Quick Convert wheel
The fastest way to convert: select files where they already are, press a shortcut, click a format. A wheel opens right at your mouse, and S Converter's window never has to open.
Use the wheel
- Select one or more files or folders in File Explorer, on the desktop, or in an Open or Save dialog of any program.
- Press Ctrl + Alt + C. The wheel opens where your mouse is.
- Click a format, such as JPG, MP4 or PDF. Or press Tab for the Presets page.
- Watch the progress in the middle. The new files appear next to the originals.
S Converter waits in the system tray, so the shortcut works any time after you've opened it once.
On the wheel
| Key or action | What it does |
|---|---|
| Tab or mouse wheel | Switch between Formats and Presets |
| 1–9 | Pick a slice |
| Arrow keys, then Enter | Choose a slice with the keyboard |
| Esc | Go back, or close the wheel |
| Drag the centre | Move the wheel |
The wheel only offers what fits the files you selected: formats for photos, video, audio, documents and PDFs; extract and convert for archives; ZIP, 7Z and RAR for folders.
Paste as… (the clipboard)
Took a screenshot, or copied an image from a web page? Press the Quick Convert shortcut with nothing selected: the wheel opens for the image on the clipboard. Pick a format, and the result is copied back to the clipboard, ready to paste into a chat, an email or a document. A copy is saved in Pictures\S Converter\Clipboard.
You can also right-click S Converter's tray icon and choose Convert the clipboard image.
Several images into one PDF
Choose PDF with several images selected, and the wheel asks: One PDF or Separate? For one PDF, the Page order screen lists the pages with thumbnails, in name order (1, 2, 3 … 10, not 1, 10, 2). To rearrange:
- drag a page up or down,
- use the ▲ ▼ buttons, or Alt + ↑/↓,
- press Reverse to flip the order,
then press Create PDF.
Form photos on the wheel
Choose Form photo on the Presets page and the wheel asks which size: US visa, Passport 35 × 45 mm or 2 × 2 inch. See Make it fit.
It learns your favourites
Formats and presets you pick at least three times move to the front of the wheel, up to three of them, most-used first. Everything else keeps its usual place, so the wheel stays familiar.
More shortcuts
In Settings → More shortcuts you can add two more keys, for example F7 and F9:
- Presets opens the wheel straight on its Presets page.
- Repeat last does the last thing you chose for that kind of file again, without opening the wheel.
You can also change the main shortcut, for example to F8, or switch it off. See Keyboard shortcuts.
Limits
- It reads selections from File Explorer, the desktop and the standard Windows Open and Save dialogs. Programs with their own custom file browser can't be read; use the right-click menu there.
- If file extensions are hidden and a folder has two files with the same name (photo.jpg and photo.png), the wheel takes both.
Related: Right-click menu · Presets and recipes
This guide is also on GitHub.
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