diff --git a/src/lib/converters/index.ts b/src/lib/converters/index.ts
index 9c412d2..79c84bf 100644
--- a/src/lib/converters/index.ts
+++ b/src/lib/converters/index.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,9 @@
 import { FFmpegConverter } from "./ffmpeg.svelte";
+import { VertdConverter } from "./vertd.svelte";
 import { VipsConverter } from "./vips.svelte";
 
-export const converters = [new VipsConverter(), new FFmpegConverter()];
+export const converters = [
+	new VipsConverter(),
+	new FFmpegConverter(),
+	new VertdConverter(),
+];
diff --git a/src/lib/converters/vertd.svelte.ts b/src/lib/converters/vertd.svelte.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f00a71d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/lib/converters/vertd.svelte.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,181 @@
+import { log } from "$lib/logger";
+import { VertFile } from "$lib/types";
+import { Converter } from "./converter.svelte";
+
+interface VertdError {
+	type: "error";
+	data: string;
+}
+
+interface VertdSuccess<T> {
+	type: "success";
+	data: T;
+}
+
+type VertdResponse<T> = VertdError | VertdSuccess<T>;
+
+interface UploadResponse {
+	id: string;
+	auth: string;
+	from: string;
+	to: null;
+	completed: false;
+	totalFrames: number;
+}
+
+interface RouteMap {
+	"/api/upload": UploadResponse;
+}
+
+const vertdFetch = async <U extends keyof RouteMap>(
+	url: U,
+	options: RequestInit,
+): Promise<RouteMap[U]> => {
+	const res = await fetch(`http://127.0.0.1:8080${url}`, options);
+	const text = await res.text();
+	let json: VertdResponse<RouteMap[U]> = null!;
+	try {
+		json = JSON.parse(text);
+	} catch {
+		throw new Error(text);
+	}
+
+	if (json.type === "error") {
+		throw new Error(json.data);
+	}
+
+	return json.data as RouteMap[U];
+};
+
+// ws types
+interface StartJobMessage {
+	type: "startJob";
+	data: {
+		token: string;
+		jobId: string;
+		to: string;
+	};
+}
+
+interface ErrorMessage {
+	type: "error";
+	data: {
+		message: string;
+	};
+}
+
+interface ProgressMessage {
+	type: "progressUpdate";
+	data: ProgressData;
+}
+
+interface CompletedMessage {
+	type: "jobFinished";
+	data: {
+		jobId: string;
+	};
+}
+
+interface FpsProgress {
+	type: "fps";
+	data: number;
+}
+
+interface FrameProgress {
+	type: "frame";
+	data: number;
+}
+
+type ProgressData = FpsProgress | FrameProgress;
+
+type VertdMessage =
+	| StartJobMessage
+	| ErrorMessage
+	| ProgressMessage
+	| CompletedMessage;
+
+export class VertdConverter extends Converter {
+	public name = "vertd";
+	public ready = $state(false);
+	public reportsProgress = true;
+	public supportedFormats = [".mkv", ".mp4", ".webm", ".avi"];
+	private log: (msg: string) => void = () => {};
+
+	constructor() {
+		super();
+		this.log = (msg) => log(["converters", this.name], msg);
+		this.log("created converter");
+		this.log("not rly sure how to implement this :P");
+		this.ready = true;
+	}
+
+	public async convert(input: VertFile, to: string): Promise<VertFile> {
+		if (to.startsWith(".")) to = to.slice(1);
+		// POST http://localhost:8080/api/upload
+		// multipart body, key is "file", value is the file
+		const formData = new FormData();
+		formData.append("file", input.file, input.name);
+		// const uploadRes = await fetch("http://localhost:8080/api/upload", {
+		// 	method: "POST",
+		// 	body: formData,
+		// });
+
+		const uploadRes = await vertdFetch("/api/upload", {
+			method: "POST",
+			body: formData,
+		});
+
+		return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
+			const ws = new WebSocket(`ws://localhost:8080/api/ws`);
+			ws.onopen = () => {
+				this.log("opened ws connection to vertd");
+				const msg: StartJobMessage = {
+					type: "startJob",
+					data: {
+						jobId: uploadRes.id,
+						token: uploadRes.auth,
+						to,
+					},
+				};
+				ws.send(JSON.stringify(msg));
+				this.log("sent startJob message");
+			};
+
+			ws.onmessage = async (e) => {
+				const msg: VertdMessage = JSON.parse(e.data);
+				this.log(`received message ${msg.type}`);
+				switch (msg.type) {
+					case "progressUpdate": {
+						const data = msg.data;
+						if (data.type !== "frame") break;
+						const frame = data.data;
+						input.progress = (frame / uploadRes.totalFrames) * 100;
+						break;
+					}
+
+					case "jobFinished": {
+						this.log("job finished");
+						ws.close();
+						const url = `http://localhost:8080/api/download/${msg.data.jobId}/${uploadRes.auth}`;
+						this.log(`downloading from ${url}`);
+						const res = await fetch(url).then((res) => res.blob());
+						resolve(
+							new VertFile(
+								new File([res], input.name),
+								to,
+								this,
+								undefined,
+							),
+						);
+						break;
+					}
+
+					case "error": {
+						this.log(`error: ${msg.data.message}`);
+						reject(msg.data.message);
+					}
+				}
+			};
+		});
+	}
+}