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Get it. Change it. Keep it.

Downloader saves web files and YouTube videos. Convert turns them into PDF, Word or MP3. All on your PC.

Every tool, on your PC.

21 tools in Podalls Convert, each with its own page. Scroll and the strip keeps up; grab it and throw.

Two apps. One mark.

The top blocks of the Podalls mark are Downloader blue, the bottom ones Convert iris. Read it top to bottom: bring a file in, then change it.

The top blocks: bring it in

Podalls Downloader

v0.1.0

Paste a link and the file lands in your Downloads folder, named properly and never over another one.

  • Web links, straight to disk
  • YouTube from 360p to the best it has, or the sound only
  • Magnet links, without seeding afterwards
  • One click hands a finished download to Convert

The bottom blocks: change it

Podalls Convert

v0.2.1

A reader, an editor and a converter in one window, for the documents, pictures and videos on your PC.

  • PDF to Word, Excel and EPUB
  • Edit, compress, merge and split PDFs
  • Word, Excel and PowerPoint to PDF
  • Pictures, icons, video and sound

Together, they find each other.

Each app works on its own. Install both and every finished download gets a Convert button that opens it in Podalls Convert.

See the hand-off

The long way round, or the short way.

Most free converters on the web make your file travel: up to their server, into a queue, and back down again. Podalls does the work where the file already is.

An illustration of the route, not a speed test.

Your files

Where your file goes
Nowhere. It stays on your disk
Upload sites: Up to someone else’s server, then back down
After you’re done
There is no copy to delete
Upload sites: You trust them to delete it
Without internet
Convert works fully offline
Upload sites: Doesn’t work

Your time

Account
Never
Upload sites: Often, for bigger files or batches
Size and daily limits
None set by us
Upload sites: Common on free plans
Ads and upsells
None
Upload sites: Usually

Better together

Download it. Convert it. Never leave your PC.

  1. 01
    Downloader finds Convert

    It looks for Podalls Convert when it starts. Settings, under Converting, says where it found it.

  2. 02
    Every finished download gets a Convert button

    Next to Open and Show in folder. No saving, finding and dragging.

  3. 03
    Convert takes it from there

    As if you had dropped the file on its Tools page: a video or picture opens its dialog, a PDF does what your Dropped PDFs setting says.

Six rules. No exceptions for us.

  • Your PC does the work

    Reading, editing and converting happen on your computer. Downloads go straight to your disk, and nothing waits on a server.

  • No account, ever

    Nothing to sign up for, nothing to sign in to, no email address to hand over.

  • Nothing uploaded

    Convert never sends your files anywhere. Downloader only contacts the links you give it.

  • Signed updates

    Each release is signed with its app’s own key, and the app checks it before installing.

  • Receipts, not promises

    Every installer ships with notes and a SHA-256 checksum. Here are today’s.

    PodallsDownloader-Setup.exe
    Listed on its release page
    PodallsConvert-Setup.exe
    Listed on its release page
    How to check an installer
  • Native, not a web page

    Written in Rust with a native Windows interface. One installer each, quick to open.

Every connection, listed.

What each app sends over the internet, and what it never does. The privacy policy has the long version.

Podalls Convert

Connects to

  • Checking for updates, from GitHub
  • Downloading updates, from GitHub

Never

  • Uploading your documents
  • Asking you to sign in
Podalls Downloader

Connects to

  • The links you paste, and nothing else
  • GitHub, to check for and download updates (you can turn this off)

Never

  • Asking you to sign in
  • Seeding a torrent once it has finished

Magnet links join the BitTorrent network: other people can see your address while a torrent downloads.

Asked, and answered plainly.

Something else? Ask on the issue tracker on GitHub. Each app’s own page has more: Downloader and Convert.

What is Podalls?

Podalls is a small software maker from Malaysia. It makes two free Windows 11 apps: Podalls Downloader, which saves files from web links, YouTube and magnet links, and Podalls Convert, which reads, edits and converts PDFs, documents, pictures and video on your PC.

Are the Podalls apps free?

Yes. Both apps are free to download and use, with no account and no subscription. Donations are optional and change nothing about what you get.

Do my files get uploaded anywhere?

No. Podalls Convert does all its work on your PC and only goes online to check for updates. Podalls Downloader only contacts the links you give it, and GitHub for updates. While a magnet link downloads, BitTorrent exchanges pieces of it with other people, as BitTorrent always does.

Can I convert a PDF to Word without uploading it?

Yes. Podalls Convert turns PDFs with selectable text into Word (.docx), Excel (.xlsx) and EPUB on your own PC, with no internet connection needed. It also edits, compresses, merges and splits PDFs.

How do I save a YouTube video as MP3?

Paste the video’s address into Podalls Downloader. It saves the video as MP4, or its sound only as M4A. Then press Convert on the finished download, and Podalls Convert turns it into MP3, FLAC, WAV or another sound format.

Do I need both apps?

No. Each app works on its own. Install both and every finished download in Podalls Downloader gets a Convert button that opens the file in Podalls Convert.

Which versions of Windows are supported?

Both apps are built for Windows 11 on 64-bit Intel and AMD PCs.

Windows says it protected my PC. Is that expected?

Yes, for now. The installers are not code-signed yet, so Windows SmartScreen does not recognise them. Choose More info, then Run anyway. Each app’s own updates are signed with its own key, so only our builds can replace it.

What’s new.

Podalls Downloader

Version 0.1.0

The notes for this version are on its release page.

All releases

Podalls Convert

Version 0.2.1

The notes for this version are on its release page.

All releases

Made in Malaysia.
Runs on your PC.

Both apps are free for Windows 11, with no account. Install one, or both: they find each other.