Filixir
Photo Story slideshows, Movie Maker projects, Works letters and Flash games are still on people's PCs, but the programs that made them are gone. Filixir is a Windows app that opens them again and saves them as MP4, Word, Excel or PDF, without ever uploading a file.
- Client
- Filixir
- Type
- Client Project
- Year
- 2026
- Status
- Released, version 1.0
- Our role
- Product, Windows app, brand and website
- Services
Filixir for Windows
Open the files Windows can’t.
33 formats ready0 rescued here
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The problem
Most people have a folder they can’t open any more: a Photo Story slideshow of a holiday, a Movie Maker edit of a school play, a letter written in Works, a budget in Lotus 1-2-3, a Flash game. The files are fine. The programs that made them are gone.
Filixir is the answer, and we designed and built it end to end. It opens those files on Windows 10 and 11 and saves them as things people use today: MP4, Word, Excel or PDF. It doesn’t try to edit every format, only to bring each one back in the way that is useful.
02
From sketch to screen
Before a line of code, the idea went through four stages: sketches, the requirements people gave us, wireframes and the interface parts. Step through them.
Stage 01 of 04
One drop zone, one arrow
The first pages settled the whole idea: an old file goes in, something people can use today comes out. Everything else was there to serve that arrow.
- A drop zone that fills the window, so there is nothing to learn
- Each file shows its old program and what it will become
- The original is never touched; Filixir writes a new file beside it
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Against the market
People already had ways to try. We put Filixir beside each one to find the gap it should fill. Switch to “Only us” to see what no alternative does in full.
| Feature | Filixir | Online converters | LibreOffice | Old Windows in a virtual machine |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Files never leave the PC | Yes | No | Yes | Yes |
| Photo Story projects rendered to MP4 | Yes | No | No | Partly |
| Works and Lotus documents opened | Yes | Partly | Partly | Yes |
| Finds old files across the PC | Yes | No | No | No |
| Nothing to set up | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
| One payment, no subscription | Yes | Partly | Yes | Partly |
Yes Partly No. Based on each option's standard version; features change over time.
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What sets Filixir apart
Four things Filixir does that the alternatives don’t, which shaped every screen.
- 01
Projects, not just files
A Photo Story project comes back as a video with its photos, captions, narration, music and pan and zoom, not just a folder of pictures.
- 02
Nothing leaves the PC
Family photos and old letters are converted on the machine they live on. The only download is an add-on you ask for.
- 03
Finds what you forgot
Find and convert searches the PC for files from programs that are gone, and converts them in one go.
- 04
Free to open, Pro once
Opening and viewing is free for everyone. Pro is a single payment, with no subscription.
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Programs that are gone
Each bar is a program Filixir reads, from the year it appeared to the year it stopped. Point at one to see what Filixir does with its files.
No longer madeStill aroundYears as Filixir’s own format list gives them
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What it opens
The list the app shows its own users, kept honest: 33 formats open today, a few are in testing, and the rest are marked as planned. The heavy ones use free, open-source engines that download only if you ask for them.
- .wp3Photo Story projectMicrosoft Photo Story 3 · 2004 to 2011
Opens the project with its photos, captions, narration and pan-and-zoom, and saves it as an MP4 video.
Opens today - .wlmpMovie Maker projectWindows Live Movie Maker 2011 and 2012 · 2009 to 2017
Rebuilds the whole edit (video clips with trims and speed, photos, titles, captions, music, narration, fades and transitions), finds files that have moved, and saves it as an MP4 video.
Opens today - .mswmmMovie Maker project (classic)Windows Movie Maker 2 and 6 · 2000 to 2009
Projects from the original Movie Maker in Windows XP and Vista.
Planned · add-on - .wtv.dvr-msMedia Center recordingWindows Media Center · 2005 to 2015
Recorded TV shows: play them and save them as MP4 with the media add-on.
Opens today · add-on - .swfFlash animationAdobe Flash Player · 1996 to 2020
Old animations and games play again, offline and safely cut off from the internet.
Opens today - .fla.xflAnimate and Flash sourceFlash CS5 to Adobe Animate · 2010 to 2026
See what's inside the project and save its pictures, sounds and ActionScript.
Opens today - .flaOlder Flash sourceFlash 5 to CS4 · 2000 to 2009
Projects saved in Flash's older binary format.
Planned - .dir.dcrDirector movieMacromedia and Adobe Director · 1988 to 2017
CD-ROM and kiosk projects: extract images, sounds and text.
Planned · add-on - .wpsWorks documentMicrosoft Works word processor · 1988 to 2009
Read and save as Word or PDF.
Opens today · add-on - .wriWrite documentWindows Write · 1985 to 1995
Read and save as Word or PDF now that WordPad is gone.
Opens today · add-on - .lwpWord Pro documentLotus Word Pro · 1996 to 2014
Read and save as Word or PDF.
Opens today · add-on - .cwkClarisWorks and AppleWorksClarisWorks and AppleWorks · 1991 to 2007
Documents, drawings and spreadsheets from old Macs.
Opens today · add-on - .doc.xls.ppt.rtfOld Office and WordPerfect filesOffice 97 to 2003, WordPerfect · 1990 to 2007
View and save as modern Word, Excel, PowerPoint or PDF.
Opens today · add-on - .xpsXPS documentWindows XPS · 2006 to today
View and save as PDF now that Windows 11 has no XPS Viewer. Saved PDFs show the pages as pictures.
Opens today - .oxpsOpenXPS documentWindows 8 and later · 2012 to today
The newer XPS flavour Windows 8 saved by default: view and save as PDF.
Opens today - .litMicrosoft Reader e-bookMicrosoft Reader · 2000 to 2012
Read and save as EPUB.
Planned · add-on - .wdbWorks databaseMicrosoft Works · 1988 to 2009
Address lists and inventories, saved as Excel or PDF. Saved forms and reports aren't included yet.
Opens today · add-on - .wksWorks spreadsheetMicrosoft Works · 1988 to 2009
Home budgets and lists, saved as Excel.
Opens today · add-on - .123.wk1 to .wk4Lotus 1-2-3 spreadsheetLotus 1-2-3 · 1983 to 2014
Cells and formatting, saved as Excel.
Opens today · add-on - .pubPublisher documentMicrosoft Publisher · 1991 to 2026
Newsletters, flyers and cards, saved as PDF.
Opens today · add-on - .pmd.p65.pm6PageMaker documentAldus and Adobe PageMaker · 1985 to 2004
Page layouts saved as PDF.
Opens today · add-on - .fh.fh11FreeHand drawingMacromedia and Adobe FreeHand · 1988 to 2007
Vector artwork saved as PDF. Not yet tested with real files.
In testing · add-on - .qxdQuarkXPress 3 and 4 documentQuarkXPress · 1990 to 2000
Old print layouts saved as PDF. Not yet tested with real files.
In testing · add-on - .vsd.cdr.cmxVisio and CorelDRAW drawingsMicrosoft Visio, CorelDRAW · 1992 to today
Diagrams and artwork saved as PDF.
Opens today · add-on - .przFreelance Graphics presentationLotus Freelance Graphics · 1986 to 2014
Old presentations, slide by slide.
Planned · add-on - .flv.f4vFlash videoAdobe Flash · 2003 to 2020
Old web and camera videos: play them and save them as MP4.
Opens today · add-on - .rm.rmvb.raRealMediaRealPlayer · 1997 to 2014
Early internet video and radio: play them and save them as MP4.
Opens today · add-on - .vob.mpg.mpeg.m2vDVD and MPEG videoDVD camcorders and recorders · 1996 to today
Play DVD video files and camcorder clips, and save them as MP4.
Opens today · add-on - .avi.divx.xvidOlder AVI videoDivX, Xvid, Indeo and other codecs · 1992 to 2012
AVI files with codecs Windows no longer ships: play them and save them as MP4.
Opens today · add-on - .ogv.ogg.opus.mkaOgg and other open formatsOpen-source players · 2000 to today
Play them and save video as MP4.
Opens today · add-on - .jpg.png.gif.bmpPicturesCameras and phones · Any year
View with zoom and see dimensions. HEIC, WebP, AVIF and raw photos use Microsoft's free image extensions.
Opens today - .pdfPDF documentsAny program · 1993 to today
View page by page with Windows' own PDF engine.
Opens today - .mp4.mov.wmv.mkvVideo and audioPhones, cameras and players · Any year
Play with Windows' own player; anything it can't play moves to the media add-on.
Opens today - .txt.md.csv.jsonText and codeAny editor · Any year
Read in a clear monospaced view, whatever the encoding.
Opens today - .html.htm.mht.svgWeb pages and drawingsBrowsers and drawing apps · Any year
Open offline with Windows' built-in web engine.
Opens today - .zip.cbz.epubZIP archivesWindows and other tools · 1989 to today
See what's inside before unpacking.
Opens today - .glb.gltf.obj.stlModern 3D models3D printers, scanners and modelling apps · Any year
Turn, zoom and inspect the model, with its materials and textures.
Opens today - .3ds.lwo.lws3D Studio and LightWave modelsAutodesk 3D Studio, NewTek LightWave · 1990 to 2010
Opened by converting to glTF on the fly. Not yet on ARM PCs.
Opens today - .x.md2.md3.mdlGame and DirectX modelsDirectX, Quake, MilkShape, Blitz3D, AC3D · 1996 to 2012
Opened by converting to glTF on the fly. Not yet on ARM PCs.
Opens today - .jntJournal noteWindows Journal · 2002 to 2016
Handwritten Tablet PC notes saved as PDF.
Planned · add-on - .mdiDocument Imaging scanMicrosoft Office Document Imaging · 2003 to 2010
Scanned paperwork saved as PDF or TIFF.
Planned · add-on - .xsn.xmlInfoPath formMicrosoft InfoPath · 2003 to 2026
See the form in its own layout with its answers, save it as PDF, and save the answers as a spreadsheet.
Opens today
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A slideshow, rebuilt
Photo Story 3 shipped with Windows XP and stopped in 2011, so its projects only play in Photo Story. Filixir reads the project itself, with its photos, captions, narration, music and pan and zoom, and renders a new MP4. Try it with the sample project.
Lake District 2008.wp3
- Length
- 0:36
- Photos
- 6
- Titles
- 4
- Pan and zoom
- 6
Lake District, summer 2008
Derwent Water from Walla Crag
Wast Water
Photo Story 3 project08
The app
Filixir is a native Windows app, built with WinUI 3 so it looks and behaves like the apps that come with Windows. Drop a file on it, or let Find and convert search the PC for anything from a program that is gone.
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Free, and Pro once
Opening and viewing is free, for everyone. Pro is one payment, with no subscription, and unlocks the same things however it is bought.
Free
$0- Opens and views everything it supports
- Saves one file at a time
- Videos in HD (720p)
- Documents as PDF
Pro
$19.99 once- Find and convert: many files at once
- Videos in Full HD (1080p)
- Documents as Word, Excel and PowerPoint
- The pictures, sounds and scripts inside Flash projects
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Nothing leaves the PC
People bring Filixir their family photos and old letters, so we built it to need no trust: it works offline, and the only time it uses the internet is to fetch an add-on you asked for.
- Files stay on the PCFilixir reads what you open and writes the copies you save. It never uploads them.
- No accounts, no trackingNo sign-in, analytics, advertising or telemetry.
- Originals never changeEvery conversion writes a new file; the original is left as it was.
- Flash, cut offOld animations and games play with all internet access blocked.
Optional add-ons, downloaded only when asked for and checked against their published checksums
| Add-on | Engine | Licence | Size |
|---|---|---|---|
| Media | VLC (libVLC 3.0) from nuget.org | LGPL 2.1 | about 110 MB |
| Documents | LibreOffice 26.8 from The Document Foundation | MPL 2.0 | about 380 MB download |
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The website
We designed and built filixir.app too: the download, a page for every supported format, release notes, and the privacy, terms and refund pages a paid app needs.
