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Ciano

A multimedia file converter.

  • Completely free
  • Linux
  • Open source

Overview

Features described in its Flathub listing and on its official website: format conversion.

Overview written by LicitPro from the documentation published by the authors and the cited sources; we have not tried the resource ourselves.

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At a glance

All of Ciano is free: no feature is locked behind a paid plan, and its code is open.

Its licence (GPL-3.0+) is a copyleft open source licence: you may use, study, modify and redistribute it, including commercially; modified versions must keep the same licence.

Strengths

  • Open source code
  • Commercial use allowed

About

The easiest way to convert your multimedia files to the most popular formats. Characteristics: Conversion of multiple files at the same time Possibility of changing the output folder Notification support Close the application at any time with Ctrl + Q Supports the conversion of: Video - MP4, MPG, AVI, WMV, FLV, MKV, 3GP, MOV, VOB, OGV, WEBM Audio - MP3, WMA, OGG, WAV, AAC, FLAC, AIFF, MMF, M4A Images - JPG, BMP, PNG, TIF, GIF, TGA

Description from Flathub — AppStream (Flathub)

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  • Facts collected from Official plan pages (pricing, licence, terms) (commercial use) —
  • Last technical check: 6 November 2026
  • Description from Flathub — AppStream (Flathub)

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