It's actually only bundled with the "Pro" Mac's, which is a bit annoying since I have a MacBook.

but it is a very nice program

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AFAIK, it didn't come with my Macbook, so you can correct the article on that point.

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My MacBook Pro (2.2GHz bought very few weeks ago) doesn't have it bundled.

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My first gen MBP doesnt have it either. so, yeah. might want to edit that only SOME macs have it =)

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Under-appreciated?
Maybe to the kids that are new to the platform (i.e. those who'd say "Font/DA Mover??? What is a Font/DA Mover????"), but I'm pretty sure that almost any person who's been using a Mac for a while would name GraphicConverter as the most important shareware in the history of the platform.
If you disagree, I'd love to hear which one you think it is.

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It's "à la iPhoto", not "a là iPhoto". A nitpick, I know, but I need to defend the use of my mother tongue ;)

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shadownight: using your mother's tongue for what? Indefensible!

Just kidding.

Yay! Free update for the bundle buyers! The dialog that pops up also says the update's free for anyone who bought it Jan 01, 2007 or later, except for auctions or bundles (!)

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A program with a great feature set, but an abysmal interface. Menus are sprawling and fairly disorganized, same for the huge masses of preferences. Quite simply, the interface reeks of System 6. Yes, 6. As a result I use it only for opening/converting files, and slideshow.

People have been begging for an interface refresh for years, but as far as I can tell the developer has turned a deaf ear. I registered when it went universal, but I won't upgrade until the interface gets a MAJOR overhaul.

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Graphic Concerter isn't bundled with new Macs anymore. I had it on my Powerbook G4 but it's missing on my MacBook Pro.
IIRC, Apple stopped bundling Graphic Converter all together at that time.

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It came with my power mac g5 quad and I've used it on quite a few occasions, once I figured out what it was exactly.

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I use Graphic Converter to browse folders of images, crop here and there, and do some basic conversions and file renaming--probably about 10% of its features. It seems like more stuff I don't use has been added, rather than refining the basics. Is there any reason to upgrade?

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My brand new MBP doesnt have it either >.<
Is there an option to just preview an image without going to edit mode? I mean like ACDSee?I thinking of buying that app..looks like i found an ACDSee app for my mac...I wish this was bundled on my MBP tho.

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My new MBP didn't come with Graphic Converter on it either, presumably since a trial of Aperture is now pre-installed (what was that about Hi-I'm-a-Mac...and-I'm-a-PC-loaded-down-with-pesky-trial-software?).

What with iPhoto and Aperture on the same hard disc, it's not hard to see why this s/w has been left out. I did take advantage of the MacUpdate bundle so I'll definitely give this a go, at least before deciding whether Aperture is worth my hard earned cash.

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Joshua Ochs -- right on the mark!

As capable as this app is, I was hoping it would get a much-needed UI face-lift in the new release. With OSX being around since how many year now, this app still looks a lot like Classic, mouse cursors, window animations, and even file requesters.

More importantly, this app simply tries to be too many things at once, so the UI is overloaded to the point of being ugly: the toolbar for an image holds a mixed bag of sliders and miscellaneous buttons, the preferences pane has so many categories that it needs a scroll list, and the context menu on a displayed image needs vertical scrolling, too. Where is the elegance?

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Meh. Still doesn't do email.


j/k

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GC is a workhorse application, by far one of the best values out there. Its unfortunate that they didn't clearly state that version 6 is a paid upgrade now.

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