[Tobirama] Converter — File converter for PDF, Office, images & text 2.4.1

Give your members a complete file converter — inside your forum.

Tobirama Converter lets members convert documents, spreadsheets, presentations, PDF, images and data files in both directions, from one clean page on your forum. Everything runs on your own server: no third-party service, no API keys, no monthly fees, and no member file ever leaves your site.

Highlights​

• 34 formats, both directions — PDF, DOC/DOCX, ODT, RTF, TXT, Markdown, HTML, EPUB, XLS/XLSX, ODS, CSV/TSV, PPT/PPTX, ODP, JPG, PNG, WebP, GIF, BMP, AVIF, JSON, XML, YAML and their template variants.
• Works on shared hosting — a built-in PHP engine handles the everyday conversions out of the box. On a VPS, LibreOffice and Poppler are detected automatically and unlock the remaining formats.
• Private by design — members only see their own files, converted files are deleted automatically after the time you choose, and old logs are pruned for you.
• You stay in control — per-group permissions, daily allowances, size limits, allowed formats, full statistics and a conversion log.
• English and Arabic included — with a true right-to-left layout and Arabic text rendered correctly in generated PDFs.
• Fits any style — follows your style's colours and supports XenForo 2.3 light and dark variations.

Every popular conversion, both ways​

The most-used conversions are shown as paired cards — PDF to Word on top, Word to PDF right below — with file-type icons at both ends. A live search finds any conversion instantly, and one click starts it with both formats already chosen.

Batch conversion with live progress​

• Pick files or simply drop them anywhere on the page.
• Convert several files at once, each with its own target format.
• Live upload and conversion progress for every file.
• Download files one by one, or everything together as a single ZIP.
• A file that fails can be retried in one click — failed conversions never count against the member's allowance.
• "Your recent conversions" keeps the latest results ready to download again until they expire, and "Repeat last conversion" brings back the last pair instantly.

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On small screens the cards reflow into a compact grid and the conversion window becomes a bottom sheet with large, touch-friendly controls

Statistics and a full conversion log​

See usage for the last 24 hours, 7 days, 30 days and all time, a 14-day activity chart, the most active members and the most requested conversions. The conversion log lets you filter by member, status and format, open any entry with its details and error message, and delete single entries or clear the log.

Permissions and limits​

• Members only — guests who open the page are invited to log in or register.
• User group permissions: use the converter, conversions per 24 hours, and maximum file size — so you can give staff or supporters more than regular members.
• Options: formats members may upload, formats they may convert to, files per batch, default size limit and daily allowance, how long converted files are kept, and how long logs are kept.
• Turn the converter off for members while keeping it available to administrators for testing.

Know exactly what your server can convert​

The Engine status page checks every engine, shows what is installed and lists the conversions currently available to members. Only conversions your server can actually perform are offered, so members never meet a dead end.

Good to know​

• Converting PDF to Word, Excel or PowerPoint focuses on the text content; complex page layouts and pictures are not rebuilt.
• Presentation to PDF, legacy PPT, EPUB and PDF to image require LibreOffice or Poppler on the server (usually a VPS). Everything else works with the built-in engine.

Requirements​

• XenForo 2.3.0 or later
• PHP 8.1 or later with the standard zip, XML, mbstring and GD extensions
• Optional: LibreOffice and/or Poppler (pdftotext, pdftoppm) with proc_open enabled, for the extra formats