Y ▁from ▁mid - 9 0 s ▁can ▁convert ▁from ▁and ▁to ▁all ▁variants ▁of ▁IL B M ▁files ; ▁it ▁supports ▁a ▁variety ▁of ▁other ▁image ▁file ▁formats . ▁It ▁is ▁dated ▁but ▁still ▁works ▁on ▁even ▁Windows ▁ 1 0 ▁when ▁running ▁in ▁Windows ▁XP ▁compatibility ▁mode . ▁There ▁is ▁also ▁newer ▁commercial ▁version ▁known ▁as ▁Graphics ▁Work shop ▁Professional ▁with ▁much ▁more ▁modern ▁UI ▁( se em ing ▁to ▁be ▁mid - 0 0 s ), ▁which ▁however ▁is ▁also ▁dated ▁by ▁today ' s ▁standards . ▁ ▁Ult imate ▁P aint ▁can ▁read , ▁write ▁and ▁display ▁p alette ▁color ▁cycle ▁anim ations . ▁ ▁X n View ' s ▁n convert ▁is ▁a ▁free ▁and ▁up ▁to ▁date ▁command ▁line ▁converter . ▁ ▁Image ▁Con verter ▁Plus ▁is ▁a ▁program ▁that ▁will ▁convert ▁IL B M ▁files ▁into ▁any ▁number ▁of ▁formats . ▁While ▁the ▁full ▁version ▁is ▁not ▁free , ▁the ▁demo ▁version ▁adds ▁a ▁wat erm ark ▁that ▁can ▁be ▁removed . ▁ ▁P aint ▁Sh op ▁Pro ▁ 7 . 0 4 ▁and ▁other ▁older ▁versions ▁of ▁P SP ▁can ▁read ▁and ▁write ▁IL B M , ▁but ▁can ▁only ▁read ▁P B M ▁files . ▁P SP 7 ▁gets ▁a ▁special ▁mention ▁as ▁the ▁share ware ▁version ▁has ▁a ▁bug ▁that ▁allows ▁the ▁evaluation ▁shut down ▁mechanism ▁to ▁be ▁ski pped ▁by ▁simply ▁opening ▁a ▁file ▁( i . e . ▁modify ▁shortcut ▁to ▁always ▁open ▁a ▁file ▁and ▁you ▁won ' t ▁be