Photopus vs XnConvert

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.

XnConvert is a batch image converter for automating edits to photo collections on Windows, macOS, and Linux. It supports more than 500 formats and exports to about 70 file formats. Its more than 80 operations include metadata editing, transformations, adjustments, filters, and effects. Users can save presets for later batches or set watched folders to apply custom edits automatically when images are added or updated. Other listed capabilities include RAW processing, bulk resizing and renaming, color management, metadata viewing, contact sheets, and side-by-side comparison. XnConvert can export to NConvert for command-line use, and its interface includes drag-and-drop. The product page lists more than 20 translations. Private, educational, and non-profit use is free; company use requires a license. A single company license is listed at €15 as a one-time purchase, with per-license prices decreasing for larger quantities, down to €6.50, paid once for 100 or more licenses.