How it works
What happens between pasting a link and getting a file back, and exactly when everything is deleted.
1. You give us a link or a file
Paste a public media link, or upload a file from your device. Before anything else, the link is checked: it must use HTTP or HTTPS, must not contain login credentials, and must not point at a private or internal network address. Links that fail these checks are rejected immediately and nothing is fetched.
2. We look at what is actually there
We ask the source what it is holding — the file type and size — without downloading the whole thing. If it is a supported media type and within the size limit, you see the available formats. We only offer formats the source can genuinely produce. A 720p video will never be offered as 1080p, because upscaling invents detail that was never recorded.
3. Processing happens in a temporary workspace
Your file is fetched into a private working area, never a public one. We check the file’s actual contents rather than trusting its name or what the server claimed — a file called video.mp4 that is really something else is rejected at this point.
If the format you chose needs conversion, it runs here with a hard time limit. If it does not, the original is passed through untouched, which is faster and avoids a needless quality loss.
4. You download, then it disappears
You get a private link that only works for your file and only for a short time. The source file is deleted the moment processing finishes. The finished file is deleted when its link expires, normally within 15 to 30 minutes.
A cleanup process runs continuously to catch anything left behind, so even a failed or abandoned job does not leave a file sitting around.
What we keep, and what we do not
Kept only while the job is running, then removed:
- The media file itself, in temporary storage
- The source link, encrypted, so the job can complete
Never kept at all:
- Your full IP address — only a one-way hash is stored, for abuse prevention
- A copy of your media after the link expires
- Any account, because there is no account to create
What we will not do
There is no way to make this service access a private account, defeat a paywall, remove a watermark, or bypass a platform’s protections. Those are not missing features; they are deliberate limits. Where a platform cannot be supported without crossing that line, we say so on its page rather than pretending it will work.
The acceptable use policy sets out the rest.