[?]I left the university and lost SPSS. Is my survey data gone?
No — this reads $FL2 and $FL3 (ZLIB) files directly: every variable becomes a CSV column with real headers, dates become ISO, and value labels export separately so codes stay joinable.
[?]What happens to missing values?
System-missing becomes ., discrete and ranged missings resolve per the dictionary — never silently zeroed, which would corrupt statistics.
[?]Do variable and value labels survive?
Variable labels ride in _README's column docs; value-label sets become _labels.csv (variable, code, label) — the haven/R convention without needing R.
[?]Is my dataset uploaded anywhere?
No. Dictionary parsing, inflation, decoding and zipping run entirely inside your browser — survey microdata stays yours.
[?]Why convert from SAV to ZIP?
SAV Document (SAV) and ZIP Document (ZIP) serve distinct roles across the digital workflow. Converting to ZIP provides optimized compatibility, modern compression efficiency, or standardized playback across web browsers, operating systems, and media production environments.
[?]Is the SAV to ZIP conversion lossless or lossy?
The output format (ZIP) is inherently lossless or supports lossless operation. Your original visual or audio fidelity is mathematically preserved without quantization artifacts.
[?]Does convrtr upload my files to any cloud server?
Never. convrtr is architected with a strict zero-upload model. All processing, decoding, decompression, and encoding happen 100% locally on your machine using sandboxed WebAssembly and Web Workers. Your data never touches an external server, database, or analytics collector.
[?]How can I convert SAV to ZIP from the terminal / command line?
You can execute this conversion locally via command-line utilities such as ffmpeg, cwebp, or ImageMagick. For example: see the developer terminal recipe provided in the technical specifications dossier above. convrtr provides the identical local-first capability directly inside your browser without installing CLI packages.
[?]Can I batch convert multiple SAV files to ZIP simultaneously?
Yes. You can drop multiple .sav files into the instrument to process them concurrently in browser Web Workers, or click 'Open in Master Studio' to queue mixed formats, configure individual targets, and export as a single ZIP archive.