensions for Facebook, Twitter/X, LinkedIn, Discord, Slack, WhatsApp, and Telegram link previews. Includes a complete reference guide to og:image sizes, meta tag code examples, and troubleshooting tips.
Improved: File Format Auto-Detection
Files with wrong extensions are now automatically detected and converted correctly. For example, a HEIC photo saved as .jpg, a JPEG saved as .png, or a WebM video saved as .mp4 will now be handled properly instead of failing. Expanded MIME-to-extension mapping covers 20+ image, audio, and video formats.