BatchPhoto vs GraphicsMagick
BatchPhoto
batchphoto.comGraphicsMagick
graphicsmagick.orgSide by side
| Figure | BatchPhoto | GraphicsMagick |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | — | Free |
| Free plan | — | Yes |
| Free trial | Yes | — |
| Open source | — | Yes |
| Windows | Yes | Yes |
| macOS | Yes | Yes |
| Linux | — | Yes |
| API | — | Yes |
| Self-hosted | — | Yes |
| Plans published | 7 | 1 |
| Spec score · Batch Photo Processing Software | 8.9 (#3) | 8.7 (#6) |
| Spec score · Image Converter Software | 9.0 (#5) | 8.8 (#7) |
| Batch processing | The application processes thousands of images in one operation and can use multicore CPUs. | The gm mogrify command processes many files in one invocation and can write results into a separate directory. |
| Documentation | The help center covers tutorials, interface steps, dozens of filters, formats, RAW processing, scripts and Monitor jobs. | Documentation includes an HTML reference, the gm manual page, a detailed FAQ, API references, installation instructions, NEWS files, and ChangeLogs. |
| Format support | The maker says BatchPhoto reads and writes more than 170 image formats, including JPEG, TIFF, PNG, GIF and PDF. | The project says it reads, writes, and manipulates more than 92 major formats, including AVIF, HEIC, JPEG, JPEG 2000, JXL, PNG, PDF, TIFF, and WebP. |
| Platforms | The download page lists versions for Windows 11 and 10, older Windows 8 to XP, macOS 15 to 12, and older macOS 11 to 10.12. | The project says it runs on Unix and Unix-like systems including Linux, Windows 10 and later, and MacOS-X. |
| What it does | BatchPhoto automates repeatable edits such as resizing, conversion, cropping, watermarking, date stamping and renaming for large photo collections. | GraphicsMagick is a portable image-processing toolkit for converting, editing, compositing, rendering, comparing, and describing images. |
Plans
BatchPhoto
- BatchPhoto Home$29.95, paid once
- BatchPhoto Home$29.95, paid once
- BatchPhoto Pro Mac App Store$29.99, paid once
- BatchPhoto Pro$49.95, paid once
- BatchPhoto Pro$49.95, paid once
- BatchPhoto Enterprise$129.95, paid once
- BatchPhoto Enterprise$129.95, paid once
In their own words
BatchPhoto
BatchPhoto has no write-up on Specifiction yet; its figures are above.
GraphicsMagick
GraphicsMagick is free image-processing software with command-line tools, programming interfaces, and graphical interfaces for image conversion, editing, and 2D vector rendering. It can resize, rotate, sharpen, reduce colors, apply effects, compare and composite images, create montages and GIF animations, and draw shapes or text. It reads, writes, and manipulates images in more than 92 major formats, including AVIF, GIF, HEIC, JPEG, JPEG-2000, JXL, PNG, PDF, TIFF, and WebP. The software also supports very large images, including gigapixel-size files. OpenMP multi-threading can scale CPU-bound processing across processor cores when built with a compatible compiler. Interfaces include C, C++, Lua, Perl, PHP, Python, Tcl, Ruby, Windows .NET, and Windows COM, alongside the command line. Some format support relies on external components, such as Ghostscript for PDF and PostScript or dcraw for camera RAW formats. GraphicsMagick is distributed under an MIT-style license for open-source, proprietary, or GPLed applications. The project lists version 1.3.48, released July 23, 2026, as current and recommends updating because significant issues are addressed in almost every release.