The .lit filename extension, short for literature, is a proprietary filename extension of the eBook file format LIT developed by Microsoft. The format was initially released in 2000 and at the time was only compatible with Microsoft Reader. Though DRM support was one of the strong selling points of the LIT format, wide spread DRM circumvention discounted its utility in favor for competing open formats. This among other reasons caused Microsoft to officially discontinue support for the format by 2011 and cease further sales of eBooks based on the format completely by 2012.
The .fb2 filename extension refers to the open XML based eBook format known as FictionBook. The file format was developed by Dmitry Gribov with an initial release in 2004, quickly gaining popularity in Russia. The format is open which in this context means it has no compatibility with digital rights management technologies. The structure of the format splits the contents of the data into three sections; title information, XML document information, and finally information about the paper edition which is optional.
FreeFileConvert uses tuned encoding for LIT to FB2 conversions, preserving clarity while trimming file size. Finished audio streams instantly across phones, tablets, desktops, and modern browsers without extra tweaks.
Upload LIT files from desktop, tablet, or cloud storage, queue multiple jobs, and let the converter finish autonomously. Return whenever convenient to download synchronized FB2 results on any device you rely on.
Process up to 5 files sized 1000 MB per batch without splitting queues manually. Mixed-format uploads convert together, producing consistent FB2 audio with dependable progress tracking.
The LIT format was extended from Microsoft's compiled HTML help format. The format includes support for digital rights management to enforce copyright material. This is however an optional feature. The format had no support for editing or exporting but in later years software programs were developed that allowed LIT files to be converted into formats that supported these features.
Being extended from the XML format, the FictionBook file format describes the structure of the documents content, supporting metadata such as author, title, as well as special tags for quotations and epigraphs. Unicode is the supported character set used with the format. To display supported raster images, the images are first converted to a base 64 stream and contained within a binary tag. Plain text data typically loads first, being located at the top of the file with images allowed to load later in sequence.
Upload your ebook file in the LIT format from your device, Dropbox, or Google Drive.
Select FB2 as the output format and click Convert. Adjust optional settings if needed.
Download the converted ebook file. Each file stays available for up to 5 downloads.