Converseen vs Photopus

Converseen is a free batch image processor for Windows, Linux, macOS, FreeBSD and other operating systems. It converts, resizes, rotates, flips and compresses images, and renames groups using progressive numbers or prefix and suffix values. Through ImageMagick, it handles more than 100 formats, including DPX, EXR, GIF, JPEG, JPEG-2000, PNG, SVG, TIFF, WebP and HEIC/HEIF. It can turn a full PDF or selected pages into images with chosen dimensions and formats, and extract images from Windows icon files. Converseen is built with open-source frameworks and libraries including Qt and ImageMagick; its source is released under GNU GPL version 3. Linux installation options include source code, AppImage, Snap, Flatpak and distribution repositories. The program does not transfer information to other networked systems. The Free plan is free. Windows and Linux users need Ghostscript configured for PDF processing, and the macOS release is beta and not currently codesigned.

Photopus is Windows software for batch photo editing, including conversion, resizing, renaming, watermarking, transformation, and touch-up. Its batch mode can edit hundreds of photos. The product supports more than 90 image formats, including RAW camera images, and maintains image metadata after processing. Editing tools include text and image watermarks, rotate, flip, crop, color adjustments, and effects. It can create multi-page PDF or TIFF files from multi-page images. The free edition is listed for Windows 7, 8, 10, and 11. Photopus Pro costs 19.95 USD once and includes one year of free upgrades and a 30-day money-back guarantee. The edition comparison lists PDF and multi-page PDF, PNG, RAW camera formats, and additional formats among Pro features, so format availability depends on the edition. The Pro evaluation trial expires after 9 executions. Listed requirements are a 1 GHz CPU, 1 GB RAM, and 100 MB disk space. The maker offers email support and does not regularly provide telephone support.