File Converters

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:

    • 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’