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{{Infobox Software
| name = GraphicConverter
| logo = GraphicConverter icon.png
| screenshot = Screenshot of GraphicConverter 12.2 displaying Bach-neben-Baggersee-Neckarhausen.jpg (a file from wikimedia commons), including various floating windoid editing tools.png
| caption = Screenshot of GraphicConverter 12.2 displaying Bach-neben-Baggersee-Neckarhausen.jpg (a file from wikimedia commons), including various floating windoid editing tools
| author =
| developer = Lemke Software GmbH
| released = {{release date and age|1992}}
| latest release version = 12.2.1<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.lemkesoft.info/sparkle/graphicconverter/notes/6626.html|title=GraphicConverter 12.2.1 (build 6570) Release Notes|publisher=Lemke Software GmbH.}}</ref>
| latest release date = {{Start date and age|2024|9|30}}
| latest preview version = 12.2.2 beta build 6646<ref>{{cite web|url=https://lemkesoft.info/sparkle/graphicconverter/notes/beta_gc12.html|title=GraphicConverter beta 12.2.2 (build 6646) Release Notes|publisher=Lemke Software GmbH.}}</ref>
| latest preview date = {{Start date and age|2024|10|24}}
| operating system = [[macOS]] [[MacOS_High_Sierra|10.13]] or greater<ref>{{cite web|url=https://lemkesoft.de/en/products/graphicconverter/download|title=Lemke Software download|publisher=Lemke Software.}}</ref>


| genre = [[Graphics software|Graphics editor]]
| license = [[Shareware]]
| website = {{URL|https://www.lemkesoft.de/en/products/graphicconverter/}}
}}

'''GraphicConverter''' is [[Software|computer software]] that displays and edits [[raster graphics]] files. It also converts files between different [[File format|formats]]. For example, one can convert a [[GIF]] file to a [[JPEG]] file.

The program has a long history of supporting the [[Macintosh|Apple Macintosh]] platform,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://tidbits.com/1997/11/03/graphicconverter-turns-3-0/|title=GraphicConverter Turns 3.0|date=3 November 1997 |publisher=TidBITS.}}</ref> and at times it has been bundled with new Mac purchases.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://pcmag.com/reviews/graphicconverter-9-for-mac|title=GraphicConverter 9 (for Mac) Review|publisher=PC Magazine.}}</ref>

{{As of|2024}}, GraphicConverter can import about 200 file types and export 80.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.lemkesoft.de/en/products/graphicconverter/key-features/import-and-export-formats/ |title=Import and Export Formats |publisher=Lemke Software}}</ref> Images can also be retouched, edited, and transformed using tools, effects and filters. The software supports most [[Adobe Photoshop]] plug-ins, including [[TWAIN]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://lemkesoft.de/en/products/graphicconverter/plug-in|title=Plug-in architecture |publisher=Lemke Software.}}</ref> The application features a batch processor, slideshow mode, image preview browser, and access to [[metadata]] comments (such as [[Extensible Metadata Platform|XMP]], [[Exif]], and [[IPTC Information Interchange Model|IPTC]]).

GraphicConverter is available in more than a dozen languages<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.dpreview.com/forums/thread/4701465|title=Graphic Convertor 12 Released|publisher=Digital Photography Review}}</ref> including:
* [[Brazilian Portuguese]];
* [[Simplified Chinese characters|Chinese (simplified)]];
* [[Traditional Chinese characters|Chinese (traditional)]];
* [[English language|English]];
* [[French language|French]];
* [[German language|German]];
* [[Czech language|Czech]]; and
* [[Spanish language|Spanish]].

Old versions that run on [[classic Mac OS]] are available for download and include a license key. These versions are no longer supported, however.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://lemkesoft.de/en/products/graphicconverter/download/download-old-versions|title=Old versions|publisher=Lemke Software.}}</ref>

The currently supported version runs on [[macOS]], is available as [[shareware]],  and is maintained by LemkeSoft, a software company based in [[Peine]], [[Niedersachsen]], [[Germany]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://dnb.com/business-directory/company-profiles.lemke_software_gmbh.e96d52d12fd74b3c2729ba4c006e7535.html|title=D&B Business Directory: Lemke SoftwareGmbH|publisher=Dun & Bradstreet.}}</ref>

== See also ==
* [[Comparison of raster graphics editors]]

== References ==
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== External links ==
* [https://www.lemkesoft.com/ Lemke Software] {{in lang|en}}
* [https://www.lemkesoft.de/ Lemke Software] {{in lang|de}}
* [https://www.lemkesoft.de/en/products/graphicconverter/key-features/import-and-export-formats/ List of supported file formats]

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