Manage your files with chat
Ask ChatGPT or Claude to organize, convert, or rename the files on your Mac or Windows PC. One message instead of a dozen manual steps.
Works in ChatGPT and Claude, on the web and on your phone. See how it works in ChatGPT or Claude.
Popular File Conversions
Step-by-step guides for common file management tasks
HEIC to JPG
Convert iPhone photos to universally compatible JPG format. Batch process entire folders with one command.
PNG to JPG
Reduce PNG file sizes by converting to JPG. Perfect for web uploads, email attachments, and saving storage space.
CR2 to JPG
Convert Canon RAW photos to shareable JPG format. Batch process entire photo shoots in seconds.
HEIC to PNG
Convert iPhone HEIC photos to PNG with lossless quality and transparency support. Perfect for creative work.
PDF to PNG
Extract pages from PDFs as high-quality PNG images. Perfect for presentations and social media sharing.
TIFF to JPG
Convert TIFF files from scanners and print workflows to universally compatible JPG format.
JFIF to JPG
Convert confusing JFIF files to standard JPG instantly. JFIF is just JPEG with a different extension.
WebP to JPG
Convert WebP images downloaded from the web into JPG for easy sharing and editing.
AVIF to JPG
Convert next-gen AVIF images to widely supported JPG format when you need maximum compatibility.
File chores shouldn't take a dozen tools.
Converting a photo means one website. Renaming a batch means another app. Sorting a messy folder means an afternoon of dragging files around. Each small job eats time you would rather spend on the work itself.
Work with your files directly
Desktop Commander connects ChatGPT or Claude to the files on your computer, so one message replaces the downloading, renaming, and dragging you would do by hand.
Find and organize files by describing them
"Find all invoices from Q3 and move them to my Accounting folder." Desktop Commander finds them and moves them for you.
Moved 14 Q3 invoices to Accounting.
- •Searched Downloads, Desktop and Documents for invoice PDFs.
- •Checked the dates inside each file, not only the file names.
- •Moved 14 files to Accounting/Q3 2026. Nothing was deleted.
Convert file formats in one message
"Convert these HEIC photos to JPG." Skip the converter websites and the extra apps. Works with HEIC, PNG, WebP, PDF pages, and more.
Converted 5 photos to JPG.
- •Found 5 HEIC files in Pictures/London.
- •Converted each one to JPG at full quality.
- •Kept the originals. The JPGs are in the same folder.
Clean up folders with simple instructions
"Organize my Desktop by file content." Your files are sorted the way you would sort them, and you can ask for changes in the same chat.
Try this in ChatGPT or Claude:
"Organize my Desktop by file content"
Analyze data files directly
"Show me the trends in this CSV" or "What are the totals in this Excel file?" Desktop Commander opens spreadsheets and data files straight from your folders, so there is nothing to attach to the chat.
Here is what stands out in sales.csv.
- •Read 12,480 rows from Documents/sales.csv.
- •Revenue grew 18% from Q1 to Q2, mostly from two products.
- •Saved a chart as sales-trends.png next to the file.
The smarter way to manage your files
Save time
One message replaces a pile of manual steps.
Ask from anywhere
Use ChatGPT or Claude on the web or on your phone.
Do it all in one chat
Convert, move, rename and analyze files in the chat you already use.
How it works
Set it up once, in a few minutes.
Sign up
Create an account on mcp.desktopcommander.app with your email.
Connect a device
Add the computer you want to reach: a laptop, a desktop, or a server. Connect as many as you need.
Connect your AI client
Install the plugin in ChatGPT, or add the connector in Claude. Any other MCP client works too.
Start chatting
Ask for what you want done. Your assistant works on the machine and reports back.
What Our Users Do with Desktop Commander
Organizing years of accumulated files
Sort 3 years of downloads by file type and date in under a minute
Converting image formats without extra software
Convert 200+ HEIC photos to JPG while working on something else
Finding scattered documents
Locate all Q1 invoices across different folders and consolidate them before tax time, 47+ documents in seconds
Working with unfamiliar formats
Convert EDOC files to DOC format instantly so you can keep working without installing extra software
Converting PDFs to editable formats
Transform PDF reports to Word to edit actual text instead of retyping everything
Analyzing data files quickly
Process CSV files with thousands of rows to show top products and monthly trends in 2 minutes instead of spending an hour in Excel
File management FAQ
Managing files should be simple
Add Desktop Commander to the assistant you already use, link your computer, and ask for what you need.
ChatGPT
Add Desktop Commander to ChatGPT, then work with your real files and terminal in an ordinary conversation.
- Works on web and on your phone
- Reaches a laptop, desktop, or server you choose
- Sign in with your email, connect your device
Claude
Connect Claude to a computer you are not sitting in front of, from the web or your phone.
- Claude on web, desktop, and mobile
- Your actual files and programs, not a sandbox
- Sign in with your email, connect your device
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