Drag. Tap. Chango.

The drag-and-drop file converter for Windows. Drag a file, tap Shift, let go on the format you want. It all happens on your PC.

Download for Windows Download from the Microsoft Store Coming soon

Free · Open source · Windows 10 & 11

Try it

Go on, drag a file.

Pick up any file below and keep holding. Tap Shift (or hold still), then let go on what you want.

Shift next wheel Esc cancel
SavedOn the desktop
  • Free foreverNo trial, no limits, no ads.
  • Nothing uploadedEvery file stays on your PC.
  • No accountInstall it and go.
  • Open sourceMIT licensed, on GitHub.
How it works

Three moves. No windows to open.

Chango waits quietly in the notification area until you need it. Then it's one gesture, wherever your files are.

Drag, then tap Shift

Start dragging files in File Explorer or on the desktop and keep holding. Tap Shift and the wheel opens around your pointer.

Let go on what you want

Drop on a format and the new file appears next to the original. The original is never changed.

Tap Shift for more

Each tap switches between Convert, Tools and Actions. Let go in the middle, or press Esc, to cancel.

Rather click? Select files and press Ctrl + Alt + Space. Or right-click and choose Chango. Changed your mind? Undo for a few seconds.

One gesture, three wheels

Convert it, fix it, or send it somewhere.

Convert→Shift→ Tools→Shift→ Actions
The Convert wheel for a photo: PNG, WebP, BMP, TIFF, GIF, JFIF and PDF. Convert

Any file, the format you need

Images, documents, PDFs, spreadsheets, slides, video, audio and subtitles, each into the formats that make sense for it.

  • PDF → Word
  • Word → PDF
  • HEIC → JPG
  • PNG → WebP
  • MOV → MP4
  • Video → MP3
  • Excel → CSV
  • SRT ↔ VTT
The Tools wheel for a photo: Edit, Compress, Resize, Rotate and flip, Grayscale and Copy text. Tools

Quick fixes, no editor needed

Shrink, crop, rotate or clean up a file in the same move, and get on with your day.

  • Edit & redact
  • Compress to a size
  • Resize
  • Copy text (OCR)
  • Merge PDFs
  • Trim video
  • Normalize audio
  • Remove GPS
The Actions wheel: Copy path, Show in folder, Copy to, Move to, Float, Share, Archive, Terminal and Wallpaper. Actions

Everyday chores in one move

Copy, move, share or zip files without hunting through menus. Actions work on folders too.

  • Copy path
  • Show in folder
  • Copy or move to
  • Share
  • Float on a shelf
  • ZIP or 7Z
  • Terminal here
  • Set as wallpaper
More inside

More choices, one + away

Slices marked + open into more options when you rest on them: compress to a size, resize to a width, or pick from more video formats. Big menus, still one gesture.

Without dragging

No drag? No problem.

Some days you'd rather click. Chango works the way you do.

  • Select files and press Ctrl + Alt + Space, then click an option.
  • Right-click files or folders in File Explorer and choose Chango.
  • Drag from File Explorer, the desktop, or apps like VS Code.
Make it yours

Your wheel, your way

Hide the slices you never use and put your favourites first. Settings → Wheel shows every wheel: click a slice to hide it, drag it to move it, then save.

Details

The little things, done right.

Many files at once

Drop a whole selection. Chango works through it and shows its progress.

Undo

Every result can be undone for a few seconds. It goes to the Recycle Bin.

Never overwrites

Results get their own name beside the original, which stays exactly as it was.

Photo editor built in

Crop, adjust, mark up and redact before you share.

Archives both ways

Make ZIP, 7Z or TAR.GZ. Open ZIP, 7Z, RAR, TAR, ISO and more.

Works offline

No internet needed for any conversion, ever.

Light and dark

Follows your Windows theme, or pick the one you like.

A one-minute tour

The first time it starts, a hands-on guide lets you try the gesture on a sample file.

Private by design

Why upload a file just to change it?

Online converters take your file, process it on their server and hand it back. Chango does the same work on your own PC.

Online converters

  • Your file goes to someone else's server
  • Queues, waiting and file size limits
  • Accounts, ads, or a paywall after a few files
  • Nothing works without the internet

Chango

  • Your files never leave your PC
  • As fast as your PC, with no size limits
  • Free forever: no account, no ads
  • Works offline

Chango collects no personal data. Read the privacy policy; it's short.

What it converts

From the files you have to the files you need.

Images

Built in
From
PNG, JPG, WebP, JFIF, BMP, TIFF, GIF, SVG, HEIC, AVIF, JPEG XL, RAW
To
PNG, JPG, WebP, JFIF, BMP, TIFF, GIF, PDF

PDF

Word for DOCX
To
Word, PowerPoint (a slide per page), Excel (tables rebuilt as cells), TXT, Markdown, PNG, JPG
Tools
Merge, split, compress, rotate

Word

Office or LibreOffice
From
DOC, DOCX, RTF, ODT
To
PDF, DOCX, TXT, Markdown, HTML, RTF, ODT

Spreadsheets

Office or LibreOffice
From
XLS, XLSX, ODS, CSV, TSV
To
PDF, XLSX, CSV, TSV, ODS

Slides

Office or LibreOffice
From
PPT, PPTX, ODP
To
PDF, PPTX, or an image per slide (PNG, JPG)

Markdown & text

Office for PDF, DOCX
From
MD, TXT
To
PDF, DOCX, HTML, and Markdown → TXT

Video

FFmpeg for More
From
MP4, MOV, MKV, WebM, AVI, WMV and more
To
MP4, WMV, GIF, or audio as MP3, M4A, WAV, WMA, FLAC
More
MKV, WebM, MOV, AVI, OGG, Opus, AIFF

Audio

FFmpeg for some
From
MP3, M4A, WAV, WMA, FLAC; OGG, Opus, AIFF with FFmpeg
To
MP3, M4A, WAV, WMA, FLAC; OGG, Opus, AIFF with FFmpeg

Subtitles

Built in
From
SRT, VTT
To
SRT, VTT, or a plain-text transcript

CorelDRAW

Built in
From
CDR, CMX
To
PDF, SVG, PNG, JPG, WebP, TIFF, BMP

Archives

Built in
Open
ZIP, 7Z, RAR, TAR, TAR.GZ, TAR.XZ, TAR.BZ2, GZ, CAB, ISO
Make
ZIP, 7Z, TAR.GZ

File details

Built in
See
File info at a glance
Change
Edit details, remove metadata and GPS location

No Office? Most things still work.

Images, media, subtitles, archives, CorelDRAW and PDF to PowerPoint, Excel or text are all built in. For Word, Excel and PowerPoint files, Chango uses Microsoft Office, or free LibreOffice if you'd rather.

Uses what Windows already has.

HEIC, AVIF, JPEG XL and RAW photos open with the codecs Windows provides. Install free FFmpeg and the extra video and audio formats appear on their own.

Feels like Windows 11

At home on your desktop.

Chango's Settings, showing Appearance: theme, accent colour, wheel size and reduce motion. A Chango notification: Saved photo.png, in Pictures, with a Show button.

Lives in the tray

It starts quietly and waits in the notification area. Settings and the tour are one click away.

Notifications that help

See where the new file went, open it in its folder, or undo it.

Made for Windows 11

Frosted glass, rounded corners and your light or dark theme, on Windows 10 too.

Download

Get Chango. It's free.

For Windows 10 (version 2004 or later) and Windows 11, on 64-bit PCs.

Easiest

Microsoft Store

One-click install, and the Store keeps Chango up to date for you.

  • Updates automatically
  • Signed and checked by Microsoft
  • No network requests of its own
Download from the Microsoft Store

Coming soon Until then, use the installer.

Installer

The classic setup. Installs for your account only, so it doesn't need administrator rights.

  • Adds Chango to the Start menu
  • Keeps itself up to date
  • Uninstall from Settings → Apps
Download installer

Portable

No install. Unzip it anywhere, even a USB stick, and run Chango.exe.

  • Leaves no installer behind
  • Tells you when there's a new version
  • Same app, same features
Download ZIP

Good to know

  • The GitHub downloads aren't code-signed yet, so Windows SmartScreen may warn the first time. Choose More info → Run anyway.
  • Every release lists SHA-256 checksums so you can check your download. See all release files.
  • The first time Chango starts, a short tour shows you the gesture.

Optional helpers

Chango finds these on its own, even if you install them while it's running.

winget install Gyan.FFmpeg

For extra video and audio formats.

winget install TheDocumentFoundation.LibreOffice

For Word, Excel and PowerPoint files if you don't have Microsoft Office.

FAQ

Questions, answered.

Is Chango really free?

Yes. There's no trial, no limit on files, no ads and no paid tier. Chango is open source under the MIT licence, so anyone can read the code on GitHub.

Are my files uploaded anywhere?

No. Every conversion, edit and action runs on your PC. Chango doesn't send your files, their names or anything about you anywhere.

The only network request is an update check in the version from GitHub, which asks GitHub whether a newer version exists. You can turn it off in Settings → About. The Microsoft Store version makes no requests of its own. Details are in the privacy policy.

Which versions of Windows does it work on?

Windows 10 version 2004 (build 19041) or later, and Windows 11, on 64-bit (x64) PCs.

Do I need Microsoft Office?

Only for Word, Excel and PowerPoint files, and free LibreOffice works instead. Converting a PDF to Word needs Microsoft Word; PDF to PowerPoint, Excel, text or Markdown is built in. Images, video, audio, subtitles, archives and CorelDRAW files need nothing extra.

What is FFmpeg for?

FFmpeg is a free media tool. With it installed, Chango adds more formats: MKV, WebM, MOV, AVI, OGG, Opus and AIFF. Install it with winget install Gyan.FFmpeg; Chango notices it automatically.

What if I don't want to drag files?

Select files and press Ctrl + Alt + Space, then click an option. Or right-click files or folders in File Explorer and choose Chango.

Can I undo a conversion?

Yes. Every result can be undone for a few seconds after it's made, and undone files go to the Recycle Bin. Your original file is never changed in the first place.

Why does Windows SmartScreen warn me?

The downloads on GitHub aren't code-signed yet, so Windows doesn't recognise them at first. Choose More info → Run anyway. The Microsoft Store version is signed by Microsoft and doesn't show this warning.

Does it need administrator rights?

No. The installer installs Chango for your account only, and the portable version runs from any folder.

How do I uninstall it?

Go to Settings → Apps → Installed apps and uninstall Chango. To remove its settings and logs too, delete %APPDATA%\Chango and %LOCALAPPDATA%\Chango.

Is there a Mac version?

A native Mac app with the same drag, tap and let-go wheel is in development.

Who makes Chango?

Chango is made by Ramesh Tiwari. Its radial wheel is based on OrbitDrop by Mohammed Essam, shared under the MIT licence. Ideas and bug reports are welcome on GitHub or by email.

Stop uploading files just to convert them.

Drag. Tap. Chango. Free, private, and right where your files already are.

Download for Windows Download from the Microsoft Store Coming soon