Your files stay on your Mac.
Convertessa reads your .adoc source and re-encodes it as valid .rst, mapping headings, lists, code blocks, inline markup, and tables to reStructuredText syntax. The conversion runs entirely on your Mac — files never leave your machine. Drop a single file or point at a whole folder to process an entire documentation set in one pass.
Drag one .adoc file or a whole folder of them onto Convertessa. Batch mode processes every file in the folder without extra steps.
Pick reStructuredText from the output format list. Convertessa maps AsciiDoc headings, lists, code blocks, admonitions, and inline markup to their .rst equivalents.
Click Convert. Your .rst files land in the same folder as the originals. No upload, no account, no internet connection required.
Images, audio, video, documents, archives and eBooks — all converted natively, right on your Mac.
Pick a format you have — see everything Convertessa can turn it into.
Convert hundreds of files at once with per-type group defaults and individual overrides.
First-class support for HEIC, AVIF and WebP — encode and decode, both ways. Read JPEG XL and a dozen more modern formats too.
Drop files anywhere on the window. Native, instant, and exactly what you’d expect on a Mac.
Dial in compression, resolution and bitrate. Keep originals pristine or shrink for sharing.
Never overwrite a file by accident. Convertessa appends safe suffixes automatically.
Every job is logged locally. Re-run a previous conversion or revisit recent outputs in a click.
Bundle your converted files straight into a single ZIP, TAR or 7z — packaged and ready to share the moment a job finishes.
Right-click any file in Finder and choose Convert. A Quick Action handles it on the spot — no need to open the app first.
Shrink Convertessa to a tidy mini window that tucks into a corner — just a drop zone and a format picker for quick, one-off conversions.
No cloud. No account. No upload. Every conversion happens entirely on-device, using the power already in your Mac. What you convert is nobody’s business but yours.
Script conversions, wire them into your build, or batch a folder from the terminal. The same engine, no GUI required.
Read the full CLI documentation →Shrink Convertessa down to a small, focused window — drop, convert, done, with your recent conversions one click away.
macOS 14+ · Apple Silicon & Intel
New formats, new features, and fixes — every release, on the record.
No. Convertessa runs fully offline on your Mac. Your source files are read and written locally — nothing is sent over the network.
Headings, ordered and unordered lists, definition lists, code blocks with language hints, inline code, bold and italic, hyperlinks, images, tables, and admonition blocks (NOTE, TIP, WARNING) are all mapped to their reStructuredText equivalents.
Yes. Drag the folder onto Convertessa or run convertessa ./your-docs --to rst from the terminal. Every .adoc file in the folder is converted in a single pass.