GraphicConverter provides a great selection of features including browsing and image editing. For those occasions where you need to use another image editor it is easy to send the picture from the browser to open in your desired program. There are two different ways to do this.
- Right click and in the menu select “Open With”.
- Add the “Open With” button in the toolbar.
The external editors need to be set up initially to make them available. The editors are set in the preferences.
Opening from the menu
Preferences -> General -> External Editors
Add external editors in preferences
In the window add any photo editors you have available here using the + button. More than one program can be listed here. In the browser right click on the image, select “Open With” and the list of applications will be shown. It can also be accessed from the main menu Edit -> Edit With.
Opening from the toolbar
Preferences -> Browser -> Misc
Add preferred editor in preferences
For the option “Open With” Application set your preferred program.
Right click on the toolbar to customize it and add the “Open With” button to the toolbar.
Affinity Photo is the program chosen here, which means that clicking on the “Open With” button on the toolbar will open a selected image in Affinity Photo. The setting here will also affect when opening from the menu by placing the chosen program at the top of the list.
Feb. 1, 2021 update: In the latest version of GraphicConverter – v. 11.3.3 the “Open With” preference is found in:
Preferences -> Browser -> Open
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