I love files
I love files app icon

I love files

Convert or compress any file by dragging it.
Drag, press C, drop. The new file appears right next to the original.

Drop on a format to convert, or on the outer teal ring to make it much smaller.

Free·macOS & Windows 10/11· How to install· Install guide (PDF)

A translucent ring of formats around a dragged photo. The PNG zone is highlighted blue.

Three moves. That’s it.

  1. 1

    Drag a file

    Any photo, song, video, Word document or PDF, from Finder, Explorer or the desktop.

  2. 2

    Press C

    While still holding it. A glass ring appears: every format it can become, plus compress levels around the edge.

  3. 3

    Drop to convert or compress

    Your choice lights up blue; let go. The new copy lands next to the original, which stays untouched.

Works with the files you use

Images

JPGPNGPDFWEBPGIFAVIFTIFFBMPICOHEIC

Music

MP3WAVM4AFLACOGGOPUSAIFFWMA

Video

MP4MOVMKVWEBMAVIWMV→ GIF→ MP3

Documents

DOCXPDFTXTHTMLMDPDF → PNG

Or make them smaller

Drop on the outer teal ring to compress photos, videos, music, PDFs and Word or PowerPoint files.

Light

Looks and sounds the same. Often half the size.

Balanced

A tiny, usually invisible trade-off for a much smaller file.

Smallest

Maximum saving, for sharing and email.

How to install

Mac

  1. Click Download for Mac: Apple silicon for M-series Macs, Intel for older ones (not sure? Apple menu → About This Mac). Open the downloaded .dmg file.
  2. Drag the I love files icon onto the Applications folder.
  3. Open Applications and double-click I love files. If your Mac says it can’t verify the app, click Done.
  4. Go to System Settings → Privacy & Security, scroll down and click Open Anyway, then Open. Only needed the first time.
  5. When asked, switch on Accessibility for I love files, so it can notice the C key.
  6. A ♡ appears in the menu bar. Done: it starts by itself from now on.

Windows

  1. Click Download for Windows and open I-love-files-Windows-Setup.exe.
  2. If you see “Windows protected your PC”, click More info, then Run anyway.
  3. It installs by itself in a few seconds. There’s nothing to click through.
  4. A pink ♡ appears in the system tray, by the clock (it may be under the ^ arrow). It starts with Windows from now on.

Uninstall: on Mac, quit from the ♡ menu and drag the app to the Bin. On Windows, use Settings → Apps → I love files → Uninstall.