Format Conversion

Format Conversion

Files born today are memories transcribed and locked up in digital formats that have no guarantee to last or be readable in the future.

When you use an app to capture a memory, that memory is often wrapped up in the app’s own special packaging designed to keep you dependent on it.

We’ll unwrap that package and extract your memories into an open, universally accessible format maintained by a global, volunteer developer community to make sure you can view them even if the company that created them disappears or stops supporting that format. And we’ll keep doing it as technology continues to evolve and formats continue to mature.

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