Open Source IrfanView Alternatives for Linux

IrfanView is not available for Linux but there are plenty of alternatives that runs on Linux with similar functionality. The best open source Linux alternative is nomacs. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 100 alternatives to IrfanView and many of them are open source and available for Linux so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting open source Linux alternatives to IrfanView are ImageGlass, qView, Gwenview and qimgv.

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nomacs
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nomacs is a free, open source image viewer, which supports multiple platforms. You can use it for viewing all common image formats including RAW and psd images.
108 nomacs alternatives
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Free
Open Source (GPL-3.0)
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Image Viewer
Image Editor
Origin
Germany
EU
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Mac
Windows
Linux
FreeBSD
Flathub
Germany
EU
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Top Positive Comment by KennethWilhelmsson · Oct 8, 2020
nomacs is so far the best contender to irfanview. You can go through images and delete or keep. Scale and cut. Having some trouble with paste, but I hope that is a setting. Or an yet undiscovered feature.
Top Negative Comment by Guest · Mar 7, 2026
nomacs is not bad, but very limited in comparison with irfanview!
Positive comment by Guest · Dec 5, 2020
No bloated user interface.
3 of 6 comments
nomacs is Free and Open SourceIrfanView is Free Personal and Proprietary
nomacs is Privacy focusedIrfanView is not according to our users
ImageGlass
266 likes
A feature-rich, simple-to-use app seamlessly integrated with a clean, minimal and modern user interface.
90 ImageGlass alternatives
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Freemium
Open Source (GPL-3.0)
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Image Viewer
Image Editor
Origin
Vietnam
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Mac
Windows
Linux
Vietnam
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Positive comment by s0me0ne · Feb 10, 2020
Open source, supports more formats than any other viewer
Negative comment by casey-likes-open-sauce · Feb 6, 2025
This was pretty good for awhile. But now brings up an extra window every time it is opened to tell you to BUY off the Microsoft Store for updates. On top of that, is taking up to 15 seconds to open a 60kb jpeg. Uninstalled.
Positive comment by Shuunen · Aug 27, 2019
Lightweight, minimalist & effective
3 of 4 comments
ImageGlass is Freemium and Open SourceIrfanView is Free Personal and Proprietary
ImageGlass is Privacy focusedIrfanView is not according to our users
qView
90 likes
Fast and lightweight Qt-based image viewer with support for Windows, macOS, and Linux. Features include multiple format support, customizable interface, GIF playback, high-resolution display compatibility, and efficient navigation through keyboard shortcuts.
122 qView alternatives
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Free
Open Source (GPL-3.0)
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Image Viewer
Origin
United States
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Mac
Windows
Linux
Flathub
United States
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Negative comment by Guest · Oct 28, 2021
IrfanView is not a simple viewer. Take all of what qView does away from IrfanView and you still have a complete program. qView appears to be a good program just not an alternative to IrfanView.
Negative comment by Guest · Jan 5, 2021
Only processes single images, no way to look at folders or organize.
2 of 2 comments
qView is Free and Open SourceIrfanView is Free Personal and Proprietary
qView is Minimalistic and Privacy focusedIrfanView is not according to our users
Gwenview
97 likes
Offers quick browsing and display of various image formats, basic editing tools like crop, rotate, lossless JPEG manipulation, folder browsing as thumbnails or slideshows, supports XCF, drag-and-drop, metadata viewing, KDE integration, and plugin extensions.
100 Gwenview alternatives
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Free
Open Source (GPL-2.0)
Application typeApplication types
Image Viewer
Image Editor
Origin
Germany
EU
Platforms
Linux
KDE Plasma
Snapcraft
Flathub
Germany
EU
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Negative comment by dimchkin · Feb 17, 2026
I use it, but it's not as streamlined experience as with IrfanView unfortunately.
1 of 1 comments
Gwenview is Free and Open SourceIrfanView is Free Personal and Proprietary
Gwenview is Privacy focusedIrfanView is not according to our users
qimgv
41 likes
Qt5 image viewer with optional video support. Ability to quickly copy / move images to different folders. Can open some extra formats (JPEG-XL, AVIF, APNG, HEIF/HEIC, RAW) via third-party image plugins.
116 qimgv alternatives
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Free
Open Source (GPL-3.0)
Application typeApplication types
Image Viewer
Photo Manager
Origin
International
Alerts
Discontinued
Platforms
Windows
Linux
Global
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gThumb
108 likes
gThumb is an image viewer and browser for the GNOME Desktop. It also includes an importer tool for transferring photos from cameras.
127 gThumb alternatives
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Free
Open Source (GPL-2.0)
Application typeApplication types
Image Viewer
Image Editor
Origin
United States
Platforms
Linux
Flathub
GNOME
United States
+2
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gThumb vs IrfanView Comments
Negative comment by Guest · Jun 22, 2017
It lacks the simplicity and the 'just-works' feel of Irfan. gThumb keeps resizing images, doesn't respond logically to a scroll wheel and has an overal annoying interface.
Negative comment by Guest · Feb 27, 2019
gThumb does not have some of the more important and convenient features found in IrfanView.
2 of 2 comments
gThumb is Free and Open SourceIrfanView is Free Personal and Proprietary
gThumb is Privacy focusedIrfanView is not according to our users
Pix
11 likes
An image viewer and browser utility - primarily for Linux Mint. Pix is part of the X-Apps project, which aims at producing cross-distribution and cross-desktop software.
Cost / License
Free
Open Source (GPL-2.0)
Application typeApplication types
Photo Manager
Image Viewer
Platforms
Linux
Good alternative?Is Pix a good alternative to IrfanView?
Oculante
6 likes
A no-nonsense hardware-accelerated image viewer. Oculante's vision is to be a fast, unobtrusive, portable image viewer with wide image format support, offering image analysis and basic editing tools.
67 Oculante alternatives
Cost / License
Free
Open Source (MIT)
Application typeApplication types
Image Viewer
Image Editor
Platforms
Linux
Mac
Windows
Flathub
Flatpak
FreeBSD
BSD
NetBSD
Good alternative?Is Oculante a good alternative to IrfanView?
QuickViewer
19 likes
QuickViewer is a graphic image viewer for comfortable browsing of many images. This software performs reading of image data in advance. And drawing the imported image data on the screen with OpenGL. You can browse images with much smoother response than ever before.
Cost / License
Free
Open Source (GPL-3.0)
Application typeApplication types
Image Viewer
Raw Photo Editor
Origin
Japan
Alerts
Discontinued
Platforms
Windows
Linux
Japan
+3
Good alternative?Is QuickViewer a good alternative to IrfanView?
FerrumPix
3 likes
FerrumPix is a free and open-source desktop photo manager, RAW developer and image editor for Linux and Windows, with experimental macOS builds.
Cost / License
Free
Open Source (GPL-3.0)
Application typeApplication types
Image Editor
Photo Manager
Origin
Germany
EU
Platforms
Mac
Windows
Linux
Germany
EU
+6
Good alternative?Is FerrumPix a good alternative to IrfanView?
Eye of GNOME
49 likes
Eye of GNOME is the official image viewer for the GNOME Desktop environment. With it, you can view single image files, as well as large image collections. The Eye of GNOME supports a variety of image file formats.
Cost / License
Free
Open Source (GPL-2.0)
Application typeApplication types
Image Viewer
Image Editor
Origin
United States
Platforms
Linux
Flathub
GNOME
United States
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Eye of GNOME vs IrfanView Comments
Negative comment by Guest · Jul 13, 2020
It is very bad and it is only for GNOME
1 of 1 comments
Eye of GNOME is Free and Open SourceIrfanView is Free Personal and Proprietary
Eye of GNOME is Privacy focusedIrfanView is not according to our users
PhotoQt
30 likes
PhotoQt is a fast and simple, good looking, yet powerful and highly configurable image viewer.
Cost / License
Free
Open Source (GPL-2.0)
Application typeApplication types
Image Viewer
Image Editor
Origin
Germany
EU
Platforms
Windows
Linux
Flathub
Germany
EU
+6
Good alternative?Is PhotoQt a good alternative to IrfanView?

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