From this page you can download old Archicad packages which are pre-installed and updated to the latest available build. You can use these packages to convert your old Archicad files to a format which is supported by current Archicad versions.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I install these packages?
You don’t – and that is exactly the point. These are ready-to use packages. Just download and unpack them, then drop them in a folder inside your Program Files or Applications folder.
Will Archicad File Converter run on Windows 7 and newer?
Yes. You can run it in “native” Windows 7 mode, we do not actually recommend running it in emulated “XP mode”. The same applies for Windows 8 and 8.1. You might get an error message concerning missing MSVCsomething.DLL files. If you encounter this please download the missing DLLs from here.
Archicad File Converter versions 9 and 10 run on Windows 10 and 11 only if QuickTime is installed otherwise the BugReporter aborts the starting process. Archicad 17 is the last version that contains QuickTime.
Will Archicad File Converter Packages run on future macOS version?
For Archicad 10 File Converter, the last compatible OS is 10.14 Mojave.
For Archicad 7.0 and 9 File Converter, they cannot run on Mac OS X 10.7 or newer
Will Archicad Converter Packages run on upcoming operating systems?
Graphisoft cannot guarantee that older Archicad version or File Converter packages will run on upcoming operating systems. Before updating your operating system, please do consider the migration of your older files.
How do I open really old files?
Download the Archicad 7.0 File Converter package. With this, you can open files as old as 4.1. Then, once converted to Archicad 7.0 format, you can open the file in Archicad 10.
Which Archicad version supports which Archicad files?
Archicad 19 can open files from 8.1 and above. For other versions, check out our Archicad version compatibility table: Community
How do I update library parts?
Library parts are backward compatible without limitation, however we do recommend to update libraries older than 7.0 (including 7.0), because those old objects do not have a GUID which current Archicad versions use to identify objects. To learn more about this, read: Community
Downloads
Archicad 10 Packages – open files from version 6.5
Note for Mac OS X Users:
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- This Archicad 10 File Converter Package has been updated to work with Mac OS X 10.10
| Download | Language | Windows | Mac OSX | Last modified |
| Archicad 10 Package* |  INT |
202 MB |
260 MB |
Jan 20, 2017 |
| Archicad 10 Package** |  USA |
184 MB |
246 MB |
Jan 20, 2017 |
Archicad 9 Packages – open files from version 5.0
Note for Mac OS X Users:
- The Archicad 9 converter package cannot be run on Mac OS X 10.7 and newer
| Download | Language | Windows | Mac OSX | Last modified |
| Archicad 9 Package* | INT |
282 MB |
307 MB |
Sept 3, 2012 |
| Archicad 9 Package** | USA |
265 MB |
284 MB |
Sept 3, 2012 |
Archicad 7.0 Packages – open files from version 4.1
Note for Mac OS X Users:
- The Archicad 7 converter package cannot be run on Mac OS X 10.7 and newer
| Download | Language | Windows | Mac OSX | Last modified |
| Archicad 7.0 Package* | INT |
119 MB |
132 MB |
Febr 23, 2008 |
| Archicad 7.0 Package** | USA |
154 MB |
163 MB |
Febr 23, 2008 |
* Use for any localized version which use the Western European font encoding, and where ground floor is numbered ‘0’
** Use for any localized version where ground floor is numbered ‘1’