Converter status
2conv not working? The YouTube converter is gone
2conv.com no longer converts YouTube videos. As of October 17, 2026 the domain serves an unrelated image-conversion site called Pic-Convert. 2conv was the sister site of FLVTO, run by the same operator, who lost the record labels' US lawsuit and abandoned his appeal in 2023, leaving an $83 million judgment in place.
Published October 17, 2026. Facts are dated and sourced below; individual user reviews are quoted as individual accounts, not as verified findings.
What happened to 2conv
2conv.com and FLVTO.biz were both run by Tofig Kurbanov and were named together in the major labels' 2018 lawsuit in Virginia. After years of argument over whether a US court could judge a Russian operator, the Supreme Court declined his petition in January 2021, a default judgment followed, and the damages of about $83 million stood when the appeal was dropped in August 2023.
Our status checker has reached 2conv.com every 10 minutes since October 13, 2026. The server answers normally, but what it serves is an image converter for JPG, PNG, PDF, WEBP and HEIC files, with no YouTube option at all. If you bookmarked 2conv for music, the service you knew is not there any more.
Lookalikes
Searches for 2conv still return sites with similar names. They are not the original service, their owners are not public, and converters without a known operator are where aggressive ads and fake downloads tend to appear. Check the address bar before you paste anything.
Quick checks
- If 2conv.com shows an image converter, you are on the right domain: it simply changed what it does.
- Avoid "2conv" lookalike domains; nothing connects them to the original operator.
- Open the video on YouTube itself before blaming any converter. Private, age restricted or removed videos fail everywhere.
An ad-free alternative: what AudioFetcher offers
AudioFetcher is the converter we build, so read this section as the developer's description rather than an independent review. The facts below are the ones a visitor can check on the site itself.
| Ads and pop-ups | None. The service is funded by Supporter Passes and donations, not ad networks. |
|---|---|
| Installation | None. It runs in the browser on desktop and mobile; a Firefox extension is optional. |
| Free limit | Single videos up to 60 minutes, MP3 up to 320 kbps, FLAC, or the original Opus and M4A streams. Up to 50 free MP4s a day, up to 1080p. |
| Paid option | Supporter Pass, $5 one-time for 30 days: audio up to 12 hours, full playlists, priority processing. No subscription. |
| Extras | Chapter embedding and splitting, SponsorBlock removal, ID3 tags and cover art, subtitles, LRCLIB lyrics, ordered playlist ZIPs. |
| Verification | One Cloudflare Turnstile check before a free conversion. No account for free use. |
| Files | Temporary. Downloads expire after a short window and are deleted; nothing is kept as a library. |
| Content policy | Convert only videos you own or have permission to download. |
Common questions
Is 2conv shut down?
As a YouTube converter, yes. The 2conv.com domain now serves an unrelated image converter.
Was 2conv the same as FLVTO?
Same operator and the same lawsuit. FLVTO.biz now forwards visitors to an advertising domain; see our FLVTO page.
Is it safe to use 2conv lookalikes?
We would not. Their owners are unknown and they are ad-funded, which is where redirects and unwanted downloads come from.
What does AudioFetcher do differently?
It is a working, ad-free converter: free single videos up to 60 minutes as MP3, M4A, Opus or FLAC, MP4 up to 1080p, plus tags, cover art, chapters and lyrics.
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Sources
- TorrentFreak, August 10, 2023Kurbanov ran FLVTO.biz and 2conv.com; appeal dismissed with prejudice; the $83 million judgment stands.
- TorrentFreak, January 16, 2021Supreme Court declines the petition from FLVTO and 2conv.
- Digital Music News, August 5, 2021Names 2conv.com as the second site controlled by Kurbanov in the RIAA lawsuit.
Sources support factual statements about third-party services as of the dates shown. Service behaviour changes; check the source before relying on a detail.