Easy Graphics File Converter 10.00

Overview

There are various reasons as to why someone would need to convert his images to another format. Perhaps the service he’s using to upload them isn’t accepting the particular file type, or maybe the program he’s trying to import them into doesn’t accept them in this format. Easy Graphics File converter (EGFC for short) can convert image files between various formats so that you can use them anywhere without limitations.

Installation

The first thing you have to do when you run the installer is pick an installation language. Then you can follow the step-by-step wizard which is straightforward and has no complex settings at all. The setup package is clean from viruses, adware and any other type of malware; it doesn’t contain additional 3^rd party software either.

Supported operating systems are Windows 2000, XP, Vista, 7 and 8.

Interface

The program’s interface is pretty simple and won’t confuse the user at all. From the 3 buttons at the top left you can convert a single file or specify input/output folders for batch file conversion. The drop-down menus below are for selecting input and output file format, and the big text area is for viewing the status of the process. When you add a file in the program to be converted, a small window will open and ask you to choose output format as well as whether you want to display a warning when overwriting and view the converted file in the browser.

Pros

Supported input file formats are BMP, PNG, JPG and GIF, whilst the supported output file formats are BMP, PNG and JPG. For JPG in particular you can also define the converted image’s quality by entering a value between 0 and 100 in the text box that appears when you select JPG as the desired output file format. Batch file conversion is also possible. You can view the converted file(s) in your browser when the process has finished if you have the “View in browser” checkbox enabled.

When a file with the same name already exists in the output folder, a warning message will appear and ask you what to action to perform; overwrite the existing file, choose a different file name or cancel the operation for this file.

Your configurations can be saved as .sta files and restored at a later time, by using the Save/Restore state buttons. The “Save state on quit” checkbox will save the configurations before exiting the program.

Cons

The interface could be improved a bit but it’s not a very important issue. In addition, the list of supported file formats could be expanded to include more of them, such as ICO, TIFF, PSD, RAW and others.

Alternatives

Total Image Converter (paid), Phatch (free), FastStone Photo Resizer (paid), Fotosizer (free) and Image Tuner (free) can convert image files from one format to another, although some of them have a few more features like image resizing, renaming and editing. Online Image Converter (free) and imverter are two online tools that do the same job. We're also testing an online file converter here at Download3k.com.

Conclusion

Really simple program with a simple purpose. It doesn’t have many features but it works like a charm.