GraphicConverter is

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that displays and edits

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files. It also converts files between different formats. For example, one can convert a GIF file to a

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file. The program has a long history of supporting the

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platform, and at times it has been bundled with new Mac purchases. , GraphicConverter can import about 200 file types and export 80. Images can also be retouched, edited, and transformed using tools, effects and filters. The software supports most

Adobe Photoshop Adobe Photoshop is a raster graphics editor developed and published by Adobe Inc. for Windows and macOS. It was originally created in 1988 by Thomas and John Knoll. Since then, the software has become the industry standard not only in ras ...

plug-ins, including

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. The application features a batch processor, slideshow mode, image preview browser, and access to metadata comments (such as XMP,

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, and IPTC). Old versions that run on

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are available for download and include a license key. These versions are no longer supported, however. The currently supported version runs on

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, is available as

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, and is maintained by LemkeSoft, a software company based in Germany. GraphicConverter is available in a dozen languages including

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, French,

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, Czech and

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List of supported file formats
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