Software & Apps > Backup & Utilities 5 Best Free File Converters for Occasionally Used Formats Free converters for compressed, disc image, fonts, and other formats by Tim Fisher VP and General Manager, Lifewire.com Tim Fisher has more than 30 years' of professional technology experience. He's been writing about tech for more than two decades and serves as the VP and General Manager of Lifewire. our editorial process Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Tim Fisher Updated on October 04, 2021 Tweet Share Email Backup & Utilities File Types Apps Windows MS Office Linux Google Drive Backup & Utilities Design Cryptocurrency View More The most popular kinds of file converters are video converters, audio converters, image converters, and document converters. But, what if the file you need to convert isn't one of these types of files? There are many formats that are not video, audio, image, or document-based. Here are several freeware file converters for several less common formats like disc images, fonts, compressed files, and more: Most of these programs convert only certain types of files, so look through them all for one that supports the file type you need to convert. 01 of 05 ImgBurn: Disc Image Converter ImgBurn is a free disc image converter program that supports the majority of common disc image formats. Input Formats: APE, BIN, CCD, CDI, CDR, CUE, DI, DVD, FLAC, GCM, GI, IBQ, IMG, ISO, LST, MDS, NRG, PDI, TAK, UDI, and WV Output Formats: BIN, IMG, ISO, and MINISO Actually, ImgBurn is an advanced, full-featured CD/DVD/BD disc burning and image management tool but it works great at converting between most popular disc image file types. To convert between disc file formats, choose Create image file from files/folders on the main screen. In the Source area, browse for the file you want to convert, and then in the Destination section, choose where to save the exported file to get a list of the output formats to pick from. ImgBurn can be used on Windows 11, 10, 8, and older versions of Windows, through Windows 95. Download ImgBurn 02 of 05 FontConverter.org: Font Converter FontConverter.org is, you guessed it, a free font converter. The service operates all online—no download required—and it supports just about every font format that has ever existed. Files can be up to 15 MB in size. Input Formats: TTF, OTF, PFB, DFONT, OTB, FON, FNT, SVG, TTC, BDF, SFD, CFF, PFA, OFM, ACFM, AMFM, CHA, and CHR Output Formats: TTF, OTF, WOFF, SVG, UFO, EOT, PFA, PFB, BIN, PT3, PS, CFF, FON, T42, T11, and TTF.BIN Since this is a website and not a program, it'll work on any operating system, including all modern versions of Windows, macOS, and Linux. Visit FontConverter.org 03 of 05 Zamzar: Compressed File Converter Our Review of Zamzar Zamzar is an online file converter service that supports several popular archive and compressed file formats. Input Formats: 7Z, TAR.BZ2, CAB, LZH, RAR, TAR, TAR.GZH, YZ1, and ZIP Output Formats: 7Z, TAR.BZ2, CAB, LZH, TAR, TAR.GZH, YZ1, and ZIP Zamzar is also a very good image converter and document converter. The 50 MB source file limit at Zamzar makes it ideal to use the service for bigger compressed files. However, Zamzar's conversion time is sometimes slower than other online file converters we've tested, and you're limited to converting just two files every 24 hours. Visit Zamzar 04 of 05 FileZigZag: Compressed File Converter Our Review of FileZigZag FileZigZag is another online file converter service that will convert several compressed and archive file formats. Input Formats: 7Z, 7ZIP, AR, ARJ, BZ2, BZIP2, CAB, CPIO, DEB, DMG, GZ, GZIP, HFS, ISO, LHA, LZH, LZMA, RAR, RPM, SWM, TAR, TAZ, TBZ, TBZ2, TGZ, WIM, XAR, XZ, Z, and ZIP Output Formats: 7Z, 7ZIP, BZ2, BZIP2, GZ, GZIP, RAR, TAR, TAZ, TBZ, TBZ2, TGZ, and ZIP FileZigZag's website is sometimes down and occasionally seems to take extra time to convert files, especially those that are large, but it's usually still faster than other online conversion tools and supports files (up to 10 per day) as large as 150 MB. However, it does function well as a document converter and an image converter because those types of files are usually much smaller than archive files. Visit FileZigZag 05 of 05 Convertio: Compressed File Converter Convertio is an online file converter that lets you upload files not only from your computer or a URL but also through your Dropbox or Google Drive account. Converted files can be saved back to your computer or saved to one of the above cloud storage services. Input Formats: 7Z, ACE, ALZ, ARC, ARJ, CAB, CPIO, DEB, JAR, LHA, RAR, RPM, TAR, TAR.7Z, TAR.BZ, TAR.LZ, TAR.LZMA, TAR.LZO, TAR.XZ, TAR.Z, TBZ2, TGZ, and ZIP Output Formats: 7Z, ARJ, CPIO, JAR, LHA, RAR, TAR, TAR.7Z, TAR.BZ, TAR.LZ, TAR.LZMA, TAR.LZO, TAR.XZ, TAR.Z, TBZ2, TGZ, and ZIP Convertio supports these conversion types, which includes lots of different image, document, eBook, and audio file formats as well. Free users can upload files as large as 100 MB. Just like with the online services from above, Convertio supports all modern web browsers and operating systems. Visit Convertio Was this page helpful? Thanks for letting us know! Get the Latest Tech News Delivered Every Day Email Address Sign up There was an error. Please try again. You're in! Thanks for signing up. There was an error. Please try again. Thank you for signing up! Tell us why! Other Not enough details Hard to understand Submit